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How Far I’ve Come
I released my hands as I realized I had been squeezing them tight around the barber’s chair. The best I could do to occupy my mind...
May 18, 20209 min read
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The Last Time
Lying in a steaming bath-tub, water lapped against my naked body. The pressure of the clear liquid surrounding me made the bruises on my...
Feb 11, 20197 min read
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Even Weirdos Deserve Love
But that all changed in the middle of my second year when I had a diabetic onset. The onset, itself, wasn’t too traumatic, seeing as how...
Feb 7, 20197 min read
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The Thinnest of Threads
I’ve always heard people say that nothing good ever happens after midnight. For the longest time I found that to be true of my birth...
Jan 19, 20199 min read
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No Longer Yours
I grew up in Arkansas in the 1970s, always searching for someone to love me like a father. My own passed away when I was just six months...
Jan 15, 20197 min read
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Running Deeper Than Friends
I pried my eyes away from the TV screen to look out the window, to the trees, to the sunlight…to that strange world out there that gave...
Oct 30, 20188 min read
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Faith Beyond Words
I used to think that my stutter would limit me, but now I see that it is all a matter of perspective and choosing not to worry...
Sep 24, 20186 min read
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Living My Life
For years after I came out, I identified as a lesbian, but over time I came to realize that I was bisexual. The time I spent with men...
Sep 20, 20187 min read
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Sober and Stronger
I was a “surprise” to my parents because they were already in their mid-40s when I came along. My two brothers were much older than me...
Aug 15, 20187 min read
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More Than Just Skin Deep
Life was normal in my early youth. It wasn’t until I was 12 years old when things began to change...
Jun 25, 20186 min read
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Unplanned Happiness
I wanted to live a better life. I made plans and took action, thinking I could create my own future. But I now realize now that things...
Jun 14, 20186 min read
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Not Broken Yet
My parents fought throughout my whole childhood. The very first memory I have is sitting in a car seat by the front door while my parents...
Jun 12, 20189 min read
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