Ren Asba is a trans dyke living in Philadelphia. She is a touring musician and writes essays about identity, flash fiction about strangers, and makes comics about both. After years of not submitting her writing anywhere, she now does. This is Ren's first published essay.
Using opioids while maintaining my sobriety became a skill that I continued to develop over the following couple of years. The irony—finally becoming capable of moderating my drug use—was not lost on me.