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Late to the Panel: Heritage, Identity, and the Things I Came to Late
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and whatever else is on my mind, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. It's funny, because I'm no stranger to coming to things late. Coming to It Late I grew up on superhero movies and TV shows. Comics, manga, and anime weren't part of it at first. I got into anime in high school, and I didn't really get into comics and […] -
Late to the Panel: Heritage, Identity, and the Things I Came to Late
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and whatever else is on my mind, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. It's funny, because I'm no stranger to coming to things late. Coming to It Late I grew up on superhero movies and TV shows. Comics, manga, and anime weren't part of it at first. I got into anime in high school, and I didn't really get into comics and […] -
Late to the Panel: Heritage, Identity, and the Things I Came to Late
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and whatever else is on my mind, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. It's funny, because I'm no stranger to coming to things late. Coming to It Late I grew up on superhero movies and TV shows. Comics, manga, and anime weren't part of it at first. I got into anime in high school, and I didn't really get into comics and […] -
Late to the Panel: Heritage, Identity, and the Things I Came to Late
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and whatever else is on my mind, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. It's funny, because I'm no stranger to coming to things late. Coming to It Late I grew up on superhero movies and TV shows. Comics, manga, and anime weren't part of it at first. I got into anime in high school, and I didn't really get into comics and […] -
Late to the Panel: Heritage, Identity, and the Things I Came to Late
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and whatever else is on my mind, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. It's funny, because I'm no stranger to coming to things late. Coming to It Late I grew up on superhero movies and TV shows. Comics, manga, and anime weren't part of it at first. I got into anime in high school, and I didn't really get into comics and […] -
The Heritage I Don’t See in the Media (Or Talk About Enough)
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and the strange corners of media, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. Being Mixed, Being Ambiguous My heritage is mixed. I'm Salvadoran, but I also have Polish, Austrian, German, and French ancestry. For this post I want to focus on the Salvadoran side, the part I've rarely centered in my writing or my identity. Media has […] -
The Heritage I Don’t See in the Media (Or Talk About Enough)
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and the strange corners of media, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. Being Mixed, Being Ambiguous My heritage is mixed. I'm Salvadoran, but I also have Polish, Austrian, German, and French ancestry. For this post I want to focus on the Salvadoran side, the part I've rarely centered in my writing or my identity. Media has […] -
The Heritage I Don’t See in the Media (Or Talk About Enough)
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and the strange corners of media, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. Being Mixed, Being Ambiguous My heritage is mixed. I'm Salvadoran, but I also have Polish, Austrian, German, and French ancestry. For this post I want to focus on the Salvadoran side, the part I've rarely centered in my writing or my identity. Media has […] -
The Heritage I Don’t See in the Media (Or Talk About Enough)
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and the strange corners of media, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. Being Mixed, Being Ambiguous My heritage is mixed. I'm Salvadoran, but I also have Polish, Austrian, German, and French ancestry. For this post I want to focus on the Salvadoran side, the part I've rarely centered in my writing or my identity. Media has […] -
The Heritage I Don’t See in the Media (Or Talk About Enough)
It's Hispanic Heritage Month. And, well, fuck it. I'm Hispanic. More specifically, I'm Salvadoran. I've spent years writing about books, music, science, and the strange corners of media, and I almost never talk about this part of myself. Being Mixed, Being Ambiguous My heritage is mixed. I'm Salvadoran, but I also have Polish, Austrian, German, and French ancestry. For this post I want to focus on the Salvadoran side, the part I've rarely centered in my writing or my identity. Media has […] -
why would i let 20-year-old me review my life
he had more friends, a better city, and absolutely none of the information. i'm willing to hear his concerns.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/twenty-year-old-me-life-expectations/
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why would i let 20-year-old me review my life
he had more friends, a better city, and absolutely none of the information. i'm willing to hear his concerns.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/twenty-year-old-me-life-expectations/
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why would i let 20-year-old me review my life
he had more friends, a better city, and absolutely none of the information. i'm willing to hear his concerns.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/twenty-year-old-me-life-expectations/
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why would i let 20-year-old me review my life
he had more friends, a better city, and absolutely none of the information. i'm willing to hear his concerns.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/twenty-year-old-me-life-expectations/
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why would i let 20-year-old me review my life
he had more friends, a better city, and absolutely none of the information. i'm willing to hear his concerns.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/twenty-year-old-me-life-expectations/
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five years is not a deadline for missing someone
my mother would have turned 65 this week. grief has reviewed the calendar and declined to recognize the five-year performance target.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/five-years-not-deadline-for-grief/
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five years is not a deadline for missing someone
my mother would have turned 65 this week. grief has reviewed the calendar and declined to recognize the five-year performance target.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/five-years-not-deadline-for-grief/
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five years is not a deadline for missing someone
my mother would have turned 65 this week. grief has reviewed the calendar and declined to recognize the five-year performance target.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/five-years-not-deadline-for-grief/
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five years is not a deadline for missing someone
my mother would have turned 65 this week. grief has reviewed the calendar and declined to recognize the five-year performance target.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/five-years-not-deadline-for-grief/
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five years is not a deadline for missing someone
my mother would have turned 65 this week. grief has reviewed the calendar and declined to recognize the five-year performance target.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/23/five-years-not-deadline-for-grief/
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Good Intentions, Same Rectangle
After deleting Facebook, I still miss the local, human uses of it. Parkrun & gardens. -
Good Intentions, Same Rectangle
After deleting Facebook, I still miss the local, human uses of it. Parkrun & gardens. -
Good Intentions, Same Rectangle
After deleting Facebook, I still miss the local, human uses of it. Parkrun & gardens. -
Good Intentions, Same Rectangle
After deleting Facebook, I still miss the local, human uses of it. Parkrun & gardens. -
Good Intentions, Same Rectangle
After deleting Facebook, I still miss the local, human uses of it. Parkrun & gardens. -
my mom’s angry playlist has two songs and no skips
The Bitch Is Back. You Oughta Know. apparently i inherited a very specific approach to emotional regulation.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/20/moms-angry-playlist-alanis-elton-john/
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my mom’s angry playlist has two songs and no skips
The Bitch Is Back. You Oughta Know. apparently i inherited a very specific approach to emotional regulation.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/20/moms-angry-playlist-alanis-elton-john/
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my mom’s angry playlist has two songs and no skips
The Bitch Is Back. You Oughta Know. apparently i inherited a very specific approach to emotional regulation.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/20/moms-angry-playlist-alanis-elton-john/
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my mom’s angry playlist has two songs and no skips
The Bitch Is Back. You Oughta Know. apparently i inherited a very specific approach to emotional regulation.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/20/moms-angry-playlist-alanis-elton-john/
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my mom’s angry playlist has two songs and no skips
The Bitch Is Back. You Oughta Know. apparently i inherited a very specific approach to emotional regulation.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/20/moms-angry-playlist-alanis-elton-john/
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There Is No Entrance Exam for Womanhood
Sometimes the hardest person to convince that you belong is yourself. A personal reflection on missed girlhood, femininity, gender expression and learning that womanhood does not require proof.https://queerdispatch.org/2026/09/13/there-is-no-entrance-exam-for-womanhood/
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There Is No Entrance Exam for Womanhood
Sometimes the hardest person to convince that you belong is yourself. A personal reflection on missed girlhood, femininity, gender expression and learning that womanhood does not require proof.https://queerdispatch.org/2026/09/13/there-is-no-entrance-exam-for-womanhood/
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There Is No Entrance Exam for Womanhood
Sometimes the hardest person to convince that you belong is yourself. A personal reflection on missed girlhood, femininity, gender expression and learning that womanhood does not require proof.https://queerdispatch.org/2026/09/13/there-is-no-entrance-exam-for-womanhood/
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New on Lyteforce Writes ✍️
==My Idea of Cozy==Some people prefer to be bundled up, hot beverage in hand, and out of the weather to be cozy? Me? I'm a bit different.
https://lyteforcewrites.fyi/my-idea-of-cozy
#LyteforceWrites #Blog #WritingCommunity #IndieBlog #Canada #PersonalEssay
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New on Lyteforce Writes ✍️
==My Idea of Cozy==Some people prefer to be bundled up, hot beverage in hand, and out of the weather to be cozy? Me? I'm a bit different.
https://lyteforcewrites.fyi/my-idea-of-cozy
#LyteforceWrites #Blog #WritingCommunity #IndieBlog #Canada #PersonalEssay
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New on Lyteforce Writes ✍️
==My Idea of Cozy==Some people prefer to be bundled up, hot beverage in hand, and out of the weather to be cozy? Me? I'm a bit different.
https://lyteforcewrites.fyi/my-idea-of-cozy
#LyteforceWrites #Blog #WritingCommunity #IndieBlog #Canada #PersonalEssay
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New on Lyteforce Writes ✍️
==My Idea of Cozy==Some people prefer to be bundled up, hot beverage in hand, and out of the weather to be cozy? Me? I'm a bit different.
https://lyteforcewrites.fyi/my-idea-of-cozy
#LyteforceWrites #Blog #WritingCommunity #IndieBlog #Canada #PersonalEssay
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adulthood remains three years away at all times
every age eventually becomes the age when you were obviously a baby. this is inconvenient for anyone waiting to feel finished.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/10/adulthood-remains-three-years-away/
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adulthood remains three years away at all times
every age eventually becomes the age when you were obviously a baby. this is inconvenient for anyone waiting to feel finished.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/10/adulthood-remains-three-years-away/
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adulthood remains three years away at all times
every age eventually becomes the age when you were obviously a baby. this is inconvenient for anyone waiting to feel finished.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/10/adulthood-remains-three-years-away/
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adulthood remains three years away at all times
every age eventually becomes the age when you were obviously a baby. this is inconvenient for anyone waiting to feel finished.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/10/adulthood-remains-three-years-away/
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adulthood remains three years away at all times
every age eventually becomes the age when you were obviously a baby. this is inconvenient for anyone waiting to feel finished.https://tacobout.online/2026/09/10/adulthood-remains-three-years-away/
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A Year Without Her
By Cliff Potts
September 9, 2026 – 2105
A year is a strange measure of time.
It sounds complete. It sounds like something that should mean closure, or at least a clear step forward. People mark it on calendars, remember the date, say a few words, and then expect something to have shifted in a meaningful way.
But a year without her is not a clean line.
It is a collection of days. Some heavy, some manageable, some almost normal, and some that fall apart without warning. It is not one continuous feeling. It is a pattern of moments that do not resolve into anything simple.
That is what a year becomes.
There are things you learn. You learn how to get through the day without constant collapse. You learn where the sharpest edges are. You learn which memories bring warmth and which ones still break you open. You learn how to function in a world that no longer includes the person who mattered most.
But learning is not the same as healing.
A year does not restore what was lost. It does not answer the questions. It does not make the absence reasonable or acceptable. It only proves that time continues whether you are ready for it or not.
That is the truth of it.
There is no finish line at one year. No moment where grief declares itself complete. There is only a continuation. The same life, reshaped, moving forward one day at a time, carrying what it carries.
And yet, there is something else.
There is endurance.
Not the loud kind. Not the kind that demands recognition. Just the quiet fact that you are still here, still moving, still doing what needs to be done. That may not feel like much, but it is not nothing.
A year without her is not a conclusion.
It is a measure of how long love continues in absence.
If this work helps you understand what’s happening, help me keep it going: https://www.patreon.com/cw/WPSNews
#grief #loss #mourning #personalEssay #reflection #SeptemberFiles #widowhood
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Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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Friendship Is Harder Than People Admit When You’re An Adult
There is something I have been thinking about a lot this year, and honestly, it is something that has been sitting in the back of my mind for quite some time. Friendship is hard. Not just making friends. Not just keeping friends. Not just finding people you click with. The entire process of having friendships as an adult can be surprisingly difficult, and 2026 has made that reality particularly obvious to me. So far this year, I have lost multiple friends. Some of those friendships were […] -
Friendship Is Harder Than People Admit When You’re An Adult
There is something I have been thinking about a lot this year, and honestly, it is something that has been sitting in the back of my mind for quite some time. Friendship is hard. Not just making friends. Not just keeping friends. Not just finding people you click with. The entire process of having friendships as an adult can be surprisingly difficult, and 2026 has made that reality particularly obvious to me. So far this year, I have lost multiple friends. Some of those friendships were […] -
Friendship Is Harder Than People Admit When You’re An Adult
There is something I have been thinking about a lot this year, and honestly, it is something that has been sitting in the back of my mind for quite some time. Friendship is hard. Not just making friends. Not just keeping friends. Not just finding people you click with. The entire process of having friendships as an adult can be surprisingly difficult, and 2026 has made that reality particularly obvious to me. So far this year, I have lost multiple friends. Some of those friendships were […] -
Friendship Is Harder Than People Admit When You’re An Adult
There is something I have been thinking about a lot this year, and honestly, it is something that has been sitting in the back of my mind for quite some time. Friendship is hard. Not just making friends. Not just keeping friends. Not just finding people you click with. The entire process of having friendships as an adult can be surprisingly difficult, and 2026 has made that reality particularly obvious to me. So far this year, I have lost multiple friends. Some of those friendships were […] -
Friendship Is Harder Than People Admit When You’re An Adult
There is something I have been thinking about a lot this year, and honestly, it is something that has been sitting in the back of my mind for quite some time. Friendship is hard. Not just making friends. Not just keeping friends. Not just finding people you click with. The entire process of having friendships as an adult can be surprisingly difficult, and 2026 has made that reality particularly obvious to me. So far this year, I have lost multiple friends. Some of those friendships were […] -
Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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Richard Marcus examines the important of queer line dancing in the context of creating safe(r) spaces for queer folks across the world.
Read this important essay in volume 7 of Rainbow Rodeo!
https://www.fourquartersrecords.com/products/rainbow-rodeo-vol-7
#QueerCountry #Americana #CountryMusic #RootsMusic #LGBTQMusic #QueerMusic #LGBTQMusician #lgbtq #essay #PersonalEssay #LGBTQHistory
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I learned early rest was for the weak. Everything my family taught me said so.
My father taught hours, my mother graded late. The message was clear.
What voice drives you forward, and is it speaking with kindness or fear?
#discipline #selfcompassion #wellness
#hustleculture #productivity #guiltfreerest
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I learned early rest was for the weak. Everything my family taught me said so.
My father taught hours, my mother graded late. The message was clear.
What voice drives you forward, and is it speaking with kindness or fear?
#discipline #selfcompassion #wellness
#hustleculture #productivity #guiltfreerest
#personalessay #reflectivewriting #embodiedpractice