Every two weeks or so I am publishing an essay from an emerging writer. This week, we are publishing “Allergy” by Brenden O’Donnell. Brenden is a high school English teacher and the author of Geek Out: a memoir, pedagogy, and cultural criticism newsletter. His manuscript-in-progress is a queer millennial coming out memoir. He lives with his husband, Pet…
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