2022

CW: Descriptions of CSA It’s a cruel irony of child abuse, from the admittedly small sample size I’ve seen, that...

Like I mentioned, Michael wasn’t just the name of my best friend growing up, that was also my brother’s name....

The rest of elementary school is secondary in my mind to my friendships I made during the same time. Some...

Friendship with Michael didn’t start out in any remarkably noteworthy way. I don’t even recall our first interaction, but something...

Upon the start of fourth grade, I was on my fifth school in four years. I’m sure that track record...

There was a brief interlude between third and fourth grade where my parents made the decision to throw me into...

The monkey bars happened in the spring of second grade. I was able to get through the last weeks of...

Second grade ruled, in my head. I wasn’t the new kid at school anymore, and I was so committed to...

I’m the third of four children for my parents; our family consisted of myself, my two older sisters, and eventually...

Part 1 of 18 Hey there! I know I’ve basically let this Substack wither on the vine and turn into...