Alaina Leary
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Alaina Leary Articles
When I was in seventh grade, I logged onto my MySpace blog and wrote a short blog post about being gay and afraid to come out to my family and frie
Read...All I wanted, most days, was a cute apartment with big windows, sheer curtains billowing in the breeze, where I could sit comfortably and read a book.
Read...We think of holidays and big moments first when we think about death. What we don’t talk about are the little moments in between, like surviving Autumn.
Read...The best part about Halloween is having free rein to dress a little whimsically and spooky all month long. Let's all dress like every day is Halloween!
Read...When my mom died, I made a list of things that made me similar to her: My favorite color was purple, I liked to write, I loved reading, I adored cats, I didn’t wear makeup, my favorite soda was Pepsi, I lived in oversized sweaters. I was 11, so I didn’t add “I love to drink” to the list, but it crosses my mind now whenever I’m at a bar with friends, and I decide to order a cocktail.
Read...If you’re not currently poor, low-income, or broke, here’s what you can do this summer to support your friends and family members who might be.
Read...I’ve walked the line between visibly and invisibly disabled my entire life.
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