ky quick is a writer, poet,
and designer

turning survival into story
and story into light.

i’m ky. i’ve spent most of my life feeling like i was too much and not enough at the same time. i didn’t grow up with a lot of space to just be a person, so i learned how to survive first and figure myself out later. for a long time, later never really came.

i’m from fairbanks, alaska, now living in buckeye, arizona. two very different worlds, but both live in me. i’ve spent years working in mental health, answering calls most people hope they never have to make. i’ve held strangers in their darkest moments while trying to keep my own head above water.

writing is the one place i don’t have to pretend i’m fine. it’s where the parts of me i usually hide get to breathe for a minute. the poems, the book, the designs... none of this is about looking healed. it’s about being honest about what it takes to stay.

if you’re here, you might know something about that feeling too. the not-okay that you still wake up with. the way you keep going anyway. i don’t have answers, just pages. this space is where i’m learning how to be a person in the middle of all of it.

Dive Deeper

  • i started writing poetry because it was the only way i could truly express myself.

    it helped me capture the emotions i couldn’t say out loud… the meaning behind my experiences, the things i was trying to describe, and the parts of myself that didn’t fit into ordinary conversation.

    poetry became the place where my truth finally made sense.

  • i write for the truths we avoid.

    my work tends to speak around an experience rather than directly at it — revealing what lives between the lines.
    that’s where the honesty is for me.
    the things we feel but rarely say.
    the things we understand without naming.

  • yes.

    i can say with certainty that a sequel to In between the lines is already in the works…

    and there’s more to come after that.

  • you can reach me anytime at fallingintolightco@gmail.com, or connect with me on my social media platforms.
    i’m always grateful for a message, a question, or a story you want to share.

  • i create from honesty, not perfection.
    my work comes from lived experience.
    from the things we don’t say out loud, the thoughts we tuck away, the moments that shape us quietly.

    i’m not here to impress anyone.
    i’m here to connect.
    to give language to the feelings we carry but don’t always know how to name.
    everything i make– the books, the designs, the pieces in my shop: comes from that same truth.

  • working with me is equal parts ease and intention.
    i’m funny, a little chaotic in the best way, and always bringing ideas to the table. i work hard, i think creatively, and i care about doing things the right way, not the fast way.

    i’m a teammate at heart. i listen, i communicate, i give clear direction, and i stay optimistic even when things get messy.
    i show up fully, push for better, and make the process feel human, not transactional.