My True Stories

The Start of the Pandemic

"Why did you leave?" As I travel around, I am asked this question very often. Before the pandemic, I had…

2 years ago

When I Fell and Hit My Head

While I was living in Australia, I fell and hit my head. I was cutting an onion when the knife…

2 years ago

Walking Home, Alone in the Dark

"It's a lot darker than I expected." This was my thought as I walked along the empty Costa Rican beach.…

2 years ago

so far

“You have gone so far from who you are just to find yourself.” These words were spoken to me on…

3 years ago

Nahko, Mumford, and the Mirror

In the summer after my junior year of college, I received an internship working for an enzyme company. The job…

5 years ago

Alien Nerd

I went to a liberal university. On the first day of classes, I was told that my demographic group, straight…

7 years ago