Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #51: Swimming Lessons
“I loved everything about swimming lessons and fun in the pool. Well — almost everything.”
Baopu #48: I Want to Come Home
I wish I could come home more, but everything is different now…
Grease Bats: Feeling The Gender Feels
“I’m fine” is just code for “I’m disassociating from my feelings.”
Some Things: Pride Isn’t For Everyone
“Why? Aren’t you all about the gay stuff?”
Yo! That’s Not Cool #11: From Now Until Infinity
A Pride reminder.
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #49: Pride
“I know the difference between a party that’s celebrating me and a party that’s exploiting me.”
Baopu #47: Like a Climbing Vine
Finding resilience in challenging times.
Greasebats: Can’t Go Home Again
“I can list everyone on the US Women’s Soccer Team from least gay to most gay haircut!” “I can’t even appreciate what a cool and vital skill that is because I’m too sad!”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #48: Camp 2.0
A quick look back at A-Camp X!
Some Things: Take Me Back
I never want to be anywhere but Camp.
Yo! That’s Not Cool #10: Self-Care
“You are important!”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #47: Touch
Physical touch is not about niceness, it’s about intimacy. It’s not owed. It’s considered.
Baopu #46: Take Care of Yourself This Summer
Crying is good for you, and don’t work too hard.
Grease Bats: Summer Exes
“Is that Emily? And Sarah!? AND Casey??”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #46: Nice
“Of all the awful ways to be insulted in this body I gotta say: I’m most frequently bummed out by folks who think they’re being nice.”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #45: Signs
“I’ve grown to love reading my horoscope.”
Baopu #45: Body Issue
I like showing my body, despite the stigma against being comfortable in your own skin.
Grease Bats: Not My Jam
“Dating. Sex. Romance. It’s not my jam.”
Oh, Hey! It’s Alyssa #44: Ink
“There are very few things I love more than being tattooed.”
Some Things: Fair Warning
We all have things we’d go back and tell ourselves.