Author: Ashton Rose

What Is the Problem? There are over a million trans people all across America, some of them right here in Montgomery County. Many of these people don’t feel like they belong, or are even being actively attacked: the HB2 law in North Carolina tried to force transgender people to use the bathrooms of their biological … Continue reading Being an Ally: How to Help Trans Youth

I feel like I’ve always lived this way. As far back as I can remember, it’s mostly been the same. Not a single moment is spent focusing on the moment itself, but rather thinking about what may happen in the next ten minutes, the next hour, day, month even. I’ve seen all the posts on … Continue reading Irrational Living (A Personal Essay)

Hello! It's December, yay! NaNoWriMo is over, which theoretically means I have more time, but November was only the beginning. I will still be very busy with writing and school, so I will not be posting much. However, stay tuned throughout this month for two new pieces (at least one of which is being published … Continue reading Author’s Note

Hi friends, Halloween is drawing to an end, and Marty has returned back to his world. I want to let you know now that I may not post at all during the month of November. I am participating in NaNoWriMo, and that will take up A LOT of my time. If you don't know what … Continue reading Author’s Note

I went back to Emory's house today. In fact, I'm still there. I'm sitting on their couch right now, watching as they take breaks from cuddling and watching a movie to give candy to visiting children. It truly is sweet. I arrived early this morning, wanting to spend as much time here as I could. … Continue reading October 31, 2018; Goodbye

Today has been wild. We've been celebrating our victory over the Fuckboys all day. They're not gone- we all know that. Next year, when October comes around, our war will continue. But for now, for this year, we defeated them, and that's all that matters. We have weakened them, so the humans won't have to … Continue reading October 30, 2018; We Did It

Our plan worked. This morning, we all awoke to the sound of the General blowing a horn. To the East, outlined by the rising sun, was an army of hundreds of Fuckboys. In the middle of them, we could see the silhouette of the Sorcerer. We quickly gathered ourselves, our numbers only slightly lower than … Continue reading October 29, 2018; The Final Battle

I have spent all day guarding an abandonded town in the desert. The magicians were hard at work all through morning and into the afternoon, doing... well, I don't know exactly what they were doing. Setting the trap, that's as much as I know. They drew many lines in the dirt, on the walls, all … Continue reading October 28, 2018; Preparation

With everyone still pumped up from the soccer game yesterday, the General called a meeting to announce the plan for our final assault on the Sorcerer and the Fuckboys. "We know that this Sorcerer is much stronger than we had anticipated," he began. "But we have a plan that should bring them down once and … Continue reading October 27, 2018; The Final Plan

Today, the General decided that everybody (including himself) deserved a day off. And so we did my favorite thing: skeleton soccer. We all gathered in a large valley, and placed two goals on each side. We split into two very large teams, hundreds of us on each. Here's the thing about skeleton soccer; it's very … Continue reading October 26, 2018; Soccer!