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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA creative nonfiction work exploring pain, power, and personal history within larger social and political systems.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigning and leading high-stakes moments where strategic direction and leadership behavior must align decisively.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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\"You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.\"<\/h3>

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Opinion columns:<\/h3>

Yale Daily News columns available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>

Washington Blade columns available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>

Los Angeles Blade columns available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>

The Advocate columns available\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/p>

Creative nonfiction:<\/h3>

\u201cBeing Isabel\u201d<\/a>, Washington Blade, June 2021.<\/p>

\u201cTinkering with Madness\u201d<\/a>, Yale Daily News, October 2024.<\/p>

Poetry:<\/h3>

\u201cThe Amstel\u201d<\/a>, Streetlight Magazine, October 2022.<\/p>

Reporting:<\/h3>

Isaac was a journalist for Connection Newspapers in 2010 and from 2013 to 2014. His articles for Connection are available in their archive.<\/p>

Books:<\/h3>

\u201cLost in the Desert\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(poetry)<\/p>

\u201cHurt Capital\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(creative nonfiction)<\/p>

Press:<\/h3>

\u201c\u2018Hurt Capital\u2019 chronicles young life of bipolar, trans writer\u201d<\/a>, Washington Blade<\/p>

\u201cLocal poet publishes second work\u201d<\/a>, Gazette Leader<\/p>

\u201cYale\u2019s gender neutral bathrooms part of changing climate\u201d<\/a>, AP News<\/p>

Talks:<\/h3>

\u201cGender in Flux: Living an Unconventional Life as a Trans Man\u201d<\/a>, St. Mary\u2019s College of Maryland, April 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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