Laneia, Riese, and Sarah registered campers on the first day of A-Camp // by Taylor Hatmaker

“My purse is always full of sewing supplies and cheese snacks.”

What I’m getting at here is that staying grounded (even though it sounds like an oxymoron) gives you the ability to move.

A-Camp Selfie

A-Camp May 2013

Arrows showing the tunnel that runs under the highway between the two sides of camp.

Come gather round the virtual campfire kindled by my deep and unassuming love for you and tell me everything!

Feelin’ happy and powerful on SSRIs on top of this stump at A-Camp!

Rocking my GabiFresh suit at A-Camp 5.0 (photo by Laura M)

Alex Vega w/Stef, Laura & Phoenix. A-Camp 2012. Angelus Oaks, CA

“You promised we’d go camping on my birthday.”

“Witchiness is in my family: my people are the original hilljacks. I grew up with stories about my great-grandma Fern who traveled around Appalachia holding seances where she raised spirits and tables.”

I left the real world to hang out on the mountain but I’m not looking to leave the Autostraddle universe anytime soon, so let’s just hold each other or whatever. GET IN HERE!

Let’s take a bath!

Hi my name is Alex and I have an obsession with whiskey. This is me at our whiskey tasting at A-Camp

Moving on to new outfits you need for best camp life vibes.

Abby at Camp 4.0, October 2013

a-camp april 2012

What I learned from a week on a hilltop with 50 queer writers.

grace, 24 describes herself in this photo as having “literally the biggest smile I’ve ever had on my face, because that’s how A-camp makes you feel.”