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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The Gospel of Contempt: When Church Comedy Teaches You to Hate Your Needs
CW: ableist “jokes” about suicide, passive suicidal ideation
“If I needed less, I’d be easier to love.”
“That doesn’t sound like you,” replied my therapist.
When I say something vicious about myself in therapy, she often asks, “Whose voi...
A Prescription for Heteronormativity
The first time someone threatened to forcibly alter my sexuality, they called it healthcare.
Some girls get told to wait for the “right man.” I got told my body might need pharmaceutical assistance.
My body has never really felt like mine...
Menstrual Equity Shouldn’t Be First Come, First Served
I’ve never had the kind of period that could be treated like a minor scheduling adjustment.
At its worst, I could bleed through a super tampon in fifteen minutes.
~~Unfortunately, that’s neither an exaggeration or a joke.~~
How the fuck...
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...
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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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