A Sensory Sensitive Introvert Goes to Vegas

And survives to tell the tale

Kerala Taylor
Human Parts
Published in
8 min readApr 15, 2024

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The assault on my senses begins the moment I step off the plane. The slot machines are clustered at the airport gate in all their glaring glory, blinking against the incessant hum of club music. Such flashing lights and pulsing beats are so ubiquitous in Vegas, one might think they emanate from its very soil.

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Kerala Taylor
Human Parts

Award-winning writer. Interrupting notions of what it means to be a mother, woman, worker, and wife. Subscribe: https://keralataylor.substack.com