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The act of writing, reading, and sharing the multitude of our experiences is an important step in standing up to those who wish to silence us.
Shame had been drilled into my bones since I was my tiniest self, and I struggled to rid my body of that old toxic and erosive marrow.
Over a hundred thousand raccoons live in Toronto, it’s been called the Raccoon Capital of the World.
well I must go there
Loneliness had always been a staple for me, an inherent disconnect from my surroundings, a foundational dissociation.
Hollywood is built on leveraging queerness. Tucking it away when needed, pulling it out when beneficial, while patting themselves on the back.
How does it hurt anyone else? What about my peace demands vitriol, violence, protections?
Perhaps that is one of the main components of life lost to lack of representation. Options erased from the imagination. Narratives indoctrinated that we spend an eternity attempting to break. The unraveling is painful, but it leads you to you.
This isn’t a dress rehearsal. This is your life.
I stared at myself in the mirror (never helpful).
When home, I put on a Leonard Cohen record (not helpful)
How do people do it? How do they shut off the noise? And I don’t mean “happy,” they may not be happy, but they seem to be able to exist at least.
