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I am one with my queerness and my queerness is with me

Posted on June 1, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

I love you, my siblings. My family. My dearest friends.

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great, this again.

Posted on May 16, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

Do you ever believe something about yourself so hard that even proof doesn't change your mind?

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I write what hurts my feelings

Posted on April 25, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 1 Comment

The pain leads me to what is true.

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fight like hell for the living

Posted on April 2, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

It is never far from my thoughts that some of us have already said our last words to those who are beloved.

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the center of the circle

Posted on January 29, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

You have no obligation to comfort others. You have space to grieve as much or as little as you can, in each minute and in each day. You do not need to hold emot...

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the promises we inherit

Posted on January 26, 2023 by Nix Kelley / 0 Comment

One day, my descendants can rest in the shade of the trees I plant.