Living a life like mine is so intolerable, some undergo serious surgery. Read more
My Friends Would Rather Have Their Guts Cut Open Than Be Like Me
Brain+Body
Hating Comic Sans Is Ableist
It’s cool to hate comic sans. But it’s also problematic. Read more
The Dirty Politics Of Period Sex
Sometimes, a moment of revulsion is actually pure revelation. Read more
The Power Of Claiming A Name For Oneself
For nonbinary and trans folks, stories about chosen names are often stories of self-knowledge. Read more
The Sound Of The Bell As It Leaves The Bell
Sometimes amid damaging patterns, the loss of people we love, our creeping self-doubt and bone-tiredness with grey—we need reminding our life has been here, beautiful and shining, the whole time. Read more
Why #Metoo Matters In The Delivery Room
For a body that had returned to episodes of violence over and over and over again, it was the first time in my adult life that I was producing something — anything — that might be restorative, and I could feel the change. Read more
Coming Together, And Falling Apart, In New Orleans
New Orleans hadn’t changed; it was the same city it had been before my breakdown. It was I who had changed, perhaps unalterably. Read more
The Enormity Of Tiny Gut Bacteria In Alleviating Depression And Aiding Well-Being
The enteric nervous system embedded in our gastrointestional tract is now recognized as a complex, integrative brain in its own right. Read more
The Taste Of Fame
“That first time around L.A. I questioned why the entire world didn’t want to become famous.” Read more
Two Months After Tumblr ‘Adult Content’ Ban, I Miss The Fat Naked Bodies
Whether they were dim, blurry selfies or professional photo shoots, Tumblr users exposed me to naked trans bodies, naked bodies of color, naked non-binary bodies, and naked fat bodies. Sometimes all at once. All were wonderful, and all worked to support those marginalized people who were left out of magazines, ads, and even mainstream pornography. Read more