The Purplepaw Blog

When the Meta Quest 2 virtual reality headset was released to market in 2020, I was sorely tempted to buy one. Recently, two very good

In myths of the Fae — also known as Sidhe, Tylwyth Teg, or Ælfe — faeries commonly take advantage of humans by twisting a turn of phrase

I came out as a transgender woman in August, 2022 — six weeks after I had begun gender-affirming hormone therapy. It took several days to complete

A recent conversation spurred me to consider my childhood and how it informed my current transgender experience. Like many transgender women, I was diagnosed with

Being children, Jason and I expected the laws of physics to be defined by scientists, not revealed by observing Nature. This convenient loophole made ignorance

This statement may sound ridiculous — how could I be afraid of myself, especially when so much of my writing has been a celebration of the

As members of the LGBTQ community, we understand this tenet to the core, especially when we face discrimination. A friend of mine once commented that

My mind thrives on making connections.

Finding symbolism in everyday life is a sure-fire way to turn life not-so-everyday. I am Pagan for precisely this

I have known Charly seven years at the time of writing; his wisdom helped me through a very difficult situation with work years ago and

The implication that I did not know my inner feminine until my “egg cracked” is ludicrous. Most of us knew since we were children that

I woke up this morning needing a good cry. I let it happen, because I’m glad of being able to feel emotions after a

In a previous article (published six days ago at the time of writing), I discussed the process and ramifications of changing my name to one

No, not for that — I filed my petition for a legal name change. I mentioned previously that choosing a fancy name is one of the

In the article “Feral Cats Make Me a Better Woman,” I discussed the Warriors series of books as an allegory for human life in general,

My son discovered a series of books in the past year. In the United States, the series is called Warriors; it originated in the UK

In the last article, I promised to discuss how my cognition — my thoughts, emotions, and methodology of observing the world around me — have changed since

Dear Reader, I would like to come out to you. I voted for Ross Perot in 1992. Yeah…it’s true. In fact, I voted

I have a quickie thought that I wanted to get out of my head since three completely unrelated conversations recently led me to reconsider something

Three months ago today — 07 July, 2022 — I applied my first estradiol patch and began my gender transition from presenting as a man to presenting