Coming Out as Biracial

A few months ago, I not-so-subtly asserted myself as biracial while having dinner with a new coworker. “I’m a…

Learning the Difference Between Codependency and Love

Falling in love with an addict left me with an…

How One Stranger and an Amtrak Bathroom Taught Me the True Spirit of Christmas

Me and My Heart Murmur

Doctor says: there’s a good chance it’s harmless; this condition is pretty common.

Caught Catching A Beat

Two Heads, One Heart (Part 2)

I first discovered masturbation at about the same time online pornography was rising to prominence. Mine is the first generation to come of age with such broad and easy access to photos and videos, and it was…

What Going to School in China Is Really Like

Looking back on a mandatorily communist and tenderly…

That Moment When You Realize You’re Stuck Being You for the Rest of Your Life

Sometimes You Will Forget Your Mom Has Cancer

Sometimes you will forget your mom has cancer.

Washing Strangers’ Hair

I began washing hair when I was sixteen. Don’t get me wrong, I did other things — I swept, and I took people’s money…