Collection
A stiletto shoe
1966, six weeks, and 1998, a few hours
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
It was 1959, I was ten, T. was eleven. We were very much in love. When I told my mother we had gone skinny dipping in the canal, I got my ears boxed and was sent to spend the rest of the school holidays with an aunt. When I was fifteen, we had more wonderful times together until he moved to Germany with his parents. Our goodbye came with many tears and promises. We would write every week and ne...
Die Pflanze im Bierbecher
12.08.2026
Friedewald, Deutschland
...am letzten Tag, als wir beieinander sein konnten bekam ich eine kleine Pflanze im Bierbecher von dir zum Geburtstag geschenkt.
Ich habe mich immer wahnsinnig sehr über deine Geschenke gefreut. Sie waren das Besonderste was mir je ein Mensch geschenkt hat.
Als ich dir nochmal nah sein konnte wußte ich leider nicht, dass es das letzte Mal sein sollte.
Ich hätte dir noch viel zu sagen geh...
Maternal love of a trans.
June 18, 2008
Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza, Mexico
Since birth, I have loved my family, especially my mother, because she is and will be the person who gave me life without me asking for it, it's something that gives my story its touch. A couple of years ago, I realized that a mother is actually the same as a friend who leaves you stranded in a dark alley when you need more of their presence, and that was when I knew I was a trans boy, I though...
Tall, squishy mozzarella
6 September 2026
Zagreb, Croatia
S,
I am writing this for myself because our connection mattered. I hoped that it would become more, and it hurts that it cannot become what I wanted. I want to honour those feelings while giving myself permission to move on, instead of ruminating and exhausting myself in the hope that you change your mind.
Meeting you showed me what it was like to truly connect with someone. As someone with v...