Personal Essays | Poetry “I dreaded wedding dress shopping. Then the 5 words I never thought I’d hear changed everything” (personal essay) for HuffPost“OCD made me question every aspect of my identity — even my sexuality. Here's how I overcame it and found the love of my life” (personal essay) for Business Insider“After my mom died, I thought I’d never enjoy the holidays again. It took me years to find joy in my grief.” (personal essay) for Business Insider“I used to think Googling my symptoms kept me healthy. My mother’s death showed me I had to quit” (personal essay) for The Guardian“From Messy Chaos to Domestic Bliss: The Simple Fix That Changed Everything” (personal essay) for PrideSource“Should I be more sad that my mother won’t be at my wedding?” (personal essay) for Emi Nietfeld’s Substack, Post-Mortem“Doctors Dismissed My Symptoms For Years, So I Did Too. Then I Got A Shocking Diagnosis.” (personal essay) for Scary Mommy“Elegy for The Husband I’ll Never Have” (poetry) for Basilinda Journal“August” (poetry) in Agapanthus Collective“I Took a Two-Year Hiatus From Frank Ocean” (poetry) in Lesbians Are Miracles Magazine (Issue 16: Queer Joy)“All The Ghost Girls Wear Flower Crowns” (poetry) in Peanut Butter Shrimp (this is a print-only publication, but the link will take you to the Instagram feature)“Catholic Girl Draws Boobs” (CNF) in Defunkt Magazine (digital download is $5)