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Staying Sober Through 2020
On January 6, 2021, I was 1,328 days sober. As domestic terrorists attempted a coup on the United States government, my heart broke for anyone on Day 6 of sobriety.
How to Be Gay and Safe in Nigeria
“The singular duty you owe yourself is to be alive. Don’t jeopardize that for unsolvable peril.”
Sometimes I Want to March
Despite hopes that writing is enough to cope with reality, to admit we should do something other than writing was liberating.
The Invisibles: American Polarization and the Reality Gap
“The fracturing of our political reality is a wound a long time in the making.”
You’ll Feel a Pinch: An Attempt to Get Birth Control to Outlast a Presidency
“Taking care of our bodies is a privilege when it should be a right.”
I’m a Person—Not a Pre-Existing Condition
“The worst days I’ve ever known could be my future under the American Health Care Act.”
Who Gets to Cry
Episode 2 of Underground explores the challenges of allyship and the luxury of grief
In Praise of the Salon: Field Notes for the Aspiring Bluestocking
I witnessed how easily art might braid to politics, how easily fellowship might inspire movement.