At the Start of My Journey
My childhood was not sweet, to say the least. Instead of love and security, it was filled with mockery and humiliation...
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- Sep 3, 2019
- 8 min
Where I Fit In
My dad was an engineer for a federal contractor and my mom was a homemaker. We ended up having to move around a lot, but eventually...
- Apr 17, 2019
- 6 min
Cheers to Chubby Ladies
It’s an easy sentiment to offer someone else, but it took a long time for me to view my own figure in this way. Loving my body has been...
- Mar 12, 2019
- 6 min
Love the Skin You’re In
But the most prominent memories from my childhood involve my hands gravitating constantly towards my face and my skin...
- Feb 26, 2019
- 7 min
And I Am Happy
And suddenly pop—there I was. Well, it wasn’t so much a pop, and I’m sure there was a whole lot more screaming and bad language, but...
- Feb 7, 2019
- 7 min
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...
- Jan 15, 2019
- 7 min
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 4, 2019
- 7 min
I Am Who I Am
From a very early age, I knew I had a unique identity. My favorite part of having mixed blood is to make people try to guess...
- Nov 22, 2018
- 7 min
Amongst the Fog
When I accepted myself as a lesbian, I was in my 30s, married to a man for 10 years, and had two children. It was the first time I had...
- Nov 16, 2018
- 6 min
A Life That Is Worthy
When I was a child, I would walk the streets of Lahore, Pakistan, while staring at the dusty pavement below. I did not want to look...
- Nov 9, 2018
- 6 min
When I Lost, I Became
On hot summer nights, my parents would pack up a picnic and take my us to the beach by the lake. The cool water breeze off the lake was...
- Oct 11, 2018
- 6 min
Eudaimonia; To Have Enough
Sadly, she wasn’t taught to make her own needs a priority in life. It was a product of the time, when sexism more avidly kept women in...
- Oct 4, 2018
- 6 min
To the Girl Who Dreams
Big or small, everyone makes plans for their future. As a girl who loved to dream, I had made plenty. Whether we lose ourselves in...
- Sep 20, 2018
- 7 min
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 12, 2018
- 7 min
Removing the Mask
When I was born, I was assigned male. I grew up in a conservative, Christian suburb of Chicago, Illinois in the 1970s. In those Triassic...
- Sep 7, 2018
- 6 min
To Open the Door
Loud voices painted the walls of my family’s house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. We shared laughter and home-cooked meals at our large...
- Aug 29, 2018
- 7 min
A Battle Within Myself
It’s a late night under an inky sky as I walk across campus from the theatre back to my apartment. The chilly night air rustles past me...
- Jul 25, 2018
- 8 min
All I Ever Knew
I stood outside in the two-acre backyard of my new home in Hesperia, California. The High Desert became the new place I would call home...
- Jun 21, 2018
- 6 min
The Arranged Marriage
My younger brother was very naughty, and while my other siblings and I were in the kitchen, we watched him drink all the coffee and then...
- Jun 7, 2018
- 8 min
Becoming Me
It’s strange for me to look back on my old self, old photos, and old clothing. It’s like looking at someone else’s life that you’ve been...
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