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No Kings Then, No Kings Now: What America’s 250th Birthday Means When You’re the Person They’re Legislating Against.

America is turning 250 years old. Two hundred and fifty years of being a country. Two hundred and fifty years of the founding story — the one where a group of people looked at a king, looked at each other, and collectively decided: no. Not here. Not us. Not anymore.Read More »No Kings Then, No Kings Now: What America’s 250th Birthday Means When You’re the Person They’re Legislating Against.

What the Sensory World Actually Feels Like (And Why "Just Ignore It" Is Not a Thing)

What the Sensory World Actually Feels Like (And Why “Just Ignore It” Is Not a Thing)

I need you to try something with me for a second. Imagine you’re in a restaurant. Decent place. Not too loud. You’re having a conversation with someone you like, and the food is good. Normal evening. Now imagine that at the same volume you’re speaking to your friend, you canRead More »What the Sensory World Actually Feels Like (And Why “Just Ignore It” Is Not a Thing)

The “Good Kid” Was Never Fine: Rethinking What We Were Actually Praising When We Praised Compliance

We have always praised children who make adults comfortable. The ones who sat still. Who didn’t make a fuss. Who said “please” and “thank you” without being reminded. They never caused a scene and were, in the language adults used for children they prefer, good. Good. What a thing toRead More »The “Good Kid” Was Never Fine: Rethinking What We Were Actually Praising When We Praised Compliance

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Being Broke in 2026 Feels Different. It’s Because It Is.

Something shifted in the way people talk about money. It’s not new to be broke. Poverty is old. Debt is old. The desperation of watching the gap between what things cost and what you earn continues to widen—that’s not new either. But something about the texture of financial stress inRead More »Being Broke in 2026 Feels Different. It’s Because It Is.

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When Your Identity Is “Controversial”: Living at the Intersection of Being Queer, Neurodivergent, and Done With Explaining Yourself

People keep asking me when the political climate is going to settle down. As if my existence is a weather pattern. As if what they’re describing as a political debate is not, for me and people like me, just… Tuesday. As if being at the intersection of multiple identities thatRead More »When Your Identity Is “Controversial”: Living at the Intersection of Being Queer, Neurodivergent, and Done With Explaining Yourself