Category Archives: Essays/Memoirs

Stonewall 50: Still Making Our Place

Posted on June 27, 2019 by dswashington

My essay Stonewall at 50: Still Making Our Place was published on June 28, 2019, the 50th anniversary of the start of the Stonewall Riots. I like thinking of it that way since the uprising and movement that started that … Continue reading →

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My Brother’s Lung Transplant and the Myth of Individual Healthcare Coverage

Posted on November 11, 2017 by dswashington

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My new essay in the Scoundrel Time literary journal. It’s about my brother’s recent lung transplant, his experience with the ACA, what it was like for us and why healthcare coverage is never just for an individual.

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I Think I Love Him

Posted on March 28, 2017 by dswashington

I Think I Love Him is an excerpt from my book CRUSH: Writers Reflect on Love, Longing, and the Lasting Power of Their First Celebrity Crush (Harper Collins, 2016).    

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