Writing

Convenience: An Experiment in, Setting, Mood, and Tone

Convenience: An Experiment in, Setting, Mood, and Tone

The snow comes down thick and fast. When I left my parents’ house, it had been nothing more than a dusting; the flakes were small and swirling, aimless. I’d been convinced they wouldn’t stick. An hour later and still thirty minutes from home, the snowflakes are as big...

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The Last Day of Pride

The Last Day of Pride

Note: This essay was originally published in a Facebook note in June 2018. Names have been censored for privacy. Today is the last day of Pride Month. This is the first Pride Month I really celebrated. Last year, I was alone in Portland, Oregon, planning to move back...

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