
In the Summer of 2019 I worked at a film summer camp, where coming of age kids were acting in a short film. This was the first time I started to go by Avery exclusively, where no one knew my deadname (deadname is the birth name of someone who has changed it). It made me the happiest and most comfortable I had been since beginning this journey of coming out for the third time. This series delves into that summer and exploring the feeling the summer gave me, a feeling I sometimes wish I could go back to. Everyone there knew me as the person I've been presenting as for over a year now. It feels like a coming of age tale; a feeling of longing, growing, and exploring. A coming of age tale for a 22-year-old reforming their own identity.