The night Bunzy died my heart shattered. I'd never known heartbreak like that; I still don't. Cleaning up his area, I didn't know if I were going to...
We’re trying our best, which is more than enough.
Oh My Lady Cat
Picture it: June 6, 2025. You're working from home and you hear a high squeal. Thinking it's a bird, you take a peak outside but don't really think...
Nothing Breaks Like a Heart
"This world can't hurt you;It cuts you deep and leaves a scar;Things fall apart,But nothing breaks like a heart."Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus Waking...
Dedicated to the Legend: Bunny Anthajets
Saying goodbye to your best friend is hard. On August 21, 2024, I said an unexpected goodbye to my first pet. He wasn’t just a pet, though; he was...
Dance is…Wonderful?
This is an update to a post about my complicated relationship with dance that you can read here. I love expression with movement, but I hate the...
Dance is Wonderful and Awful
This was first posted on my Substack, "The Slow Down, a Place for Friends," on October 8, 2023. Since then, I decided to stop using Substack and...
Breakups Suck: How Ariana Madix Helped Me Believe I’ll Be OK
No, I don't know Ariana. But if I've learned anything from watching her flourish post-breakup is...
Fatphobia (Taylor’s Version)
Standing on the scale in the bathroom, the young woman hopes and prays for a lower number, but once it stops it’s not to her liking. She sighs in...
Dear Self Magazine (And Other Fat Allies)
Jessamyn Stanley kneels on a green mat in a school gym while wearing a lilac purple top and gray athletic pants and looks directly into the camera....