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Teresa Van Santana
Writer. Rambler. Secretist. Nonbinary transfemme. They/them. https://www.patreon.com/tvs
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You Can Never Go Back, But Neither Can You Stay—Part 3
“Hey,” Emory said with some caution, “can I help you with something?” The person looked up at Emory, then said in what Emory read as an elderly masculine voice, “There’s something in there.” “Oh yeah?” He nodded. Emory moved closer, slowly, her sandals lightly flip-flopping against her heels as
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The Second Adventures In Secrecy Poll
This one is about proposed changes.
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What’s inside
The conclusion of Stage 1: The Station.
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Me
So I’m me. TVS is what is says on the tin. Teresa Van Santāna. That’s me. Or just T, if you like. These storms keep rolling in, destroying my head. Those are arc words and you will see them a lot if you’re paying attention. Do you
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Is There Accounting for Taste?
Recently I was watching a vid of a controversial figure who made the claim that we do not choose our tastes. This caused something interesting to move inside of me, and so I’ve been sitting with it, wondering about it. Subscribe There’s the tired old adage of “no
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You Can Never Go Back, But Neither Can You Stay—Part 2
Emory spent many of the days outside, on the concrete patio, in a bathing suit. She’d worked hard to feel okay about being in a bikini. She wore a standard bikini made for ciswomen, instead of a gaff made for transwomen. Even after hormone therapy, her testes were still
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Don't Touch My Stuff!
A Case for Clutter
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You Can Never Go Back, But Neither Can You Stay—Part 1
Emory made some coffee. It was a French roast, a brand that someone had introduced her to when she was seventeen, and she hadn’t had it since. The taste of it, along with something about the light along the horizon out the window, called to her mind the year
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It’s gonna burn
My eyes sting so bad I think they’re burning out. “Relax, William,” Rogger says. Subscribe I feel her sturdy arms around me, her coarse beard brushing against my face. “We’re going to wash them out, all right?” “What?” I ask. “In the ocean?” “Yes, that’s the idea,
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Inside
It’s quiet. Are you still with me?
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Friends & Neighbors—Part 4
Starring Teresa Alfaro