“From stardust, we were made, and to dust, we shall return” – the litany echoes throughout the wooden beams holding up the roof over our heads that my eyes survey as the minister smears cold, slimy, holiness across my forehead. on the last “normal” day that I remember, in those days when the idea of … More cling

This week, I was reading some passages out of one of my favorite books, In the Shelter: Finding a Home in the World by Pádraig Ó Tuama. Towards the end of chapter 5, he shares about one of his favorite authors, Nuala O’Faolain, whose words Pádraig found to be a sort of guiding light in … More freedom in our truthtelling

Today is National Coming Out Day. While I’ve been going through the “coming out process” for over a year now, yesterday (10/10/2019), I “officially” came out on Instagram for the first time. I shared that I am queer – a term that I use because it feels like it better encompasses my whole identity – … More Coming Out, Inviting In