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Human Parts

My Brother’s Keeper

“Come on!” I shouted in whisper as I stared from the utility room window at the yellow Jeep parked in the driveway. It was Christmas Eve in…

11 min readAug 11, 2023

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Prologue: Robbed

Blinding yellow sunlight. Our laughter. The smell of summer. Bedsheets on the clothes line dancing with the breeze. Running around the yard…

5 min readJul 20, 2023

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Prologue: Robbed

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‘All of Us Strangers’: A Ghostly, Gay Love Story That Explores the Uncomfortable Depths of Our…

A personal review

9 min readMar 28, 2024

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A movie poster with the words: All of Us Strangers and featuring two white men, one in his mid 20s the other in his 40s, standing apart from one another in an elevator.

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Our Photo Stories

New York Reaching into the Clouds

March Photo Prompt — Dramatic Weather

3 min readMar 25, 2024

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NYC skyscrapers with the tops of the buildings obscured by dark clouds with a view of fall foliage in Central Park in the foreground.

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Chris Owens
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Prism & Pen

Am I a Bad Gay? Trying and Failing to Live Up to Gay Stereotypes

Trying to live up to the gay-male stereotype delayed my ability to just be myself.

7 min readMar 24, 2024

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a dimly-lit dance floor with shirtless guys dancing under strobe lights

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Chris Owens
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Prism & Pen

Y2K: A Groundbreaking Year for Queer TV and Movies

Both the silver screen and the small screen bring hope for a new millennium to queer people.

6 min readMar 21, 2024

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A 20-something white man with dark hair being embraced by another 20-something white man with dark hair.

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Chris Owens
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Human Parts

How Farts Are Made…

And other stories that my inner child concocted

4 min readMar 5, 2024

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How Farts Are Made…

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Chris Owens
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Prism & Pen

Sniffing Cups and Other Gay Tells of My Childhood

As a child, I never told anyone I was gay. But there were signs.

5 min readFeb 27, 2024

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Sniffing Cups and Other Gay Tells of My Childhood

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Chris Owens
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The Wind Phone

Losing a Friend to the Void

My neighbor left in an ambulance and never returned, disappearing into the ether

10 min readFeb 26, 2024

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hospital, with ambulance out front

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Chris Owens
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The Memoirist

The Meet Cute

A great meet-cute doesn’t always lead to a great love. But it’s always a great story.

5 min readFeb 13, 2024

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The Meet Cute

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Chris Owens

Chris Owens

Chris is a signed language interpreter, product manager, musician, and writer living in Columbus, Ohio with his partner Dan and their collie, Cooper.

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