chloe

okay i cried

absolutely lovely! I wasn't sure how i was feeling about this, but the end was SO clean emotionally, it really really got to me. it's a quiet story but in the best way possible. i do feel like i got an intimate portrait of both these girls and how much they changed over the course of a few weeks/a month. it was beautiful and strange and took its concepts with pride.

fascinating account of what it's like to experience life as a Travesti in Salvador, Brazil. I came away with so many thoughts about our constructions of gender and sex.

not as exciting has his other work that I've read, but there's some interesting ideas here

super interesting! the content didn't dig quite as deep as I wanted, but the writing was good! it was engaging and got me thinking about how cults utilize words to sink their teeth in the most. I also liked the comparison to things like workout stuff– but ultimately deciding that soul cycle is not a cult in the way that Jonestown was, since it doesn't always consume the lives of every member. People can engage in “cult” behavior without it being unhealthy. It's part of being human