I woke up choking on smoke. My eyes burned from the heat. My room was filled with thick black clouds. I tried to search for my walker...

In that moment, my body was no longer mine; I couldn’t move or speak. He didn’t speak either. The only sound was his heavy breathing...

I released my hands as I realized I had been squeezing them tight around the barber’s chair. The best I could do to occupy my mind...

Before I begin, let me tell you a few things about me... I’m a gender queer actor who loves to sing, dance, and shatter stereotypes.

Isn’t it funny how we always stick a label on ourselves? From where we were born to what we do, somehow we always manage to tie a label...

My parents got married in the ‘70s. Twenty years later, I guess they figured it was about time to have a child. That’s where I came...

I think I realized early on that I could either be really bitter about it, or I could gain a lot of really great life skills...

They say that an angel’s wings are made up of the troubles of the souls they protect...

My childhood was not sweet, to say the least. Instead of love and security, it was filled with mockery and humiliation...

I guess it all started when my father got his big break. During his rookie years, the law firm he was working for had been given...

Growing up, I’ve noticed that many people, especially men, think they are entitled to a lot from a woman. They think they have the right...

But no matter where we lived, I was a smart high achiever. No kidding. We were a family of hard-workers and I loved going to school...

I was a very reclusive child and a runaway kid. There was already so much going on inside my head and I couldn’t handle the overload...

I remember one time my brothers and I had to avoid drops of blood splattered on the pavement that followed our path to school...

My mom had five children to two different men, and I was the second. We were all girls and close in age...

If you didn’t know, The Troubles refer to a nasty civil dispute that spanned over 30 years between the British and Irish...

I had an eventful and adventure-filled childhood because I was a wild kid. I always found myself in trouble with just about everyone...

Life as a child was one of exploration, advancement, and amazement. I remember movie nights when my older brother, parents, and I...

What makes a person unique? One just has to look up at the night sky. Just as each star differs from all the others, each of us...

Every morning, I had to draw from what motivational reserves I had left to get through the day because I felt that just breathing was...