Heya Liz,

I’ve been doing this weird, but wholly healing Queer Advent reflection project during this run up to Christmas. It’s been incredibly illuminating, helping me escape my own mental and social cages.

In journaling about the relative freedom I’m now enjoying, it is highlighting the privilege of my escape compared to my other minority friends —

I guess I just wanted to let you know where I’m at. I’d like to give you access to my excess emotional labor, seeing as, your being a woman means the world is hitting you harder right now than it’s hitting me in this nationalist moment.

This part of your pack did not close around the void you left when you moved to Arizona. For you, I am putting a placeholder that isn’t going anywhere anytime soon.

You don’t need to worry about reciprocation for me right now.

I’m doing great 😀

Enjoy the empty desert air out there, bb.

– Tim