- Jul 23
- 3 min
Newsletter #2 | Becoming a Dragon: Bikini required
Because of Layla I understood I am capable of enduring anything. I had just plunged into an icy bath with a stranger. It was the eve of...
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- Jun 27
- 2 min
Newsletter #1 | A gift for you
I woke before the sun, ready for coffee and yoga. But instead of bending and balancing, I fell in the middle of the mat. My head swirled...
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- May 24
- 6 min
Chapter 11 | My Body is like a Slinky
In February of 2022, I gave up pursuing a singing career. Ever since, my body has felt as supple as a slinky. I now glide through the...
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- Apr 9
- 2 min
Chapter 10 | The last day I saw my mother
I was anxious about my voice instead of mourning my dead mother. It was her funeral. My throat locked down as I listened to the quartet...
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- Jan 15
- 4 min
Chapter 9 | The Dream Team
Muscle Tension Dysphonia is a bitch. It’s not an injury. And it’s not something that can be seen or removed with a laser. By my...
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- Nov 26, 2021
- 4 min
Chapter 8 | Surviving as a Singer
The ice chips sliding down my desert-dry throat were an oasis. It was June 2014 and I had just woken up from a surgery where my Ear Nose...
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- Oct 16, 2021
- 4 min
Chapter 7 | Who can I trust?
January - February 2020 “Hands up!” she said. I raised my arms above my head and squatted in front of the dining room mirror for my...
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