by src | Oct 21, 2021 | esme lacroix
For years, before I was able to maintain my sobriety, I would write lists to myself about the benefits of it. They’d always be something like this: Health (no injuries, bad teeth, liver disease, hangovers etc.) Good grades No shame/embarrassment (puking on...
by src | Oct 13, 2021 | matt
“I feel it’s my anger that has helped keep me alive” – Audre Lorde, Sister Love: The Letters of Audre Lorde & Pat Parker The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem. Every movie, book, and TV show featuring an AA meeting has told me that....
by src | Sep 6, 2021 | matt
I screwed up again. Monday is my umpteenth ‘first day sober’ (it would’ve been Sunday, but mom put a shot of vodka in my orange juice to “help with my hangover.”) We’re going to visit her hometown for a week. From experience, I can tell you that small town North...
by src | Sep 6, 2021 | esme lacroix
Coming Out the First Time Before I came out as bisexual, I kept finding myself in queer spaces. The same people who I found questioning their destinies as workers and voters and taxpayers —the same people who I adored and admired and all but...
by src | Sep 6, 2021 | sylvie foster
Any half-decent professor and every mildly-aware student will tell you to never begin an essay with a definition. So I’ve begun with these two sentences instead. Dedicated space: A room, building, or area devoted solely to a particular...
