I really enjoyed the movement between you as observer and your dialogue in different scenes. Obviously these people are your friends, but it really contributed something beautiful to the thread of feeling out of place in your hometown and finding the comforts of home elsewhere. From the beginning of the narrative to the end it felt like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. Beautiful work, I can’t wait to buy your book 💋
i am genuinely so obsessed w ur writing this inspired me more than anything on substack has in the past few weeks no one is writing like you your mind is so beautiful
This was such good writing, I feel like I’ve been cynical as hell about Substack for the last little bit because it’s so much garbage but this hooked me! Raw vulnerable AND well written. Thank you Kay!
I’m trans masc, I’ve never traveled outside the south, and now I fucking have to. You have given me hope for something more than drab little South Carolina
Very very blessed to live in an age where this prose exists
I can’t waitttt til you get that damn book deal Kay. So so good
The Odyssey for the girls
reading your prose makes me feel so alive. idk how else to put this. it's just beautiful.
You promised AND DELIVERED ❤️🔥👏🏼
Gripping read. Shoulder cramped, arm cramped, neck cramped, couldn’t stop
Such a beautiful and wonderfully written piece. Genuinely you are talented.
I really enjoyed the movement between you as observer and your dialogue in different scenes. Obviously these people are your friends, but it really contributed something beautiful to the thread of feeling out of place in your hometown and finding the comforts of home elsewhere. From the beginning of the narrative to the end it felt like a butterfly emerging from its chrysalis. Beautiful work, I can’t wait to buy your book 💋
your writing is such a unique combination of thoughtful insight and instinctive feeling, equal parts funny and wistful. a pleasure to read.
a long substack that reads like butter, THANK YOU KAY
so so SO beautiful, ur essays have singlehandedly pushed me back into actually enjoying reading after ages i cant wait to read what u put out next🩷
I was glued to this
i am genuinely so obsessed w ur writing this inspired me more than anything on substack has in the past few weeks no one is writing like you your mind is so beautiful
This was such good writing, I feel like I’ve been cynical as hell about Substack for the last little bit because it’s so much garbage but this hooked me! Raw vulnerable AND well written. Thank you Kay!
I’m trans masc, I’ve never traveled outside the south, and now I fucking have to. You have given me hope for something more than drab little South Carolina
Goddamn, Kayla. Amazing writing i don’t even know what else to say. Cant wait for more