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I’m am so honored and so proud of you, @parkersreads !!! I know how much work went into this, and I continue to be so moved and so grateful for the attention you’ve paid to my poetry. For those of you unfamiliar with his scholarship, Paravee Argasnoum is a fourth-year English Language and Literature Major at Thammasat University in Bangkok, Thailand. He has dedicated countless hours over multiple years dissecting and deeply examining my novel-in-poems, Vanilla—an endeavor he has posted about many times over the course of his research. He is without exception the most outspoken fan of Vanilla and a tireless student/warrior for queer representation in literature. At long last, he has published his insights, and I couldn’t be more moved by what he found in those poems. 😭😭😭 You can read Paravee’s paper, “Examining the Portrayals of Queer Identities through the Poetic Forms in Billy Merrell’s Vanilla” at http://onearts.net/proceedings.html. Thank you, truly, @parkersreads —It’s safe to say you know this book better than anyone, probably even me! 🤣 I very much look forward to following your career as you continue your advocacy. You have a fan in me! #queeracademic #asexuality #queeridentity #homosexuality #nonbinary #versenovel #billymerrell #researchpaper #superfan #imnotcryingyourecrying #youremyhero #thaiwriter #forevergrateful https://www.instagram.com/p/CTPsQLQLTdn/?utm_medium=tumblr

TFW you’ve written three books & uncountable essays, accrued 6 years of teaching experience, supported yrself since 17, been diagnosed with 2 major mental illnesses & several chronic pain & fatigue conditions, curated magazines & reading serieses for 10 years, held 2-3 jobs at a time, and gotten straight As since 2012 and yet yr PhD cohort is a bunch of basics with zero life experience or intellectual tenacity or, like, panache and yet yr the one who’s supposed to foster imposter syndrome? As fucking if y’all | #keeptrying #Leoacademic #queeracademic