February / May 2022
This is an essay about, put simply, Berlin as a historic swamp and site for transness, its train system, and my desire for bottom surgery.
It was picked up for publication by smoke + mold for their 6th issue. The direct link is right here.
I'm quite proud of this piece of writing. Looking back on it now (July 2025), I think it might be the best thing I've ever written, certainly the best of my nonfiction. I should also point out that I finally ended up taking a stab at the video that I mention in this essay, it's called “railing".
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