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A/typical Lesbian Love Story: Surviving a Pandemic + Middle-Child Shit

A/typical Lesbian Love Story: Surviving a Pandemic + Middle-Child Shit

A poetry-collage hybrid chapbook evincing transformation amid difficulty.

2023

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Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas deserves a damn chair

NBC Sports Boston had a chance to show during NBA Playoffs coverage how easy equitable coverage of women’s sports could be. They blew it.

4 min readMay 11, 2023

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Connecticut Sun star Alyssa Thomas deserves a damn chair

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Coping with ‘Beef’ and Its Offscreen Violences

Ali Wong and all involved with Netflix’s “Beef” remind us that silence is violence.

6 min readApr 21, 2023

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Coping with ‘Beef’ and Its Offscreen Violences

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NCAA uses racially-biased image of Aliyah Boston in Naismith POY voting graphic

Despite fans’ expressed outrage, NCAA women’s basketball is still circulating a racially-biased photo of the only Black Naismith finalist.

5 min readMar 24, 2023

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NCAA uses racially-biased image of Aliyah Boston in Naismith POY voting graphic

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My Susu gave us PRIDE pins

What do I call my partner’s mother? Society’s struggle with LGBTQ+ acceptance is reinforced by the limits of the English language.

3 min readJun 16, 2021

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My Susu gave us PRIDE pins

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Why the Silence from Ali Wong, ‘Beef,’ Is So Damaging

TRIGGER WARNING: This article discusses rape, sexual assault, complicity, silence, and other forms of violence in frank and unflinching…

6 min readMay 11, 2023

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Why the Silence from Ali Wong, ‘Beef,’ Is So Damaging

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My Back Is Not Your Step Stool

People love sports for fair play, but sports media spaces offer anything but. Theft and erasure are rampant, and impact Black women most.

11 min readAug 2, 2020

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Hiring Black Women Journalists Serves The Public Interest

Three things media companies must do right now to ensure inclusive, accurate reporting

7 min readJun 28, 2020

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Black Women in the WNBA Fought for More Money and Better Quality of Life — And Won

In a landmark deal, players chart a new path for the WNBA with higher salaries, enhanced mental health resources, and other benefits

6 min readJan 14, 2020

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Black Women in the WNBA Fought for More Money and Better Quality of Life — And Won

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Tamryn Spruill

Tamryn Spruill

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Poet/artist to the bone turning tricks (in consulting, journalism, publishing, lecturing/teaching, etc.) for money.

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