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What Cats Can Teach Us About Love

(This is my cat, Audrey-Beatrice, and my great grandmother.) I’m tired this week, and I don’t feel like writing an insightful essay about the state of the world or politics. So please enjoy this essay about why I like cats more than dogs. Whenever I say...

Instructions for my Corpse

In lieu of a healthy immune system during the worst global pandemic in decades, I have been thinking a lot about my death. Frequently, when people talk about death, it is dark and sad, but I have never really shared those sentiments. With holidays like Dia de Los...

Fat is Not a Bad Word

I am fat. This is very evident if you have ever met me in person. I wear everything from size from 16 to 20 in dresses and XXL lingerie. I can’t wear jeans because they always end up pinching my love handles. My face is pudgy so that my cheeks push up against...

I’ve Stopped Caring About (American) Politics

Foreward: Hi. Last semester’s blogs seemed to be focused on the external portions of my life. But, for this semester, my goal is to use this platform as a sort of weekly metacognitive check-in for myself. I hope that this forum does not turn into my soapbox. I...

Why I Love “Rocky Horror Picture Show”

A couple of weeks ago I saw the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” downtown with a group of fellow queers I had previously met at the yoga club. In case you are a virgin (in this context, someone who has not yet seen Rocky Horror in person- which I would highly...

Love in Language

Hi guys. So, the last few blogs I have written have been depressing, at best. I want to take some time this week to reflect on something more fun and interesting: love and language (not to be confused with “love languages”). Also, I am still using tree...

Mental Health, Language, and Subtext

Foreword: Hi, so this is a mild trigger warning as I plan to discuss mental health, suicide, and depression Whenever someone from “our” generation makes a passing comment about wanting to “off themselves” (or being ready for “the sweet...