Andi Van den Berge

I am a young writer of literary fiction and poetry. I like to integrate my perspective, as a gay woman from the South into my writing by exploring the condition of being human. I have sought to understand the intricacies of how environment during adolescence is a crucial definer in our own individual stories, but most specifically of marginalized members of the LGBT+ community.

Don’t Be Such a Drag

The sound of the crowd reverberated backstage like a mallet roll on a timpani drum. Wim tried to calm his heartbeat with large gulps of air, but the sweat that slid down his spine let him know there was no calming this frazzle. Stage time was in less than ten minutes.
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