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To be Free
This is my final entry about my coming out story. See Let it go and Dusty Old Journals for the other two parts of my story. Thank you to all of my friends and family who support me and accept me as I am. This weekend, I stood in church for the first time in… Continue reading
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Flashback 2012: Queer Monologues – My performance piece
I wrote the following in 2012 for the Queer Monologues hosted at my university by the UNI Proud group and the LGBT Student Outreach Coordinator. I wanted to post it here because it exemplifies the experiences of my trans* friends, and often what I encounter when I wear masculine clothing and cut my hair short.… Continue reading
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Dusty Old Journals
The trunk is dark green, and its lid slides off easily, the hinges broken. Tape mars the top of the lid from where I’ve tried to tape it in place during moves. Inside, dozens of journals are piled atop one another, many simple composition notebooks and others specially made. The dates in them range from… Continue reading
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Let it Go
I press my boot into the snow, the print crisp. The wind slices against my cheeks, sweeping through my coat to penetrate deep into my bones. I step into the cold when I want answers. It’s unavoidable in winter, where the cold seeps into every layer of my body; even in the warmth of a… Continue reading
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The Year of 2014
And so a new year begins. Interestingly enough, there really is no significance as to this date starting the new year, other than historical references. Astronomically, this date doesn’t signify anything; the winter solstice is slightly more significant astronomically, since it signifies when the days start to lengthen again rather than shorten. This is all… Continue reading
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Seattle: EMP, a Ferry, and my Final Day
Seattle is not only home to a mixture of traditional architecture and new, but also home to artwork. There is actually a provision in the construction law, where part of the land on which a building is built must be devoted to artwork. Due to this, nearly every newer building in the downtown area had… Continue reading
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Seattle: University of Washington and the Chocolate Factory
Seattle is known for its rain. Locals often joke about the unceasing rain, and yesterday was certainly a good example of the drizzling, low-key rain that often blankets Seattle. All expeditions were postponed until late afternoon, when the rain let up and the fog settled in with the wet cold that is so characteristic of… Continue reading
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Seattle: Downtown
Aside from the constant cloud cover, Seattle holds an atmosphere of constant movement; the rumble of cars in the distance and pedestrians walking, each eager to reach their destinations, perpetuates in all directions. Buses are a constant and often necessary form of travel in the city, with many a biker taking advantage of the bike… Continue reading
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Travel and Thoughts about Computers
Writing while traveling is a challenge; writing by hand requires bringing notebooks and other materials. Typing instead requires me to bring a computer of sorts, which of course means my laptop. However, this has lead me on a random side tangent. What are the main differences between the two computers? Here they are: Continue reading
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Our Stories Matter
I wrote this poem a few weeks back and put it up in the poetry forum of Legendfire for some critiques. It helped me polish it up a bit and trim some unneeded lines and stanzas. I wrote it because of a day, where a former friend left me feeling like I didn’t matter. That… Continue reading
Reshaping Reality 