Midwest Trans Dad
Dad. Queer. Fat. Trans. Disabled. AuDHD. Advocate. Storyteller. Truthseeker.
How Capitalism Makes Rest Feel Unsafe
I don’t remember the last time I rested without guilt. Even when my body aches for stillness, I feel that familiar buzz; the voice saying I’m wasting time, falling behind. But that voice isn’t mine. It’s capitalism, whispering that my worth is measured by output, not by being alive.
The Ghost I Became
I had never imagined reaching adulthood. In an odd way, that certainty was a comfort, sparing me from the weight of an unknown future. But as time crept, I found myself hoping for a train to come, to sweep me away, carrying me beyond this life…