My Sacrifice

I enter a dark alley in the heart of Little Italy. Rats the size of small cats skitter away from my footsteps as the echoes of the happy crowd behind become distant. I see a figure behind a dumpster, full black trash bags cast the man in shadow.

Miracle Cure, POV 2

I stay inside, locking myself in my home to protect the world from the horror that is me. I sometimes allow myself the simple pleasure of experiencing the company of others virtually, the internet a place where I can be anonymous and unnoticed.

I Became a Doctor to Help Others, POV 1

Hidradenitis Suppurativa is a chronic skin disorder that causes inflammation and infection of the subject’s sweat glands. This creates painful lesions in the armpits as well as around the genitals and anus.

My Husband is a Them, and I Accept That

My husband wants to be referred to as them. At first I was shocked, then confused. I thought I knew my husband. But they had always struggled. Fighting internal demons. Forcing themselves to fit societal constructs. I reminded them of God’s Holy word. Of the righteous path. But they needed to be true to who they are.

Death is Only for the Living

By Jess Charle “Your dead grandmother doesn’t give a shit that she’s dead. You do.” Chasey told me when I … More