Mastodawn

The first experience left me feeling used, exploited, and questioning my own self-worth, while the second left me without a single discernible scar.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/dicey-question-is-grooming-always-predatory-7f4277439ab1?sk=058459eb05e01b7f2ab433b4acd2dc15

#LGBTQ #Grooming #Groomers #Memoir #PersonalStory

Dicey Question: Is Grooming Always Predatory?

In some cases, maybe the groomer is another version of “the hooker with a heart of gold.”

Medium

NYT > Arts 3d ago

A New Film Makes My Hearing Condition a Superpower. It's Not.

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/movies/hyperacusis-tuner-leo-woodall.html

#Movies #Health #PersonalStory

A New Film Makes My Hearing Condition a Superpower. It’s Not.

In “Tuner,” a former musician turned safecracker has painful hyperacusis. For him, it’s a hidden talent. Here’s what it’s really like.

The New York Times

Haunted Lineage 4d ago

Night Terrors on Elm Street – Part 2
#PersonalStory

One night, while settling into bed, we noticed the room darkening in an unnatural way. No trees or external light sources could explain it. The darkness collected in the northeast corner of the ceiling, and as we stared...

https://hauntedlineage.com/2025/02/12/night-terrors-on-elm-street-part-2/

#2006 #apartment #BurialMound

Haunted Lineage 4d ago

Night Terrors on Elm Street – Part 2
#PersonalStory

One night, while settling into bed, we noticed the room darkening in an unnatural way. No trees or external light sources could explain it. The darkness collected in the northeast corner of the ceiling, and as we stared...

https://hauntedlineage.com/2025/02/12/night-terrors-on-elm-street-part-2/

#2006 #apartment #BurialMound

Haunted Lineage 4d ago

Night Terrors on Elm Street – Part 2
#PersonalStory

One night, while settling into bed, we noticed the room darkening in an unnatural way. No trees or external light sources could explain it. The darkness collected in the northeast corner of the ceiling, and as we stared...

https://hauntedlineage.com/2025/02/12/night-terrors-on-elm-street-part-2/

#2006 #apartment #BurialMound

Haunted Lineage 4d ago

Night Terrors on Elm Street – Part 2
#PersonalStory

One night, while settling into bed, we noticed the room darkening in an unnatural way. No trees or external light sources could explain it. The darkness collected in the northeast corner of the ceiling, and as we stared...

https://hauntedlineage.com/2025/02/12/night-terrors-on-elm-street-part-2/

#2006 #apartment #BurialMound