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this week, my best friend and favorite person in the whole world released their first poetry book out into the world. last night, i read through every page in one sitting, taking in every single word. there’s something kind of surreal about reading poetry inspired by shared experiences. shared settings, shared people, shared feelings, recognizing every reference. reading the poems about experiences from after we moved to college brought a new depth to things i could only learn about over the phone. wiersma, to say that i’m grateful to have been apart of your life for the years that shaped this book, whether we lived in the same city or not, is a huge understatement. i consider it a huge honor to have such a beautiful piece dedicated to me (even though you called it a no brainer 🫷🫸) , and an even greater honor to know and love you. i am so so proud of you dude, and i know this is only the beginning. i can’t wait to see what you do next, and i can’t wait to be a part of it all 💛 by @gracelyse688

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september 🍃 (getting better at taking pics 🙂‍↕️) by @gracelyse688

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august 🪡🍸🧩 by @gracelyse688

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i’m a lesbian! for a lot of y’all, this is old news, and for a few, you might not have even realized i still needed to publicly come out. for others, this is how you’re finding out news that may cause strong feelings in a multitude of ways.

i’ve thought a lot about what exactly i wanted to say in the announcement that’s the final barrier between me hiding who i am, and finally living completely freely and authentically. there are plenty of stories i could tell or oversharing i could do, but instead, i’ve come up with a list. today is the day of harrisburg’s 34th annual pride festival, and in honor of that, here are some reasons that i personally need pride:
- i need pride because i was taught growing up that to embrace being queer is to live a life of sin that will lead to eternal suffering. i believed that for most of my life because i was also taught that i could not trust myself to know what is good and right.
- i need pride because i had to build an intense internal system for myself that helped me determine who was safe to share this information with, and very very few people made the cut until the past couple of years. that system is still an innate part of me that i don’t know if i’ll ever fully shake off.
- i need pride because there are many people i know, people i love, who will see this and feel genuinely grieved in response to my joy and freedom. there’s nothing i could do or say to change the way they feel.
- i need pride because i know and deeply love multiple people who are still closeted and not able to safely come out.
- i need pride because it took me spending a weekend with 20-something other women who understand the source of my hurt like no other to finally let out my last breath of fear regarding who i am. that weekend was just this past october.
- i need pride because it took me 23 years of living and 10 years of knowing that i’m queer to get to the point where i can come out.
- i need pride because if i’m being completely honest, i’m still anxious as hell to post this.

(continued in comments) by @gracelyse688

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3 months ago

hey oregon, you’re pretty cool 🌳🪻 by @gracelyse688

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2 years ago

my lovely and beautiful friend of almost a decade got married yesterday, and i’m definitely using the wedding as an excuse to make a post all for her.

gracie, you were the most gorgeous bride, and i am so honored to have been part of your day. you love so loudly and so abundantly, and i can’t believe i get to be one of the lucky recipients of that love. though i’ve missed living close to you, it’s a joy to see you thriving in oregon where you’ve built and grown your home.
thank you for all the wonderful memories throughout middle and high school, and beyond. it’s so easy to have fun with you, and you make me laugh in a way few others can. you give the best, most comforting hugs, and even more comfort through your words. i just love you so freaking much!!

your city is incredible, and you even more so. thanks for sharing your life with me. here’s to 10 more years of friendship, and many more after that 💛💛💛 taken in Eugene, Oregon by @gracelyse688

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2 years ago

it’s been two years of being a pennsylvanian, and i’m still so happy to be here.

this year contained many more concerts, the end of one job with lovely people, and the beginning of a new one with the same, a wedding where i gained a brother, a visit from my best friend in the whole world, a picnic on front street, a spontaneous fair visit with the roommates, and of course, snuggles from my best buddy and my new, other best buddy.

this year also marks, to the day, my last year in lanc, and the beginning of my time in harrisburg. lanc has served me well, and i can only hope i have done the same for it. and now, i can’t wait to serve harrisburg, as i know it will do the same for me (and already has).

so grateful to be here.
here’s to a few more years :) by @gracelyse688

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3 years ago

i got to see my city through my best friend’s eyes this past week and i love it and her more for it 🧡 by @gracelyse688

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4 years ago

•and that’s a wrap•
thankful for the past year and a bit that i’ve got to spend baking and making drinks and meeting the city. i’ve met and worked with some good good people, and i’m so happy to call them my friends. love y’all, you know who you are. on to the next thing :) by @gracelyse688

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4 years ago

✨ by @gracelyse688

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4 years ago

it’s been just over one year (!!!) of living in lanc
a first pennsylvanian snow, two concerts, three fancy tea platters, four hair changes, several amazing people, and countless lattes poured, coffee runs, nessie snuggles, and good long days
excited for this year and the years after that. i guess i’m pennsylvanian now :) by @gracelyse688

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4 years ago

til next time, kc 🌼 by @gracelyse688

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