People are always afraid of the unknown - and banding together against the Thing That Is Different From Us is a time-honoured tradition for rallying the masses.

I think my writing has become "cleaner."

No, honestly, my mouth shouldn't be able to function unless my brain's engaged.

If you don't know there's an alternative, you can't miss it

there's something nice about knowing that i'm not the only one who doesn't quite fit the part.

Once upon a time there was a girl who wanted to put her fist through a mirror. She would tell everyone it was so that she could see what was on the other side, but really, it was so that she wouldn't have to look at herself. That, and because she thought she might be able to steal a piece of glass when no one was looking, and use it to carve her heart out of her chest.

And if your parents have you for a reason, then that reason better exist. Because once it's gone, so are you.