Nov 9, 2020Just Learn to CodeIs a Code Boot Camp a Good Decision? — There are a number of things to consider when thinking about applying for a code boot camp. What motivates you to apply? For the purposes of this story, I’m going to assume you’re sick and tired of living in poverty and you’re looking for a way out. …Computer Science19 min readComputer Science19 min read
Jun 14, 2020Trans Health Care at its Best is Still Pretty BadThis is what the system looks like when it’s working. — Last year I decided to have a hysterectomy. I don’t want to bog down this story explaining why I wanted the surgery, or the mechanics of how various configurations of reproductive organs and hormones work together. …Transgender19 min readTransgender19 min read
Published inThe Startup·May 23, 2020So, Why Haven’t You Called?Social media could be a tool that assists us in communicating and maintaining relationships. What’s stopping it from being that? — When I was in maybe fourth grade, my best friend handed me a rock. I was a weird kid. I got bullied a lot, and she was my only friend. She had a few other friends though, and having me around all the time started to weigh on her. She…Social Media15 min readSocial Media15 min read
Feb 28, 2020The Painting Yale LostIn 2017, I got an interview for the Master’s degree program at the Yale School of Art. When I returned a week later to pick up work I had left there, one of my paintings was gone. What happened to it? This is the story: — I used to work at a copy shop on the Upper East Side. It was an hour and a half commute at five in the morning for just above minimum wage. The wealthiest neighborhood I’ve spent a considerable amount of time in, for sure. …Academia15 min readAcademia15 min read
Jan 24, 2020My Thesis Was Destroyed in a Fireand Shown by the World’s Top Art Dealer, and All I Got Was This T-Shirt A few months ago I met a professor from my college, Pratt Institute, at a life drawing night at a gay bar in Brooklyn and he asked me about the red-dyed paper I was drawing on. The convoluted story of how I came to possess that paper began when the…Art12 min readArt12 min read