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Stacey Sturgis
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“I am no longer afraid.
I will never again allow myself
to be afraid to be loved. Or to love you.
Who am I to doubt the World's reasoning?
And how remarkable it feels—finally-
to be that broken filly
upon whom no one would ever bet, yet
one day-against all odds-breaks
into the outside lane and comes in first.”
— Feb 22, 2026 07:32PM
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I will never again allow myself
to be afraid to be loved. Or to love you.
Who am I to doubt the World's reasoning?
And how remarkable it feels—finally-
to be that broken filly
upon whom no one would ever bet, yet
one day-against all odds-breaks
into the outside lane and comes in first.”
Tabassum
is on page 77 of 78
I grieve for the ways patriarchy strips boys of their childhood. The few times I have fallen for a man, it is usually because he has a beautiful boy still inside him, a boy who is smart and loves to play. Or maybe none of this has anything to do with the sham of gender. Maybe I just like intelligence and pleasure.
— Jan 13, 2026 06:51AM
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Tabassum
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Ambrosial perfumes,
pearly combs to groom
our raven‑black hair.
For a long time now
I’ve been working on finally
giving my body its hooves—
Not to touch the ground, but
to race
upon the water.
— Jan 13, 2026 06:08AM
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pearly combs to groom
our raven‑black hair.
For a long time now
I’ve been working on finally
giving my body its hooves—
Not to touch the ground, but
to race
upon the water.
