Ayana O’Brien is a Black queer woman from Atlanta (but if you know a bit about the city, she might divulge she’s really from the suburbs). One of the few truths she’s discovered at 23 is that writing helps life make a little more sense. With a focus on the magic of intersectional identities, she hopes her writings can make people feel a little more at home. You can find other little bits by (of) her in Attic Salt and LA Miscellany.

If I walked to the window in the kitchen, the little one right above the creaky sink, I could look out over the backyard of my mother’s grandmother’s house. I

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