A Portfolio of Lyrical Hope

Writing, performance, and reflection from a CIDP survivor and storyteller

We are all stories—shaped by what holds us, what we lose, and what we find along the way. Sometimes, life doesn’t take you where you thought it would, but you learn to flow with the current—to know when to paddle, and when to rest. And somewhere between reality and magic, earth and the heavens, something blue marks both the beginning and the end—a place where faith and hope reside. I hope you’ll find something of yourself in these stories.

I’m Jonathan Michael Saucedo, a Chicago-based writer, actor, and educator. My work explores chronic illness, disability, and LGBTQ+ love through writing, performance, and multimedia storytelling. This site is home to selected essays, stage work, my prose poetry chapbook, “A Silent Love Letter”, and the visual podcast “Unfolding Hope,” the companion to my “All Good Things” blog.