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6 days ago

Failures

My dream has always been to write. In middle school, I took a career aptitude test and prayed for it to say my ideal career would be “writer” — it was “accountant.” In high school, I wrote a novel instead of paying attention at my classes and got held back…

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Feb 23

Neurodiverse Me

In December 2022, I was diagnosed with ADHD. It was a struggle to accept the diagnosis at first, since my brother was diagnosed with it in 1984 and his symptoms included extreme impulsivity that was, frankly, dangerous to himself and others. My son has the exact same expression in his…

Neurodiversity

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Neurodiversity

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Oct 28, 2022

Noah, Or My Manly Chin

Hi. I’m non-binary. This is not a comprehensive term for me. I use this term, largely, for the benefit and connection of others. Saying my gender identity in its natural state is, as I imagine it, like pronouncing words from languages your communication orifice is not equipped for. And this…

Nonbinary

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Nonbinary

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Sep 28, 2022

I Know What He Said

CW: Assault, domestic violence, sexual assault This week, #IAmAmberHeard was trending with countless stories of abuse, sexual violence, and physical violence. As I am very verbal in my own experiences with domestic violence and sexual violence (much of my writing involves my experiences) I joined in with the following Tweet: …

Domestic Violence

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Domestic Violence

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Sep 20, 2022

Author Update #15

So, I am going to be a teacher. Of what, you say? Short Answer: Graphic Memoirs! Long Answer: I applied to my school’s “UTeach” program — this program allows upperclassmen to develop a class from beginning to end that will run for ten weeks, once per week. I was accepted…

Graphic Novels

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Graphic Novels

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Sep 2, 2022

Horror

For over a decade, I’ve made it my tradition every October to commit to a horror movie marathon. Starting October 1st, I watch anywhere from 15 to 31 movies in the month of October. However, this year’s a little different. I am currently halfway through a 2-year project for school…

Horror

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Horror

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Aug 31, 2022

Author Update #14

For the summer, I was selected for a fellowship in the UCI Libraries Digital Humanities Department based on an idea my partner and I came up with. The idea: A storytelling Twitterbot. I am very excited to say that it has launched and is currently running my story, “The Mark…

Writing

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Writing

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Aug 22, 2022

Beyond the Veil: A Look On Female Interiority in Enlightenment Age Literature

“Over the mysteries of female life, there is drawn a veil best left undisturbed.” — John Brooke, Little Women (film, 1994) The experience of a woman is one of interiority — an inward focus of character — even in modern times. During the production of what is termed “Literature of…

Feminism

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Feminism

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Aug 3, 2022

The Feminine Non-Binary

I was assigned female at birth. This means a doctor saw my little body and proclaimed “It’s a GIRL!” My mom (half-awake) exclaimed: “Dorothy!” (because she wanted my name to reflect her favorite old aunt) The story goes that the doctor laughed and asked if we were going to move…

Nonbinary

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Nonbinary

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Jun 29, 2022

Galatea, Georgiana, and the Glass Coffin: On Violent Female Perfection in the Male Gaze

*Author Notes: This is probably my favorite scholarly essay to date. I was allowed free choice of topic for this assignment, and so it is the most representative of my work and sphere of focus. It was written on 2 June 2022. *CW: Gender-Based Violence, Spousal Abuse, Murder Mirror, mirror…

Essay

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Essay

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