“I want to be back in the van, where evil never would nor could nor should ever understand. Back in the van, it's anything, but their...

I awaken as the sun emerges from the Santa Ynez mountains visible from where I lie, sleep-cleared of yesterday’s heavy grief, with only...

My Great Aunt Emma was already quite old when I was born. In my memory I think of her as being like Granny, the widowed owner of Tweety...

My first love was a TV trope. I was first exposed to the Sensitive Geek through Seth Cohen, a character from the The OC. He loved anime,...

It’s not fair. The first time I remember saying this was when I was four years old and had gotten in trouble for an argument that was...

The metal equipment clanged against the walls as we climbed the steep staircase. Before we reached the door, the acrid smell hit us and I...

I am all of three years old. The red-and-white-striped bathing suit clings to my tiny body, and I cling to my dad, my arms and legs...

In 2015, a woman at work asked if I was pregnant. To my face. In front of other colleagues. In front of svelte colleagues standing next...

“Okay, Sam-MEE, are you ready?” Jose asks, his curls bouncing despite the weight of the water droplets splashing off them. I nod. As I...

The Sensitive Geek My first love was a TV trope. I was first exposed to the Sensitive Geek through Seth Cohen, a character from the The...

Once, God came to me in the form of a cat. Two thousand one had been a stressful year. I lost a job that I had held for years. I was...

A girl walked by me while chatting with her friend. I overheard her say, “I love it. I’m not forced to hang out with anyone I don’t want...