Everything is fine. And by “fine” I mean “the world is under quarantine, every day is a waking nightmare, and I can’t even buy toilet paper anymore!” It’s been a rough time for all of us, and we could all use some ways to stave off the simultaneous boredom and existential dread of social distancing.... Continue Reading →
Some thoughts for 2020…
I can't believe it's 2020 now. It's crazy, right? I wanted to write a kind of life update around New Years, but unfortunately I was crazy busy moving to a new place, working, and just dealing with all the stress of the holidays. It's been a stressful month for me, but luckily things are finally... Continue Reading →
An open letter to myself, as a 15-year-old girl
Trigger warnings: Homophobia, transphobia, mention of sexual abuse Hey there. Wow. There are so many things I want to say. Unfortunately, time travel has still not been invented yet. So there's really no way for you, the person I was at age 15, to understand anything I, the person you will become at almost 30,... Continue Reading →
The House That Built Me
I think I was eight years old when I first tried on women's clothing. (TW: transphobia, homophobia, child abuse) I had a pretty normal childhood for a white, middle-class American in the 90's. I grew up in Framingham, Massachusetts, one of a seemingly endless chain of suburbs in the Greater Boston Area, to a second-generation... Continue Reading →