Trust the Process
sharing my writing, thoughts, and ideas. Releasing the idea I must have a "perfect" finished product before I can share
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the art of translation: how to make an academic article personal (opens the original)
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the research article I wrote: Intersectional Activism Among Black Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning Young Adults: The Roles of Intragroup Marginalization, Identity, and Communityaudience: traditional academia— values quant over quality and can only make meaning via graphs and figuresintention: explain the pain of being an outsider in a group that was supposed to love youcost: too muchthe essay with the truth: <a href="https://janaesayquoi.substack.com/p/was-i-asked-t
you deserve to be free of all the places that tried to cage you (opens the original)
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Dear black queer friends and family,You’ve been suffocating for too long, trying to fit in the box/label they put you in. The one I put us in when I thought playing by their rules, speaking their language, would finally get them to understand. Maybe it did. Maybe many people read that article and found connection and meaning and took it further…Articles that have cited Our work since: 47.Is that enough? Is that number enough to satisfy this insatiable need for legacy, recognition? Can I stop hid
how to settle (& fly) (opens the original)
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Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when publishedWhen I write, what will my stories sing of? Hope Joy Love Peace.Text within this block will maintain its original spacing when published I don't want anymore stories of corruption and nightmares and hail marys for miracles. I want rest. <spa
manifestation (opens the original)
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The more we share, the less we carry alone. This is the power of story. Shoulders no longer weighed downby the quieting my truth,my chest opens up.More light clears the clouds around my heart.More love warms the ache of my soulMore soulTranslates what my heart is whisperingThe more I hear, the more I act.The more I act, the further my shoulders roll back.As they roll,my spine straightens, tall with confidence.Because I told someone the truth in my soul and they did not shrink with fear. They smi
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