Prism & Pen

She knew my truth and realized I was living vicariously through her

Finding it took us on a wild goose chase of two nights, three strangers, and one very wrong turn

Say his name, please, as you also think about an anonymous trans girl in Florida

A version of this story won the NYC Moth StorySlam last week!

My brain and body are settling in.

It’s… Complicated

These are the stories I know from living with him for 41 years!

A fictional love story grounded in some reality

Meeting the family

Musings on identity and happiness

Funny how the ones who slip away leave lasting lessons — whether they intended to or not.

Black and white are not the only colors to exist

These are the stories I know from living with him for 41 years!

The Gay Expat Chronicles Continue with Getting Doxxed by The Far Right

Meredith learns more about Nyx

The strange history of 386 Richland Avenue

Still lighting one candle at a time.

Including family, friends, strangers, neighbors, co-workers, your church, or government

Witches and curses and spells — oh my

Prism & Pen Weekly Digest 1 September 2024

What others see of themselves in your mirror.

Gender euphoria, its impact on my mental health, and how other people treat me

January 4, 2024. 10:00AM Pacific Standard Time.

My queerness gave me permission to BE queer

A look at queerness in the “colonial” era

The hypocrisy of the anti-transgender movement

Gay slang in Brazil with a pinch of underreporting in science as I reminisce about my adolescence