Cici

We were also... wildly unequal in terms of wealth, and he was oblivious. His family takes four or five Disney trips a year (had their names on the damn Walk Around the World bricks) and couldn't understand why, for such a big fan, I had only been twice in my life. His family called… Read More

He was constantly unhappy with everything to do with his life, but entirely unwilling to do anything to better it. His job brought him no joy, but he wouldn't even look for another one. Where he had chosen to live - on his own, away from family and friends - made him miserable, but… Read More

Also, the number of people (men, always) who have told me they can “fix” my asexuality would horrify anyone.

I had a best friend I met online and knew for over a decade. We texted every day, went on vacations together, told each other everything. She was even planning - I thought - on moving to my town so that we could live close together. We had a vacation in the works. And then last June… Read More

It’s important to remember that people who have trauma and are asexual exist, too - it doesn’t make their identity any less real! Not every ace has trauma, but they are allowed to exist as well! And I’m biromantic and asexual, so I get crap all around. I’m too greedy AND I’m too… Read More

Today’s random fact I just found out is that Billy Fuccillo is apparently not just a uniquely Northern New York horror????

Rainbow bread was definitely a horrifying thing back in the early 2000s - when we also suffered through pink/blue/green/purple butter and ketchup and fries and… We don’t need to bring it back.

Right at the start of the pandemic, I had a meeting with my boss about accommodations because I was taking medications for my chronic condition that weakened my immune system. So, you know, I was trying very hard to figure out how not to die while getting my medications switched over… Read More

I found out just a few years ago, in my late 20s, that I have ADHD. It motivated my mother to go and get her diagnosis as well. Both of us were skipped over because we didn’t present as the stereotypical hyperactive unfocused types that our brothers were at their diagnoses. But having… Read More

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by VE Schwab. I’m not even joking when I say I have 11 different copies of this book sitting on my bookshelf right now. It’s just so casually queer and SO powerful in its discussions about the impact a single person can have in a lifetime, the lives… Read More