A Door That Can’t Stay Shut

A creative essay detailing the author’s life as a teenager where he explores LGBTQ themes and its conflict with his experiences in Christian faith. A letter to an unidentified ‘You,’ essay allows the author asks questions about the readers observations, invite them to deduce things that may not be objectively clear, and present images from a unique adolescence. Topics covered include drug use, Walgreens visits, dating, and finding luxury in the everyday. [...]