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My Story: Gender Identity

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

From the start I knew that I was more like a boy than a girl. I preferred hanging out with boys; girls were bizarre to me, incomprehensible. I was raised to believe that girls could do anything boys could do, … Continue reading →

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My Story: My Body

Posted on April 18, 2012 by

I’ve always been fat. Trigger Warning: Eating disorders, body image, racism When I was small, I was proud of how big I was. I was the first kid in my class to top the fabled 100lb mark, and I was well … Continue reading →

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A look into the mind of Yami

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

I want cookies. The cafeteria sells cookies. I have sufficient cash in my wallet to purchase these cookies. That ought to be the end of the dilemma, right? But no. I can’t just leave it at that. I have cash … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons: Hubris

Posted on March 21, 2012 by

Today’s post is going to be dark and bitter and whiny. Do yourself a favor, enjoy some MJ instead — it’s bound to be more moving than my post.

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My Story: The beginning of the Dark Times

Posted on March 16, 2012 by

I remember the exact beginning of the dark times. Warning: bad parenting, dark tone You have to understand, I grew up knowing my mother never loved me. How could she? She didn’t respect me. She didn’t even know me, not … Continue reading →

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Update, and what would you like to see here?

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

I’m sleeping again! Having long vivid nightmare-esque dreams about X-men and bees and video games, but that’s two nights in a row now I’ve gotten deep sleep. Probably not coincidentally, my next six months future is now decided. I’ve been … Continue reading →

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No Deconstruction Today

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

I didn’t manage to pre-write my decons this last weekend like I usually do; my brain was kind of fuzzy and tired so I had a low-key weekend and simply forgot. Monday night I came home and wrote Tuesday’s deconstruction … Continue reading →

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My story: part 1

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

There was a bit of an altercation over the weekend that’s left me feeling particularly fragile and vulnerable today. I won’t go into details, because it’s sort of still going on, but it reminded me of my childhood, and I … Continue reading →

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Life Lessons: A dark morn

Posted on February 6, 2012 by

I thought we could just be people. Every day, on the news, you hear about someone or another dehumanizing a group of people: saying incredibly racist things, trying to take away basic human rights, and the like. But those are … Continue reading →

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Drabblings and Musings 3

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

I can’t seem to focus today. So, babbling away. Snow Snow snow snow snow snow! Lots of snow. I slid about six times in my car, not to mention the faceplant I did trying to clear my car off. So … Continue reading →

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