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The Book I Never Published

In 2019, things were falling apart, so I decided to write a novel about a trans man who tries to get pregnant and then things fall apart for him. His name was James. I signed up for Ariel Gore’s manuscript writing workshop and worked on it all summer. On

Work to be Done

Today is my last day in Valatie. I’ll miss this mug, I thought. It’s been good to me. In Valatie, when I get up, I heat water in the electric kettle to make pour-over coffee. I always drink the coffee out of the same mug: a white mug

My Great-Grandmother's Scrapbook

My Great-Grandmother's Scrapbook

I traveled to my aunt’s house in Rochester, NY this weekend to scan my great-grandmother’s scrapbook. Those who have been reading for a while know that I can barely drive, and so a four-hour drive is quite substantial for me, quite frightening. But I felt it needed to

Three Steps to Asking Great Questions about Data — Even if You’re Not a Numbers Person

A secret about me is that I’m not originally a numbers person. I got good at understanding data because I thought it was important in order for me to think critically about the information I was given. I hear many people say, “You can lie with numbers,” which is