“There is only one thing you should do. Go into yourself. Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depths of your heart; confess to yourself whether you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. This…

Y’all. This afternoon, actually all year, I’ve seen the number 444 everywhere. Mainly time. I’m waking up at or around 4:44 not being able to sleep. …

Y’all are gonna try and be helpful, but what I need most is to make space for my negative emotions. …

If you know that line — you’ve seen Rent (and probably sung along with it) AND … you probably enjoy making lists. Enjoy isn’t the right word. Find anxiety relieved by doing something, i.e. making lists. Spreadsheets. True story — once in a production meeting a producing partner pulled out…

I should spend the month reflecting on the black queer/trans experience. I remember when I first learned of James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, and Bayard Rustin. Especially Bayard Rustin. Later, when I was preparing to study abroad in France, learning of Josephine Baker. And while I’d heard of Marsha P. …

Two knights passed within hours of each other. In high school, I studied Spanish, though I wanted to study French. Really, I wanted to study Latin, but being American no one ever really explained conjugation, so on my first day of Latin class, the homework was to conjugate some verbs…

22 December 2021 Dear Duke of Cabbagetown, I’ve built my life around you. It’s weird sleeping without Eddie beside me. Last night, in my panic and delirium, and after I ate several chocolate squares and chips out of nerves that my body then violently rejected, I started mentally writing my…

23 December 2021 Dear Athena, I think part of the reason Tauruses and Scorpios are opposite signs is that they’re both stubborn and tenacious. I had a friend tell me yesterday that, while he’s wanted to tell me to sit down and take a breather, I be doing too much…

Dear Marie, It’s weird, I was telling a friend Monday about the difference between writing while single and writing while in a relationship. For so long, at least for me, writing was a way to cope with trauma. Writing was healing. And then, I got into a relationship. …