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Pregnancy Essays

My birth, whatever happens, will grow into many stories.

Jan 29

Feeling unprepared is not a problem to be solved.

Jan 7

I wasn’t the panicked part pretending to be the confident part anymore.

Nov 28, 2022

As a pregnant trans man, I'm learning to find the stories that serve me, and to let go of the rest.

Nov 19, 2022

It felt unbearable to think I might say yes and be wrong.

Oct 30, 2022

Ever since I became a pregnant man, I have ceased to be believed about certain basic facts.

Oct 22, 2022

“We are concerned that you are learning empowerment without self-preservation.” — from We Were Witches by Ariel Gore

Oct 1, 2022

On learning to be a pregnant man in public.

Sep 24, 2022

The shapes we give our stories matter.

Sep 10, 2022

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