This was going to be a piece of fan-fiction, inspired by my mother, detailing the impeachment of the Flaming Cheeto due to the expert sleuthing of England's favorite old maid. But in thinking of writing that piece, I realized I wanted to write this piece instead. Sorry, Ma! I've read some Agatha Christie in my … Continue reading Miss Marple and the Trump Regime
Life Update 2019
Hello All, It's been a while, hasn't it? So, to start out with, the beginning of this year hasn't been easy. As you may be aware, I struggle with chronic depression, vacillating between fairly functional to suicidal to everywhere along the line. So it goes. I returned to the Midwest recently, to the cornfields and … Continue reading Life Update 2019
A User’s Guide to the Singular “They” Pronoun
As written by one singular genderqueer person among many. Hi there! Has someone in your life recently come out to you as genderqueer? Did a new friend introduce themself with "they/them" pronouns? Wondering in general what the heck is going on because in your day girls wore pink and boys wore blue and everything seems … Continue reading A User’s Guide to the Singular “They” Pronoun
2018: A Year in Review
It's 5:18AM, Sunday the 23rd of December, 2018, and I'm worrying about dog collars. Well, not dog collars in general, but one dog collar in specific. It's someone's lucky dog collar, in fact, and I'm worrying about it. This to say that 2018 has been filled with the unexpected. Perhaps not unexpected in a vast … Continue reading 2018: A Year in Review
Stay Alive
I am gender nonconforming. I tried writing this blogpost over and over again in different ways, starting with different stories, taking different tones, but in the end I just needed to say it. I have never felt the categories of "male" or "female" fully encapsulated who I am. As a child, I idolized Amelia Earhart, … Continue reading Stay Alive
Literary Taxidermy Honorable Mention
I was recently chosen as one of the honorable mentions for the 2018 Literary Taxidermy Short Story competition. Hooray! The Literary Taxidermy competition, for those who don't know, sets a challenge each year: to use the first and last line from different well-known works of literature and create your own completely unique story. The lines … Continue reading Literary Taxidermy Honorable Mention
Life Update: August 2018 Edition
Hey kids and kittens! It's been half a minute since I wrote something on here, so let's dust it off and see what we've got. What a year, friends, and it isn't even over yet! In the last few months since returning from Europe, I moved apartments, started a new job, and then another new … Continue reading Life Update: August 2018 Edition
I’m Still Not Laughing
Sit back, hold onto your hats and/or wigs. I'm going on another rant. Let's start with a story from this morning! There I was, working at the new cafe (yay!). When in walks a customer. Cool. I like customers. They are necessary for me to do my job. They usually mean I get to make … Continue reading I’m Still Not Laughing
Coming Out
(Look at that funny reference to my last post! I'm hilarious.) So, I have a somewhat strained relationship with Pride Month, the same as with National Coming Out Day. The same as with the LGBTQIA community as a whole, because I still at age twenty-five feel like an outsider. I'm bisexual. It took me a … Continue reading Coming Out
Coming Home
As of today, June 9, 2018, I have been back in Oakland for exactly one month. Understandably, many of my acquaintances believe I am still on my European quest, and in a way, they aren't entirely wrong. It feels dramatic to say that a three-week trip changed my life, dramatic, but accurate. I've always sought … Continue reading Coming Home
