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What Does It Mean to Squander?
I used to break my time into chunks. Then I had a baby.
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May 2023
Maintenance as a Creative Act
Why did I never question my desire to "grow my newsletter"?
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Interview: Taking Our Desires Seriously
A conversation with Shea in the Catskills, creator of Tarot as Questions
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Postpartum Thoughts: Ambivalence, Irreversibility, and Leaning Into the Wonky Parts
There appears to be extensive cultural pressure to perform uncomplicated happiness about a vastly complex and challenging set of new circumstances.
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January 2023
On Not Rocking It Like a Pro
My birth, whatever happens, will grow into many stories.
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Now You See It, Now You Don't
Presenting oneself in public, whether in writing or simply in person, is an act of creativity.
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I Do Not Wish to Become a Better Me
Feeling unprepared is not a problem to be solved.
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December 2022
Seeking New Archetypes
If images of pregnant trans people don't make me feel held and represented, what will?
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November 2022
When the Missing Part Came Back
I wasn’t the panicked part pretending to be the confident part anymore.
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Don't Get Invited Into Narratives That Don't Serve You
As a pregnant trans man, I'm learning to find the stories that serve me, and to let go of the rest.
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"Everything extraneous has burned away": An Interview about Love Alone--A Solo Play for World AIDS Day
A conversation with the director and actor from Love Alone, a new staging of Paul Monette's 1988 poetry collection grieving the loss of his partner…
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Trans Ancestor Frank Woodhull and the Stories That Come From Necessity
How do I make sure to separate the stories that I tell from necessity—for advocacy reasons, for example—from those that feel most personal, most true…
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