BIO
ADRISE JOHNSONadrise was born and raised in the Bronx for the first ten years of her life before moving to Irving, Texas. Being a fish out of water that’s thrown into a quiet suburban town was unexpected. And even though she tried her hardest to reject the Southern lifestyle, it melded into her New York grit. To cope with the changes moving caused, Aadrise found myself creating stories to escape a world where she didn’t fit in. A lot of her writing style and comedic humor stem from real-life situations mixed with the crippling anxiety that she might have peaked early. She realized that being constantly told that you’re talented at a young age only to find out you may not be all that special did a number on her. However, that doesn't stop her from sharing joy and pain through comedic stories of Black women just trying to exist. She likes to satirize Blackness in her work to celebrate, explore, and challenge it.