A Sleep to End the Heartache

The only promise I can really keep is to write something about my mom, something true.

I originally published this essay behind a paywall on Autostraddle dot com because I wasn’t yet ready to share it with the world. Lately I’ve been hearing so many people talk about losing parents with whom they had complicated relationships, and I realized it’s time to be brave and share it publicly. CW: death, abuse, suicidal ideation.