“You deserve better" I say, and then, unlike all the times I failed partners in the past, when I was too young to know how malleable I was, I become better.” RelationshipQueer Lit Author:Marisa Crane
“My parents must have sensed my queerness, possibly as young as three, but instead of sitting me down and saying, We love you, we love you. Here’s what you need to know about the people who won’t, my father ignored me, and my mother redirected me toward princess crowns and pink frilly dresses.” LoveFamilyAcceptanceQueer Book:I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself Source: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself
“Here I was thinking my tears might move her enough to forgive me for not turning my body into a home.” LossGriefParentingMotherhoodPregnancyParenthood Book:I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself Source: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself
“My head feels the way watercolor looks when it bleeds.” LossGriefMarriage Book:I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself Source: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself
“We argued so often we thought we’d made a mistake marrying for love when there were things like fear and loneliness to bind you.” LoveMarriagePartners Book:I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself Source: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself