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Sibling Invasion

A collection of 10 issues

The Red 40 Sibling Experiment and Chanting Cookies

Welcome the fuck back Socket Seekers. It's confirmed: I curse too much. I am fully aware of it, and I show absolutely no signs of stopping or giving a... well, you know. I led another day of work training today. You should honestly pity my trainee; I am

Modern Art, Heavy Physics, and the Chip Powder Equation

As I said, yesterday was my trip with my brother. We did a trail ride, then we pulled into a spot next to a bridge overlooking a beautiful tire sticking out of the muck. It was just upriver from a modern art exhibit of a washer drum that had been

The Bro Dozer Checkpoint and Cloud Seeding Plans

Socket Seekers I didn't die—only my will for human interaction did. I just completed another cycle in my nice and peaceful shell. My therapist wouldn't agree, but I find avoiding people very relaxing. I went to get another hit of Taco Bell grease and hot

Rectal Rocketry and the Meme Delay

So I don't have a lot to say today Socket Seekers. Calm down, we don't need the noisemakers and confetti. My brother texted me, "Is this true?" then nothing. He, of course, doesn't know about my top-secret transness. So then he

Moats, Micro-Homes, and Missing Context

Socket Seekers lets get this over with we all have things to do. My brother texted me, which is not unusual since we text each other stupid jokes all the time, or I tell him how we have IT engineers who are supposed to build systems for our entire staff

Puffs Sponsorships, Holiday Politics, and the Chicken Confession

Socket Seekers its a new day, So today was therapy, and my therapist corrected me. She is sponsored by Puffs. I now need to check the fine print on my intake paperwork and see if my using Kleenex opens me up to a lawsuit. We talked about my homework, and

Sibling Pressures and Global Logistics

A quick return, Socket Seekers. My brother is in town and he doesn't know I have been writing, but the way I have been talking to people has shifted. People are noticing, I think it's the way I describe things or something. They start talking and

Four Quadrants and Four Identical Albums

Socket Seekers, you are lucky I am not feeling chatty today, I am writing this in an explicit effort to resist doing my therapy homework—an assignment that will probably help me, but we don't acknowledge such things here. I have had to do these exact same four-

The Tears for Fears Deflection Strategy

Socket Seekers, This isn't a fun post, I had therapy today. We talked about telling my brother that I am trans, and also that I have a deep affinity for ’80s new age music. She noted that hiding this massive secret is making it incredibly difficult for me

Testosterone Prison, and the Sibling Invasion

I am feeling trapped in a testosterone prison. I don't know why people keep wanting me to be that person. He was so angry. I am letting the testosterone win the facial hair battle for now, but I am planning a major campaign to strap each one of