“In exchange, he gives me the trans bead lizard he finished last night. I cradle it in my hands, admiring the pale pink, baby blue, and gentle white. All I can manage is ‘thank you,’ even though I want to say, This is the first time I’ve gotten to hold something with my colors.”

“In exchange, he gives me the trans bead lizard he finished last night. I cradle it in my hands, admiring the pale pink, baby blue, and gentle white. All I can manage is ‘thank you,’ even though I want to say, This is the first time I’ve gotten to hold something with my colors.”

— Andrew Joseph White