PinnedPublished inHuman PartsMy Brother’s Keeper“Come on!” I shouted in whisper as I stared from the utility room window at the yellow Jeep parked in the driveway. It was Christmas Eve in…Aug 11, 2023A response icon56Aug 11, 2023A response icon56
PinnedPrologue: RobbedBlinding yellow sunlight. Our laughter. The smell of summer. Bedsheets on the clothes line dancing with the breeze. Running around the yard…Jul 20, 2023A response icon7Jul 20, 2023A response icon7
Published inPrism & PenLooking back at Obergefell v. Hodges — 10 Years of Same-Sex MarriageRevisiting a Facebook post from the day a landmark marriage equality case was decided finds me feeling today as I did then.Jun 29A response icon2Jun 29A response icon2
Published inPatient PerspectivesPracticing Medicine without a LicenseWhat CVS Caremark’s decision to remove Zepbound from their drug formulary means for patients like me.May 7A response icon2May 7A response icon2
Published inHuman PartsThe Social Pitfalls of Significant Weight LossHow an encounter with an acquaintance at a party led me to feel my body and medical choices were on display and up for debate.May 5A response icon3May 5A response icon3
Ozempic Killed My New Year’s ResolutionWith no more weight to lose, 2025 feels like a blank slate.Jan 1Jan 1
Published inHuman PartsThe Invisible AsteriskHow losing 127 pounds on a GLP-1 medication left me feeling like a walking caveat.Dec 10, 2024Dec 10, 2024
I Feel Normal — Healing My Body and My Relationship with FoodHow starting a GLP-1 medication is giving me my life back at age 50.Aug 21, 2024A response icon1Aug 21, 2024A response icon1
Published inPrism & PenHometown Pride: How a Quaint, Courageous Festival Healed My HeartA Pride and healing report from small-town MissouriJun 12, 2024A response icon5Jun 12, 2024A response icon5
‘All of Us Strangers’: A Ghostly, Gay Love Story That Explores the Uncomfortable Depths of Our…A personal reviewMar 28, 2024A response icon2Mar 28, 2024A response icon2