When Friends Become Family

Keeping secrets hurt. To keep secrets, you are also required to create lies. In the past, I have created entire worlds to keep a secret, though mostly to keep people from asking why I wasn't dating. I thought life would become easier when I graduated high school. If there was a way to quantify wrongness,...

No, You Cannot Pray Away The Gay

One of the oldest lines in the Church always begins with, "let's pray about that." It doesn't matter if it is a school test, job interview, or a physical ailment, prayer is the go-to answer for everything. It is, in essence, the duct tape or hot glue of Christianity. If you are wondering, "what happens...

Why Inspirational Quotes and Cat Videos Are Not Enough

There came the point where I just had to back off of social media. I am trying to finish my Bachelor's degree and working nearly 50 hours a week, the constant negativity and hatred which came from every corner. I chose to change tactics and be more positive and post items which inspired me. I...

Take Me To Church

The human race is complex. The moment we add religion into the mix, we become even more complicated and contradictory. No matter the circumstance, an unborn child deserves to be saved. Once that baby is born, they only deserve to be saved if the parents are worthy. The current attitude is to drug test the...

As A Matter Of Fact, I am Created In The Image of God!

I have always been an independent person, even as a child. As I look back on my past, I realize the fights that broke out with my parents and me revolved around my independence. My parents wanted to keep me safe for as long as they could, but I wanted to go exploring the world....

My Sense8 Pride Story

Writers note: This entry has changed many times since I began writing. Even though I have two prior posts that are based around Sense8, somehow, I still gravitated back to this theme. Instead of forcing myself in a different direction, I am just going with it. Please enjoy. We should be used to the cancellation of...

The Importance of Sense8

With the recent announcement by Netflix to cancel Sense8, I have witnessed a flurry of emotions across social media. I am going through a range of emotions as I sit and look back on these past two years living with the characters of this show. I admit my knowledge of the Wachowski's does not go...