Full-time Storyteller, Lifetime Geek
Though Thanksgiving has some problematic historical contexts, I still enjoy taking today to take stock of what's going on in my life, and noting all the things I'm thankful for. It's magical for the brain, and so helpful for reminding us what's important in our lives.
Happy New Year, y’all. Go forth, kick some butt (metaphorically), and make this next decade the best one, yet.
There’s a lot to update y’all on. First, let’s start with NaNoWriMo. We’re almost a week out from NaNoWriMo, and…surprise, surprise, I didn’t get to the 50k word count goal. That’s okay! I had the odds stacked against me. I started a week into the month, and I took a trip during the last week …
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The day before I left for TwitchCon this year, I was having the worst bout of imposter syndrome. I was putting stickers and business cards into small plastic bags, thinking “is this work even worth it?” Would anyone want those stickers, anyway? Would anyone even want to say hi? To meet me? To talk with …
Continue reading "Thank you, TwitchCon 2019, For Helping Me Believe in Myself"
My latest piece on my Medium account is up! I talked about the recent "straight pride" parade that happened in Boston, and gave my two cents about why straight pride is WILDLY unnecessary. I'm getting so sick of this topic coming up every time the queer community makes progress, or has moments of celebrating pride, …
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I wrote a piece on queer anger that I just put up on my Medium page! This was inspired by the many times I've been told that I shouldn't be angry when I'm in debates with people (primarily straight people) about homophobia, advocating for myself, and educating them on why certain phrases or behaviors are …
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Y’all…something that’s been in the making for MONTHS has finally happened: I opened up a merch store!
Because of the amount that we’ve raised for charity, some of our milestone incentives have been providing us with some VERY entertaining content.
This month has been…a whirlwind. Not necessarily the kind of whirlwind that rips off your weave and tears your Versace dress, but the kind that makes your blood rush so fast that you don’t really feel it until you’re sitting completely still.
As a community, it’s important to recognize these struggles, and do what we can to help alleviate the problems within it.
