Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter.” This is probably neither the time nor the place (nor the magazine) to be painting my face black with engine oil…
A Top Ten List
I am emotionally, physically, spiritually, and mentally spent. So let’s keep it light. No long, lyrical extended metaphors this month. No highly stylized short…
A Collection of Attributes
Brave New World
by Corey Saucier
I am black, gay, poor, and HIV-positive. In most circles these are not the most beautiful things a person can…
Dying of AIDS
RightNowThisVerySecond we are playing gospel music at full volume. Which is not very loud. I have my cell phone plugged into the wall and…
Dodging Responsibility
My best friend says that I am exhibiting “drug seeking behavior.” This is something that people who don’t use drugs say to people who…
These Days
Beep beep beep.
I am a six year old crying in the corner. There is a nurse with eight arms and six hands; all moving…
One Bad Day
Brave New World
by Corey Saucier
One Bad Day
Sometimes a fight is just a fight, and sometimes it’s not
So we broke up—“we” being my boyfriend and…
Lying on Instagram: Have We Made Living with AIDS Look Too…
Last week I got a letter from the government asking me to re-certify that I am disabled, and I am shook. Oh, yeah, by…
Kinky Compromise
Brave New World
by Corey Saucier
Kinky Compromise
Sometimes taking two steps forward requires one step back
So the techno music is playing in the background… The curtains…
Trigger Warning
Buses are disgusting. They are full of poor people and pedophiles.”
This is the first sentence that popped into my head at 8:40 a.m. on…
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One Heartland Hosts Hybrid Holiday in the Heartland
One Heartland Hosts Hybrid Holiday in the Heartland
One Heartland, the Midwest organization serving children living with or impacted by HIV/AIDS, will hold a hybrid...
