I was diagnosed with dysautonomia and chronic pain in January of 2017. But my journey with chronic illness began long before I knew what to call it. As if everyone’s…
Growing up the LGBTQ+ Community had more acceptance than ever before, however, it was still looked down upon by my family and they were the only exposure I had ever…
As a little girl, one single image came to mind when I pictured the president of the United States of America. Now, as a grown woman, the same image has…
Dear Friends Who Turned on Me in High School, xx I'm not sure why it happened. And quite frankly, that isn't the point. The specifics of all the ways you…
It's quite comical to me and a rather dumb concept to think that we judge a person's happiness and well-being off of solely their actions, feelings, appearance, and our current…
Please forgive me for a minute as I tell you all the things your best friend is too afraid to. If I could take the pain from you I…
Dear my enemy, my weakness, and the one thing that manages to cripple me to the core, Growing up, I learned all about you. As long as I can recall,…
Every book I have read this year in English has focused on characters who are ostracized. For example, in We the Animals, the narrator’s sensitivity, literary pursuits, and homosexuality…
Dear Friends Who Turned on Me in High School, I'm not sure why it happened. And quite frankly, that isn't the point. It doesn't matter that you ditched me right…
So often we judge a book by its cover. We fail to see beyond what is on the surface. I understand completely that this is human nature. We allow visible…