Melissa Ingoldsby
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When she passed you by; a playlist to get you out again
“Miss Celie’s Blues” Purple flowers and a deep sadness pervades the days of Celie, who is trapped in relationship after relationship that tears her down, emotionally and physically. Her sister, the only person she truly connected with, and whom loves her so much back, was also torn away from her as well. Even her sister’s letters are kept from Celie, by her angry and ill-tempered husband only known to her as “Mister”.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 years ago in Beat
How I feel about my first LGBTQ show
When one of my friends from my high school told me of this girl who might be interested in a relationship—maybe interested in me, I was freaking out. I remember when my dad brought me to that gas station to meet up with her and our mutual friend.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 years ago in Pride
Our Adoption Story . Top Story - June 2021.
Everything changed on June, 2015. For some people, it might’ve been nothing. Maybe something to look past the headline to shrug at—-or scoff at even. But, for me and my fraternal twin brother Ezra, it meant everything, as that was the day that changed the course of our entire lives.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 years ago in Pride
When he makes you feel better
I started to have another panic attack. It felt like I was closing in on my own soaked up feelings, and nothing could help me----the gush of sadness pouring in on my whole being---and I was completely helpless to stop it. I could only keep it under wraps for so long.
By Melissa Ingoldsby5 years ago in Geeks
