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, 20194 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, 20194 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, 20193 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, 20192 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, 20194 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, 20184 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, 20184 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, 20183 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, 20185 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, 20184 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, 20163 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, 20164 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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