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In the Shadows of Trees – A Poem

I am more than my disability. Someone once referred to me as a walking stereotype: I am a disabled, queer abuse survivor. How I bristled at being described that way, like I was an afterthought, or that I could be described in one word.… Continue Reading “In the Shadows of Trees – A Poem”

Memory Photographs – A Poem

I remember counting the pills that I had poured into my hand. They lay in my palm like scattered teeth and I wondered if it would hurt when I swallowed them, taking a pound of flesh on their way down. I remember the sunshine… Continue Reading “Memory Photographs – A Poem”

On Becoming Proud of Myself – An Essay

Content Warning: Bullying, Abuse, Suicide I haven’t always been proud of who I am. When I was in high school, I knew that I was gay, though the word that was thrown around was fag. I knew and I so desperately wanted to hide… Continue Reading “On Becoming Proud of Myself – An Essay”