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A Certain Aesthetic

Dr. Carolyn Chang’s office was a San Francisco sanctuary, a place of beauty and calm…

Dad doesn’t live in the best of times.

Dad coughed up a few small specks of blood one morning in late November. His…

That scar

I was around eight years old, riding my bicycle on a street near our home…

I was once that child

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We are COVID’s collateral damage. And we are legion.

My father’s hand was softer than I expected – tender in a way that told…

My 5-Year-Old was Suspended for Having a Tantrum

I am a concerned parent with a Kindergartener in the West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District.…

Bye, Bi Shame

The first message I received about bisexuality was being told it didn’t exist. I was…

Grandmother

It’ll be the guilt that ultimately persuades you to visit Grandmother again in her one-bedroom…

I Said Yes, Like in Improv Class

Tipsy older lady, with Masters from John Jay college nonetheless, tapped me on my shoulder…

On Spontaneity and Routine

Spontaneity is a terrifying word. Not only did it take me forty-seven keystrokes to finally…

Another Day, Another Migraine

I woke up this morning with a giant migraine and knew what the weather was…

Adoption Fables and the Right to Know

New Yorkers, Al and Agnes, had moved to an apartment in Sumter, South Carolina in…

It’s Christmas and my son is dying in Stateville Correctional Center.

 Johnny is in dire need of a kidney transplant. His precarious health is now in…

Does Jesus eat pringles?

Does Jesus like Pringles? It was a cold December day near Christmas when my youngest…

My Queer Story

Growing up, I had a family that was incredibly open and understanding of minority issues,…