On Being Alien

He felt perfectly fine telling a disabled person that their physical appearance reminded him of some weird, creepy, sci-fi beast. Something inhuman.

Last week (I think?) Allure published a personal essay of mine about what it is like for me to go to the nail salon. I was anxious about writing it, and even more anxious about seeing it go live, because I don't often discuss my disability in public, and the decision (which I was fully on board with) to feature my actual hands prominently in the artwor…