On being online and having a literal spine
I woke up the other morning with an email draft I must have sent myself in a half-sleep moment of a-ha. All it said was: it’s impossible to have a posture...
On grief and why it's good
I’ve just set-up my away message for my work email. I pray for those still emailing me and I hope the message finds them well and with perspective and with...
On swollen eyes and discomfort
I’m listening to Britney Spears’s autobiography the day after my first colonoscopy (it came ten years early). I am looking at the images they shared of colon...
On soaking and being a little troll
I opened up my laptop to find an empty Pages document rear its ugly head first thing (I refuse to buy Microsoft Word for some unclear but deeply felt...
On time and making it and taking a little restianka
I went to the Bronx Museum for the first time yesterday to see the Darrel Ellis show. There was a walkthrough of the exhibition with several people who knew...
On smoke and carrying on and this being fine
I left work early today because the air quality index was "hazardous." That's New York City, baybee. I spent today pretending I was in Silent Hill while I...
On history and my place in it and things I care about
I was born in 1988 at the height of the AIDS crisis. I don't think I actually learned about HIV and AIDS until I was maybe 6 or so, when my older cousin...
On things that have happened before right now and things that will happen later
Spring is here, and I personally think that is very cool! My 35th birthday is one month away, and it is officially the start of a full month of me not...
on anger and the absolutely bonkers world we live in!
A weird thirst trap just appeared on Instagram with a guy tagging himself as being in “Israel. Someone in the comments brought up Palestine and stolen land....
On Inflammation
Lately I’ve been experiencing some hip pain—inflammation that happens from time to time, a debilitating issue for a few days until it just goes away. Over...
On Rest and Udder Cream
I recently discovered Bag Balm and have started treating my face like a pair of udders. I did a Google search to see where I could and couldn’t put it, and...
On Gratitude and how we should make it cool a
When I first moved to Brooklyn in 2014, I lived in a tiny room on a twin mattress (no bed frame) with a window that sat about 5 feet from my neighbors (I...
On Care and Thoughts and Sharing A Lot
I am going to write about a few things, some of which mention suicide and mental health. An FYI if that’s not something you want to read right now. I have...
On Class, On Wealth, On Crying
A friend recently connected me to an advisory service that offers pro bono support to artists (among other people) who may or may not have access to...
On Disappointment and Overthinking
Long time, no see. I have been thinking a lot lately. And in thinking a lot lately I have really dreaded the thought of writing all of those thoughts down....
On Knowing and Not Knowing and Rich People and Not Rich People!
I’m in the thick of my first bout with Covid. Apparently isolation can be pretty, uh, isolating. I’m going on 5 days resting in my apartment, and I am...
Rage! It is cool to be angry! And other things going on
It’s hot! And the world seems to be particularly engulfed in flames. And I’m angry! I have been having a hard time sitting down and writing because a lot of...
On Studio Space, Clean Sheets, and Pride Henny Work
I just changed my sheets, slipped into shorts and am now lying down typing on my laptop with the posture of a shrimp. I’ve placed a book on the foot of my...
On Birds, Class, and Knowledge or Something
It has been a while. May was Mental Health Awareness Month… and let me tell ya’, I was aware of it! I have been making and doing and sitting and resting, and...
On Death, Edibles, and Getting Lost (6 min read)
I’m turning 34 next week. Around my birthday, I usually spend a good amount of time reflecting, introspecting, digging deep into my little gay psyche for...