Tag: Harry Potter
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Identify
“I identify as a forest gremlin,” They say, Their tree limb appendages Hugging bark – A true flower child. I identify as: The last tree I climbed, At four years old – I identify as: Fear, As if by magic, Turned anxiety Turned self-doubt Turned shame Turned power As I clung To a too-high branch […]
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On Harry Potter, Hide and Seek, and the Divine
“I keep making the mistake of believing there is any sort of destination, that once I achieve something, I do not have to work to maintain it, that I can ever have anything fully figured out. Long story short, I’ve delayed my graduation by a semester in order to focus on being present with my son, who was just kicked out of daycare for aggressive behaviors I was convinced he had grown out of. He and I are getting ready to navigate another massive shift in our routine, and I’m once again reevaluating everything I thought I knew…”
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Always
Always Helen Rose January 8, 2019 Author’s Note: I wrote this post in early 2019, before JK Rowling outed herself as a trans-exclusive radical feminist. I do not remotely condone Rowling’s beliefs or statements about the trans community and I am heartbroken that my childhood hero turned out to be so closed minded and harmful. […]