🌷Started a new Instagram project for one of my grad classes: The Soft Spine—a book discovery page focused on mood, longing, and the books that linger. Quiet reviews, curated lists, no star ratings. Follow along and let me know your favorite books 🤍 www.instagram.com/the.softspin...

Independence isn’t the same thing as belonging. After a short writing hiatus, I wrote about loneliness, self-sufficiency, and building community in New York. If you’re interested, you can read it here 💝: medium.com/@bratt.avaso...

The Loneliness Crisis & the Myth of the Self-Sufficient Girl

I thought being good at surviving alone would make New York feel easier. Instead, it taught me how unfamiliar asking for connection is.

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I wrote about the myth of the “serious writer” and how it convinced me to stop writing altogether. About shrinking my voice, deleting my work, and finally learning to take my own stories seriously again. 🔗 Read here: medium.com/@bratt.avaso... #Writing #WritersOnBsky #LGBTQWriters

The Myth of the “Serious Writer”

How the myth of the “serious writer” made me abandon my voice — and how I found my way back.

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Published a new essay on growing up as the oldest sibling—the tenderness, the distance, the strange grief of loving people who are growing into new versions of themselves. If it resonates, I hope it finds you. 💛 medium.com/@bratt.avaso... #Writing #Sisterhood #PersonalEssay

Loving Them From Here: What Sisterhood Looks Like After Childhood

What it means to be the oldest daughter — then the older sister — from childhood into adulthood.

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Someone shared my personal essay, The Pause on Hunger, here, and the response has been overwhelming in the best way. If you haven’t read it yet, I hope you’ll give it a moment of your day. medium.com/@bratt.avaso... #FoodInsecurity #SNAP #HungerCrisis #PovertyInAmerica #Equity #Storytelling

The Pause on Hunger: How America Teaches Families to Starve Politely

When my mother texts me now, she doesn’t ask how I am. She asks if I can send money for groceries.

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November is 𝘋𝘪𝘢𝘣𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘸𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, and I wanted to contribute to the conversation with a piece that highlights how often Type 1 diabetes is misunderstood. medium.com/@bratt.avaso... #DiabetesAwareness #Type1Diabetes #AccessToCare #InsulinForAll

Insulin Was Meant to Be Free — So Why Are Kids Still Dying Without It?

When Type 1 diabetes is dismissed, overlooked, or unaffordable, families pay the price.

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🐇 My latest Medium essay explores the rabbit as a symbol of transformation across cultures, from ancient mythology to modern TikTok. It looks at why we return to the same imagery whenever we’re trying to name the instant right before everything changes. medium.com/@bratt.avaso...

The Rabbit at the Door: Myths of Change, Rupture, and Becoming

Every culture has a story about a rabbit that leads you somewhere you can’t return from.

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