My Parents Doubled My Rent So My Unemployed Sister Could Move In, So I Moved Out and Took Everything

Permission. Women came in with their sketches and their fears. They designed penthouses, healing clinics, trauma-informed shelters, queer-friendly churches.

They designed without apologizing.

One night, after class, a student named Reina stayed behind and handed me her sketchbook, eyes down.

“I never showed this to anyone,” she said. “Not even my partner.continue reading …