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I love a good zine! This one includes several short essays by neurodivergent authors on the topic of masking. Several are through the lens of autism, but experiences of borderline personality disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia are also represented. I‘m going through my own journey exploring my own neurodivergence experience, so I wasn‘t surprised to relate to many of the essays. If you‘re able to find a copy, it‘s worthwhile. ⬇️

From “Unmasking My Parents,” by Eliot K. Daughtry:

“On Saturday, all the laundry was done before a trip to the library, where she would check out the maximum allowed books to feed her reading habit that week…my mom used the words on the page as a combination of stimming and shutdown, hidden behind a perfectly acceptable habit.”

This gives me pause to reflect on my own experience.

Tonight‘s zine haul from Unreliable Narrator Books in Rochester, NY. It‘s a great shop, and I will definitely be going back to support them when I‘m in the area.