On my emotionally healthy days, I can navigate my way to a middle-ground. I can spot the minute details of a situation and find commonality. I am willing to erase the line in the…

I don’t know where your head is at on day two after the presidential election. Yesterday, for me, I could barely think straight. Being a woman felt more real than ever before. Being Mexican…

I will be the first to admit that I was one of many to read Gone Girl. Sure, it was a last minute, crap-forgot-to-buy-a-book-before-vacation read. It turned out, however, that my sun soaked days were…

The brain is a fascinating piece of equipment. Yesterday, on my therapists couch, I called it “crazy.” She called it “smart.” The brain does this thing when you experience something traumatic. Well, I mean, it…

When I was seventeen and a senior in high school, a teacher that I trusted began to abuse that trust. It started out seemingly innocent — we bonded over our love for music, so…

A handful of bizarre things happened when sin entered the world. Sure, we can start at the talking snake and the unwise decisions that followed. But I want to start at the place where Adam…

I don’t know that the word “escape” works in this case, but I’m going to go with it for the time being. If you know anything about my story, you’re familiar with my many…

I’m currently finishing up the last semester in school (I never thought I would say that sentence), and our cohort is in a class on the philosophy of ethics. In doing some research on…

I swear I saw you on the train today. It was your hand I noticed. Or what I thought was your hand. I’ve studied your fingernail beds, the perfect ridges, and the little skin…