People
Passing for Human #8: Other Worlds
“I’m much happier in other, imaginary worlds.”
Pals: The Married Man and Me
“Our friendship was so beautifully effortless because it was devoid of expectation.”
Postpartum Tea: Taking Care While Changing Identity
“It is a bewildering and lonely thing to be so attached to another human and also feel so adrift and so alone.”
Origin Stories: Mr. Robot and the Death of My Father
“Tragedy taught me one thing: Bad shit happens, and it can happen to me and the people I love.”
It’s Crying Time
Eyes up, no tears. Dad’s stage-four cancer, I thought, shouldn’t cause everyone to break down.
The Mystery of the Woods: Twin Peaks and the Pacific Northwest
“Twin Peaks did much to define the image of the Pacific Northwest in the popular imagination.”
The Bed Wench: On Writing About Your Community
“Fear is the most intimate partner I’ve ever had once I started my writing career.”
The Privilege of Having Soft Hands
My parents’ hands were the remnants of great struggle. Mine somehow remained untouched.
When a Mystery Illness Strikes
This is what I have learned from the past months of pain: We are made of equal parts death and life.