“Sometimes, when I tell this story, I forget which difference I’m talking about… Why do I see different experiences as good and natural, while others do not?”

Personal essay, published in The Jewish Asexuality Anthology.

“It is undeniably important for Americans to remember the soldiers who heroically fought and sacrificed for the United States, especially minority soldiers whose contributions are often ignored by the white majority. But it is also important for Americans to remember the people who heroically spoke out against injustice instead of going along with the accepted narrative. In Johnson’s case, both kinds of hero existed in one man.”

Critical essay, published in The Paper Shell Review.

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