Tales from FaceSpace

Spoiler alert: I didn’t make a new friend today

We can hold hands if you like Seem to be making my new friend upset somehow So glad they mangled my PII cuz now it doesn't need to be redacted It's never a good move to question the sanity of people, cuz they'll show you real crazy, real fast. The Star Trek Memes group do…

Badass Bisexual Bitch – La Maupin

Born nearly 350 years ago, Julie d'Aubigny was a bisexual badass who managed to live a scandalous, wild life, which ended all too briefly in her thirties, sometime around 1707. The Palais-Royal and its garden in 1679 - Adam Pérelle Likely born in 1673, during the prosperous reign of the Sun King Louis XIV, her father, Gaston…

A rainbow is a promise

Let's GTFU together

Spock, Superman, and Hermoine

These pop icons were role models for me; someone who always felt different from others. Spock taught me to be logical, and that human behavior can be rational if you factor in emotions. Superman taught me that even if you must hide who you really are, you can still do good in the world. And…

To the Warrior I Dated: a Treatise of Love and Apology

Sometimes we have to examine our intentions to understand our behavior I'm on my apology tour to cleanse my soul and figured it was appropriate to acknowledge your impact on my life. I still love you a great deal and think highly of you even under the scope of my scrutinizing hindsight. But I think…

Pity Party! – Throwing a Rager of Regrets

This is the continuation of my Pity Party I threw and now it's turned into a rager of remorse and regret. There's a lot more tricky trauma here so trigger warning for sexual abuse of a minor, drug abuse, domestic violence and natural disasters. The Gravity Well I’ve often said that Oklahoma is like a…

You Are Cordially Invited to My Pity Party!

So, I wanted to throw a pity party for myself to purge all this vitriol I've accumulated throughout my life. I've been trying to process a lot of trauma and abuse I've endured while drowning in guilt and shame for the choices I've made. If you'd like to get to know the real me better,…

Insecurity, Identity, and Intersectionality

Recently I've been feeling out of sorts. My life has been going quite well for me and perhaps I'm just waiting for the bottom to drop out. I have been fortunate to continue working at my job through the pandemic and just celebrated my anniversary there (a benchmark that is rare for me) with talks…

Stuck

I hate where I'm atAnd long for the worldBut I know that tryingWill have me hitting the floor I know that I'm specialThat I'm one to adoreSo what if I amWhat's it all for? To belongTo be freeTo feel safeTo truly see But I'm stuck in my pitWith my oldest of friendsDepression, ShameAnd Wanting the…