If you ever want to torture yourself…
Writing is hard. Writers do it because we love it. This isn’t a job you can do without loving it, just because of the sacrifice and the...
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jrgraybooks
- Mar 9, 2019
- 4 min
The Ever Growing Problem and a Speak No Evil Sneak Peek
I try to never comment on the drama that goes on in the genre. It’s not that I don’t have opinions. I have lots of opinions and I’m an...
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jrgraybooks
- Mar 2, 2019
- 4 min
I can’t tie my shoes.
I can’t tie my shoes. No fucking shit, I am being 100% serious right now. I am partially dyslexic. I don’t talk about it. I don’t bring...
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jrgraybooks
- Feb 2, 2019
- 3 min
Don’t tell me what my sexuality and identity can be.
Life changes us. Our experiences change us. Maybe it’s just because of the way I was raised, but I learn things about myself all the...
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jrgraybooks
- Jan 26, 2019
- 2 min
Pushing for More
I want better for myself. I think we all do. I want to hold myself to a higher standard. I have been torn for weeks finishing up this YA...
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jrgraybooks
- Jan 19, 2019
- 4 min
The Little Lies We Tell Ourselves
Maybe we have the idea of mental health all wrong. I’ve been thinking a lot about mental health recently. I read a powerful twitter...
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jrgraybooks
- Dec 22, 2018
- 4 min
Holidays Are Hard
Holidays are hard. Anyone who doesn’t agree with me might not have lived or loved as hard. Or maybe I was just dealt a different hand...
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jrgraybooks
- Dec 15, 2018
- 4 min
Grand Planning
I like to grand plan. I like to do it a lot more while I’m out in the majestic landscapes with little to no cell service. I like to think...
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jrgraybooks
- Dec 1, 2018
- 3 min
Maybe rethink your comment.
I hate being misgendered. I’m not sure if all trans people feel this way, but for me it’s like being completely dismissed and people...
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jrgraybooks
- Nov 24, 2018
- 5 min
I choose you random citizen…
Friendship is fucking weird. First off, it’s like saying I choose you to another random human. And it’s not about fucking or procreation...
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jrgraybooks
- Sep 15, 2018
- 4 min
A tiny little rant
We writers work our asses off. I know some of us don’t go into an office, or work nine to five. We sit on our phones and no, we aren’t...
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jrgraybooks
- May 28, 2016
- 3 min
The Queer Elephant In The Room
My first reaction to my partner asking me what he should tell them was, “I’m genderqueer,” there shouldn’t be a need for more. If people...
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jrgraybooks
- Jan 23, 2016
- 4 min
Pronouns Matter!
Misgendering is an issue most cis people never have to deal with, so it’s downplayed. It shouldn’t be regardless of how hard it may be...
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