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qmwproject
Aug 6, 20211 min read
snakes with hollow teeth, anon
if somehow, what I know in my gut to be true and what God has told me Himself speaking to my soul to be true ends up being a falsified...
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qmwproject
Aug 2, 20218 min read
Jubilation, by Kit Hompstead
I’m only seven when I hear it first. “My mom says that my uncle can’t come over anymore because he’s gay.” “What’s gay?” I rub the corner...
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qmwproject
Jul 30, 20211 min read
Both and Nothing, by Anon
“Mom, how do you know what gender a baby is?” She looked up from the dishes I didn’t like that look “Oh, moms just, know!” “But how?” And...
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qmwproject
Jul 29, 20212 min read
Hidden Truth, by Julie
I didn’t come out again this weekend. I defended people who do. I’m not really in the closet. Everyone who matters and most of the people...
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qmwproject
Jul 28, 20217 min read
You Dance, by Kerry Pray
When I was a little girl, I started to see a woman when I prayed. My eyes were always closed when I saw her, though I wasn’t always...
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qmwproject
Jul 26, 20217 min read
Response to Student Evaluations, Sarah E. Smith
You’ve asked me to write a response to my student evaluations. I’m sitting in my living room, my feet are cold because I haven’t been...
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qmwproject
Jul 21, 20219 min read
Letter to my Father, Anon
Dad, Hi. I want to talk to you about something really important, and I ask that you listen with an open mind and open heart. I know...
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qmwproject
Jul 20, 20214 min read
by CJ Connor
I was on a bike ride during my junior year of high school, the first time I recognized that I was not cisgender. Biking was one of my...
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qmwproject
Jun 2, 20211 min read
Swimming Lessons, by Kerry Pray
I tried to write a sad poem because the ache had gone from my head to my chest and I Couldn’t remember why it was I’d decided to take a...
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qmwproject
Apr 7, 20211 min read
Elephants Worship the Moon, by Jaclyn Foster
Elephants worship the moon Or so I've been told, waving branches and boughs in their holy places. The moon never answers back, of course,...
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qmwproject
Mar 28, 20211 min read
Lilith, by Elle Mae
You would do anything for me, sure You never loved me the way I loved you You only love me when I'm gone He only loves me when I'm here...
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qmwproject
Mar 26, 20211 min read
Linear Time, Anon
A thousand years ago I stood on the passenger seat of your car, head through the skylight, arms high up in the darkness, hands waving at...
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qmwproject
Mar 26, 20211 min read
My Wish, by Sariah Starr
I wish I could understand it. I wish I could explain it. When he’s here the grief is overwhelming. The grief that it’s not her. The grief...
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qmwproject
Mar 7, 20217 min read
Homemade Love, by Bex B
In a bread mixer bowl (not a bread maker) · 5 C. freshly ground whole wheat flour · 2 generous T.s of SAF yeast · 4 ½ C. very warm to hot...
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