Here We Go Again

by Alison Cochrun

Deep down, Hale is still that scared little girl who lost her dad and abruptly moved across the country and always needed to know what was coming next.

And that’s the problem with her ADHD brain. If she lets it feel one thing, it will feel all the things, all the time. It doesn’t do moderation either. Every emotion is always at eleven, which is why it’s easiest not to feel anything at all.

Drag shows were supposed to be a place where we were safe. A place where we could escape their hate and love ourselves. But they don’t want us to love ourselves, not even behind closed doors.