Personal Essays
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Braiding My Girlfriend's Hair Helped Me Reclaim My Femiminity
Braiding my girlfriend’s hair helped me reclaim my femininity as an androgynous, transgender person. Read more on Huffington Post’s Queer Voices vertical.
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What It’s Like to Live With Sleep Paralysis
I experienced sleep paralysis for the first time in my early 20s, in my college dorm room. Read about it in Teen Vogue’s Wellness vertical.
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Narcolepsy Is Nothing Like You See in the Movies
When I was diagnosed with a sleep disorder, I reckoned with its media representation. Read more in Mic.
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Treating Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD) With Medical Cannabis
Previously, I was a medical marijuana patient using cannabis to alleviate symptoms of complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (C-PTSD). Read more in High Times.
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Growing Up and Role-Playing on Xanga
I coined a personal essay about growing up in a niche high school emo roleplaying community on the now-defunct blogging platform, Xanga, in the mid-00s for Vice.
