A New Dawn
The first light of day filtered through the two-story windows of the living room, lighting up the wall that blocked the view of the kitchen, spilling around the corners to bleed into the dining room and TV room. The warmth did not quite reach my toes as I sat upon…
After Eating Six Marshmallows, I Realized I Was Gaining Weight
Yet the words spoken to me, the interactions with friends and the teasing about how I was a twig, it reminded me, day in and day out, that I could snap in half if I wasn’t careful.
A Dream Of Mary
I dreamt of St. Mary’s Academy again. The hallways twist inside my mind like a virus.
The Normalcy Of Veins
Many years ago, a trauma of flesh fell upon the lineage. Never once did it get cleaned. Never once did someone wash it. A wrap tied the wound, but it festered beneath that molding cloth.
Born To Be Possessed
On February 4, 2020, I attended a protest for the sexist, racist, homophobic, and transphobic pastor of Christ Church in Moscow, Idaho. Doug Wilson was hosting a talk at the University of Idaho, even though he could speak at his own school, and the talk was to be on…