My experience with various Aspec (and one non-Aspec) terminology

This is my first submission to A Carnival of Aros. It a submission to the September 2021 Carnival hosted by Aria's Hollow. The theme is "Language." Content Warning: (1) The language in this piece reflects much of my depression and heartbreak-induced confusion, which I didn't attempt to restrain in the hopes of a therapeutic writing …

Who is my “we”? Belonging, fitting in, and amatonormativity

This is my first submission to the Carnival of Aces. It a submission to the September 2021 Carnival hosted by Blue Ice-Tea. The theme is "The 'We' of Me". "The 'We' of Me" is a curious expression, inspired by a 1952 movie The Member of the Wedding (which, full disclosure, I haven't watched). As quoted …