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Spineless

Spineless

I swam. I dove under, let go of the float and remembered my body. I’ve been obsessed with invertebrates and wanted to be spineless. I came back to the surface and swam to the concrete retaining wall at the edge of the lake to pull myself out of the water.

I'm Sorry We're Getting Married

I'm Sorry We're Getting Married

I love you, Harry. And I’m excited that we can be married for most of our lives. What does that mean, though, when we can already love each other for most of our lives whether the government is involved or not.

my sticky sweet(s)

my sticky sweet(s)

In the spaces between the two of you, I snuggle up for comfort.

Rangoon

Rangoon

“I know those guys,” my father would say. “They’re just a glorified referral service.”

We read to know we are not alone,

We read to know we are not alone,

But I told this car full of friends this truth I’d never even spoken to myself.

It Started with a Feeling, and Now My Boyfriend and I are Sitting in a Clinic for a Pre-Conception Consultation, and I Can’t Stop Worrying About My Unknown Future

It Started with a Feeling, and Now My Boyfriend and I are Sitting in a Clinic for a Pre-Conception Consultation, and I Can’t Stop Worrying About My Unknown Future

The doctor says I won’t have many changes since I’ve been on hormones for so long, but still—

Hometown Tour

Hometown Tour

And in the daydream, he smiles, he smiles big and a lot, he's happy, I can't believe how happy, over such small things, and he says, that's cool, oh that's cool too, oh that's so cool...