Spirals, Spoons & Other Subversions \ud83c\udf31
Alyssa \ud83c\udf3f\ud83d\udcabEssays on disability, gender, culture, and the architectures of power that quietly organize our lives.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 24 | Founded | 10 months ago | Last Issue | 12 days ago |
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The Dark Side of Post‑Traumatic Growth
There is a specific, jagged kind of rage that comes from being asked to find the “silver lining” in a situation that dismantled your sense of safety.
Over a year ago, my EMDR therapist handed me a “Post-Traumatic Growth” worksheet.
As a c...
When a Student Becomes a Reportable Event
(cw: mentions of sexual assault)
Before I ever heard the phrase “Don’t Say Gay,” I knew not to say it.
I grew up homeschooled under Christian fundamentalism, which meant there were few meaningful boundaries between school, family, and rel...
What TMS Taught Me About Bureaucracy
Transcranial magnetic stimulation: the term carries an almost sci-fi sheen. A futuristic fix for a mind labeled unproductive, unmotivated, or unruly.
Until you find yourself in the chair, and the future arrives not with a leap forward but...
Why I Keep My Substack Free (And How Mutual Aid Makes It Possible)
TLDR: I’m keeping every piece on this Substack free. Paid subscriptions are mutual aid here, not a paywall.
Capitalism says my writing is only worth what someone will pay to unlock it. I think that math is broken.
Because it assumes tha...
The Future Is Already Happening to Someone
The first time speculative fiction rocked my world, I was nineteen and sitting cross-legged on a dorm room beanbag that smelled faintly like burnt popcorn and ambition.
The main light was off, but my laptop screen was bright enough to halo...
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Feminist, queer, disability scholar-creator with theatre-kid flare. \ud83d\udcdd Chronic illness, cults & capitalism = my anti-hero origin story. I write for complicated humans navigating care & power \ud83c\udf31 Loudly alive in the gray areas
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