whatever.odt
by JD O'Meara
Price: Free! 39130 words.
Published on January 23, 2012. Nonfiction.
JD's whatever.odt is an academic memoir that brings together opposite sources -- print and web, humorous and painful, scientific and literary -- to place her personal experiences as a genderqueer individual in a larger cultural context. Offering the text for free continues her motif of opposites: "such a book would have been invaluable to me when I was growing up lost, confused, and bullied."
Location: United States
Member Since: Jan. 21, 2012
JD O'Meara
Biography
Unlike many writers, I can't honestly say that I've had a lifelong love for literature and writing. Encouraged throughout most of my schooling to study math and science, I was introduced to literature as a discipline late in my undergraduate career. It was really only during my graduate studies that I began to fully appreciate the act of writing as a form of inquiry and expression. This appreciation notwithstanding, it was still only after a breakdown that I myself turned to writing in a desperate attempt to understand myself.
Because my writing is so personally motivated, I choose to keep much of it private. The text I offer here, however, is a notable exception. Although it too began as a highly personal and private work, whatever.odt ultimately -- and to my pleasant surprise -- blossomed into precisely the sort of text that I wish I had read when I was younger. I've chosen for this reason to share whatever.odt with anyone whom it might interest, in the hope that the individuals who need it most will find and be empowered by it.
Because my writing is so personally motivated, I choose to keep much of it private. The text I offer here, however, is a notable exception. Although it too began as a highly personal and private work, whatever.odt ultimately -- and to my pleasant surprise -- blossomed into precisely the sort of text that I wish I had read when I was younger. I've chosen for this reason to share whatever.odt with anyone whom it might interest, in the hope that the individuals who need it most will find and be empowered by it.
Where to find JD O'Meara online
Website: http://drdoogs.com
Twitter: DrDoogs
Twitter: DrDoogs
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