Becka
@beckaeppley.bsky.social
Writer | Speaker | Queer WLW 🌈 | Constantly Becoming
#RadicalCommunity #EndGenocide #TransLivesMatter 🏳️⚧️
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#RadicalCommunity #EndGenocide #TransLivesMatter 🏳️⚧️
🔗 linktr.ee/beckaeppley | teamallgood.com
@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social …. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Watch the full clip here: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpomrF6/
#zohran #zohranmamdani
Watch the full clip here: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpomrF6/
#zohran #zohranmamdani
November 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
@joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social …. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Watch the full clip here: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpomrF6/
#zohran #zohranmamdani
Watch the full clip here: www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMpomrF6/
#zohran #zohranmamdani
“The Least of These” Were Never Someone Else.
Maybe the poor aren’t “always with us.” Maybe we just keep building systems that make it so.
The real work isn’t saving anyone — it’s remembering proximity makes us human.
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
#Deconstruction #Community #Writing #SNAP
Maybe the poor aren’t “always with us.” Maybe we just keep building systems that make it so.
The real work isn’t saving anyone — it’s remembering proximity makes us human.
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
#Deconstruction #Community #Writing #SNAP
November 5, 2025 at 5:37 PM
“The Least of These” Were Never Someone Else.
Maybe the poor aren’t “always with us.” Maybe we just keep building systems that make it so.
The real work isn’t saving anyone — it’s remembering proximity makes us human.
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
#Deconstruction #Community #Writing #SNAP
Maybe the poor aren’t “always with us.” Maybe we just keep building systems that make it so.
The real work isn’t saving anyone — it’s remembering proximity makes us human.
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
#Deconstruction #Community #Writing #SNAP
Pondering how we let others define who we are and the power we give them to invalidate emotions that we experience.
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Music Love, peace and happiness by Goltare MC
#overreacting #dontgiveyourpoweraway #youremotionsarevalid #queer #wlw
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Music Love, peace and happiness by Goltare MC
#overreacting #dontgiveyourpoweraway #youremotionsarevalid #queer #wlw
October 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Pondering how we let others define who we are and the power we give them to invalidate emotions that we experience.
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Music Love, peace and happiness by Goltare MC
#overreacting #dontgiveyourpoweraway #youremotionsarevalid #queer #wlw
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Music Love, peace and happiness by Goltare MC
#overreacting #dontgiveyourpoweraway #youremotionsarevalid #queer #wlw
I wrote this earlier this year—when the world already felt like it was breaking.
Now, those cracks have widened.
Maybe “not knowing where to start” is exactly where we begin.
Full essay: Not Knowing Where to Start - link in bio.
#BeckaEppley #AMileDeep #RadicalHope #GriefAndGrace #EmpireIsFalling
Now, those cracks have widened.
Maybe “not knowing where to start” is exactly where we begin.
Full essay: Not Knowing Where to Start - link in bio.
#BeckaEppley #AMileDeep #RadicalHope #GriefAndGrace #EmpireIsFalling
October 13, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I wrote this earlier this year—when the world already felt like it was breaking.
Now, those cracks have widened.
Maybe “not knowing where to start” is exactly where we begin.
Full essay: Not Knowing Where to Start - link in bio.
#BeckaEppley #AMileDeep #RadicalHope #GriefAndGrace #EmpireIsFalling
Now, those cracks have widened.
Maybe “not knowing where to start” is exactly where we begin.
Full essay: Not Knowing Where to Start - link in bio.
#BeckaEppley #AMileDeep #RadicalHope #GriefAndGrace #EmpireIsFalling
The magic I was taught to fear was never outside of me. It was my connection, my power, my hope.
✨ New writing on faith, survival, and reclaiming magic.
What power were you told to hide?
🔗 Read more link in bio
#Exvangelical #SpiritualHealing #ReclaimingMagic #BreakingCycles #InnerPower
✨ New writing on faith, survival, and reclaiming magic.
What power were you told to hide?
🔗 Read more link in bio
#Exvangelical #SpiritualHealing #ReclaimingMagic #BreakingCycles #InnerPower
September 28, 2025 at 4:48 PM
The magic I was taught to fear was never outside of me. It was my connection, my power, my hope.
✨ New writing on faith, survival, and reclaiming magic.
What power were you told to hide?
🔗 Read more link in bio
#Exvangelical #SpiritualHealing #ReclaimingMagic #BreakingCycles #InnerPower
✨ New writing on faith, survival, and reclaiming magic.
What power were you told to hide?
🔗 Read more link in bio
#Exvangelical #SpiritualHealing #ReclaimingMagic #BreakingCycles #InnerPower
Realizing that faith does not sustain your hope, but the dissipation of that faith can create the clearing to see the hope has always been inside of you.
Music: poetry of things - pinegroove
#rapture #rapture2025 #wakingup #queerauthor #wlw #queerstories #lesbian #wlw #queerwriters #exvangelical
Music: poetry of things - pinegroove
#rapture #rapture2025 #wakingup #queerauthor #wlw #queerstories #lesbian #wlw #queerwriters #exvangelical
September 25, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Realizing that faith does not sustain your hope, but the dissipation of that faith can create the clearing to see the hope has always been inside of you.
Music: poetry of things - pinegroove
#rapture #rapture2025 #wakingup #queerauthor #wlw #queerstories #lesbian #wlw #queerwriters #exvangelical
Music: poetry of things - pinegroove
#rapture #rapture2025 #wakingup #queerauthor #wlw #queerstories #lesbian #wlw #queerwriters #exvangelical
Grateful that I get to be out now as a lesbian, even though my journey took 40+ years.
#comphet #wlw #lesbiansofinstagram #wuhluhwuh #lateinlifelesbian🏳️🌈 #conversiontherepy #queer #lesbiansover40 #faithdeconstruction #exvangelical
#comphet #wlw #lesbiansofinstagram #wuhluhwuh #lateinlifelesbian🏳️🌈 #conversiontherepy #queer #lesbiansover40 #faithdeconstruction #exvangelical
September 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Grateful that I get to be out now as a lesbian, even though my journey took 40+ years.
#comphet #wlw #lesbiansofinstagram #wuhluhwuh #lateinlifelesbian🏳️🌈 #conversiontherepy #queer #lesbiansover40 #faithdeconstruction #exvangelical
#comphet #wlw #lesbiansofinstagram #wuhluhwuh #lateinlifelesbian🏳️🌈 #conversiontherepy #queer #lesbiansover40 #faithdeconstruction #exvangelical
Rage burns fast. Hope is harder. But hope is the only thing that stays. ✨
New Substack → Hope Demands More Than Rage
🔗 Link in bio
#HopeDemandsMore #HealingJourney #RageToHope #realtalk #collectivepower
New Substack → Hope Demands More Than Rage
🔗 Link in bio
#HopeDemandsMore #HealingJourney #RageToHope #realtalk #collectivepower
September 19, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Rage burns fast. Hope is harder. But hope is the only thing that stays. ✨
New Substack → Hope Demands More Than Rage
🔗 Link in bio
#HopeDemandsMore #HealingJourney #RageToHope #realtalk #collectivepower
New Substack → Hope Demands More Than Rage
🔗 Link in bio
#HopeDemandsMore #HealingJourney #RageToHope #realtalk #collectivepower
I’m still learning that healing doesn’t always mean removing every trace…
This piece is rooted in memory, survival, and growth that’s both mine and inherited.
For anyone carrying what they’ve already let go of—this is for you.
🎙️ Full version on Substack (link bio)
🌿 Reel voiced + written by me
This piece is rooted in memory, survival, and growth that’s both mine and inherited.
For anyone carrying what they’ve already let go of—this is for you.
🎙️ Full version on Substack (link bio)
🌿 Reel voiced + written by me
May 27, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I’m still learning that healing doesn’t always mean removing every trace…
This piece is rooted in memory, survival, and growth that’s both mine and inherited.
For anyone carrying what they’ve already let go of—this is for you.
🎙️ Full version on Substack (link bio)
🌿 Reel voiced + written by me
This piece is rooted in memory, survival, and growth that’s both mine and inherited.
For anyone carrying what they’ve already let go of—this is for you.
🎙️ Full version on Substack (link bio)
🌿 Reel voiced + written by me
Porch Time with Becka - #comfortiscostly - Link in Bio to read.
#AuthenticityMatters
#QueerAndBecoming
#UndoingExpectations
#MotherWound
#SpokenWordPoetry
#HealingThroughWords
#QueerVoices
#ComingIntoSelf #mothersday
#wuhluhwuh #porchtimewithbecka #faithdeconstruction #exvangelical #queerpoetry
#AuthenticityMatters
#QueerAndBecoming
#UndoingExpectations
#MotherWound
#SpokenWordPoetry
#HealingThroughWords
#QueerVoices
#ComingIntoSelf #mothersday
#wuhluhwuh #porchtimewithbecka #faithdeconstruction #exvangelical #queerpoetry
May 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Today is Lesbian Visibility Day, and in honor of it, I want to share a talk I gave last night at a Sapphic Storytelling event.
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
#StillBecoming
#QueerHealing
#LesbianVisibility
#LesbianVisibilityDay
#QueerStoriesMatter
#HealingJourney
#lateinlifelesbian
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
#StillBecoming
#QueerHealing
#LesbianVisibility
#LesbianVisibilityDay
#QueerStoriesMatter
#HealingJourney
#lateinlifelesbian
April 26, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Today is Lesbian Visibility Day, and in honor of it, I want to share a talk I gave last night at a Sapphic Storytelling event.
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
#StillBecoming
#QueerHealing
#LesbianVisibility
#LesbianVisibilityDay
#QueerStoriesMatter
#HealingJourney
#lateinlifelesbian
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
#StillBecoming
#QueerHealing
#LesbianVisibility
#LesbianVisibilityDay
#QueerStoriesMatter
#HealingJourney
#lateinlifelesbian
Friday, 4/25 @ 7pm at Divine Barrel Brewing, 3701 N Davidson St
I’ll be one of several speakers at Sapphic Storytelling Night, hosted by @lesbianfriendsofcharlotte
This space is for everyone — lesbians, sapphics, the whole queer fam, and allies.
#QueerJoy #sapphicvisibility #charlottenc
I’ll be one of several speakers at Sapphic Storytelling Night, hosted by @lesbianfriendsofcharlotte
This space is for everyone — lesbians, sapphics, the whole queer fam, and allies.
#QueerJoy #sapphicvisibility #charlottenc
April 23, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Friday, 4/25 @ 7pm at Divine Barrel Brewing, 3701 N Davidson St
I’ll be one of several speakers at Sapphic Storytelling Night, hosted by @lesbianfriendsofcharlotte
This space is for everyone — lesbians, sapphics, the whole queer fam, and allies.
#QueerJoy #sapphicvisibility #charlottenc
I’ll be one of several speakers at Sapphic Storytelling Night, hosted by @lesbianfriendsofcharlotte
This space is for everyone — lesbians, sapphics, the whole queer fam, and allies.
#QueerJoy #sapphicvisibility #charlottenc
Curated Vulnerability - can read the whole piece on my substack link in my bio.
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#lesbiansover40 #lesbianwriter #vulnerability #queerwriter #queer #wlw #lateinlifelesbian
Music: birds of a feather officially instrumental - Dan Swift Del Rey
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#lesbiansover40 #lesbianwriter #vulnerability #queerwriter #queer #wlw #lateinlifelesbian
Music: birds of a feather officially instrumental - Dan Swift Del Rey
April 4, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Curated Vulnerability - can read the whole piece on my substack link in my bio.
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#lesbiansover40 #lesbianwriter #vulnerability #queerwriter #queer #wlw #lateinlifelesbian
Music: birds of a feather officially instrumental - Dan Swift Del Rey
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#lesbiansover40 #lesbianwriter #vulnerability #queerwriter #queer #wlw #lateinlifelesbian
Music: birds of a feather officially instrumental - Dan Swift Del Rey
parents or guardians of queer kiddos. If you have a queer kiddo ages 12 -17 an amazing organization called Brave Trails has recently announced that they will be doing a summer camp in Georgia. The camp is within driving distance of Charlotte. *scholarships available
www.bravetrails.org/summer-camp
www.bravetrails.org/summer-camp
March 16, 2025 at 8:44 PM
parents or guardians of queer kiddos. If you have a queer kiddo ages 12 -17 an amazing organization called Brave Trails has recently announced that they will be doing a summer camp in Georgia. The camp is within driving distance of Charlotte. *scholarships available
www.bravetrails.org/summer-camp
www.bravetrails.org/summer-camp
Justin Trudeau Prime Minister for Canada, press conference, March 4, 2025 - addressing the citizens of the United States….
#JustinTrudeau #tariffs #MSNBC #canada #america #unitedstates
#JustinTrudeau #tariffs #MSNBC #canada #america #unitedstates
March 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Justin Trudeau Prime Minister for Canada, press conference, March 4, 2025 - addressing the citizens of the United States….
#JustinTrudeau #tariffs #MSNBC #canada #america #unitedstates
#JustinTrudeau #tariffs #MSNBC #canada #america #unitedstates
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
“…learning more about who I have always been underneath the curated fragments of who I was taught to be.”
- ✨link in bio to read article
#TraumaHealing #ReclaimingMyStory #HopeChest #TraumaTrophies #comphetlesbian #amiledeep #beckaeppley #queer #religoustrauma
“…learning more about who I have always been underneath the curated fragments of who I was taught to be.”
- ✨link in bio to read article
#TraumaHealing #ReclaimingMyStory #HopeChest #TraumaTrophies #comphetlesbian #amiledeep #beckaeppley #queer #religoustrauma
February 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
“…learning more about who I have always been underneath the curated fragments of who I was taught to be.”
- ✨link in bio to read article
#TraumaHealing #ReclaimingMyStory #HopeChest #TraumaTrophies #comphetlesbian #amiledeep #beckaeppley #queer #religoustrauma
“…learning more about who I have always been underneath the curated fragments of who I was taught to be.”
- ✨link in bio to read article
#TraumaHealing #ReclaimingMyStory #HopeChest #TraumaTrophies #comphetlesbian #amiledeep #beckaeppley #queer #religoustrauma
Being in love when you are in love with who you are….. is a brand new experience for me.
#lesbiancouple #lateinlifelesbian🏳️🌈 #comphet #comphetlesbian #ValentinesDay #valentinesday2025 #queerlove
#lesbiancouple #lateinlifelesbian🏳️🌈 #comphet #comphetlesbian #ValentinesDay #valentinesday2025 #queerlove
February 19, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Being in love when you are in love with who you are….. is a brand new experience for me.
#lesbiancouple #lateinlifelesbian🏳️🌈 #comphet #comphetlesbian #ValentinesDay #valentinesday2025 #queerlove
#lesbiancouple #lateinlifelesbian🏳️🌈 #comphet #comphetlesbian #ValentinesDay #valentinesday2025 #queerlove
"Not knowing where to start does not mean we are incapable of moving forward. I believe uncertainty can be a beacon that draws us into community.”
beckaeppley.substack.com/p/not-knowin...
#DeconstructingSystems #EmpireFalling #Unlearning #BreakingTheNarrative
#WeNeedEachOther #lesbianauthor #queer
beckaeppley.substack.com/p/not-knowin...
#DeconstructingSystems #EmpireFalling #Unlearning #BreakingTheNarrative
#WeNeedEachOther #lesbianauthor #queer
February 18, 2025 at 1:08 AM
"Not knowing where to start does not mean we are incapable of moving forward. I believe uncertainty can be a beacon that draws us into community.”
beckaeppley.substack.com/p/not-knowin...
#DeconstructingSystems #EmpireFalling #Unlearning #BreakingTheNarrative
#WeNeedEachOther #lesbianauthor #queer
beckaeppley.substack.com/p/not-knowin...
#DeconstructingSystems #EmpireFalling #Unlearning #BreakingTheNarrative
#WeNeedEachOther #lesbianauthor #queer
This is for us, my fellow racialized ⚪️ friends…all of us. Let us strive to operate from curiosity and not defensiveness…We have a lot of deconstruction to do in regard to what we were taught about the history of the USA. It will take more than our lifetimes.
Thank you @Eden for making this video.
Thank you @Eden for making this video.
January 30, 2025 at 7:23 PM
This is for us, my fellow racialized ⚪️ friends…all of us. Let us strive to operate from curiosity and not defensiveness…We have a lot of deconstruction to do in regard to what we were taught about the history of the USA. It will take more than our lifetimes.
Thank you @Eden for making this video.
Thank you @Eden for making this video.
Hypernormalization—a state where everyone knows the system is broken, but we all pretend it’s working anyway.
@foushy - “If you feel like something is deeply off with the world, you’re not alone.
Many of us are looking around & seeing a society going through the motions— cont in comments 👇🏻
@foushy - “If you feel like something is deeply off with the world, you’re not alone.
Many of us are looking around & seeing a society going through the motions— cont in comments 👇🏻
January 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Hypernormalization—a state where everyone knows the system is broken, but we all pretend it’s working anyway.
@foushy - “If you feel like something is deeply off with the world, you’re not alone.
Many of us are looking around & seeing a society going through the motions— cont in comments 👇🏻
@foushy - “If you feel like something is deeply off with the world, you’re not alone.
Many of us are looking around & seeing a society going through the motions— cont in comments 👇🏻
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
“I am learning that when you get what you want without understanding who you truly are, the love you receive in that context often serves as a temporary solution…”
#LateInLifeLesbian
#DivorceJourney
#HealingJourney
#GriefAndGrowth
#ComingOutStory
#QueerHealing
“I am learning that when you get what you want without understanding who you truly are, the love you receive in that context often serves as a temporary solution…”
#LateInLifeLesbian
#DivorceJourney
#HealingJourney
#GriefAndGrowth
#ComingOutStory
#QueerHealing
January 4, 2025 at 7:29 PM
open.substack.com/pub/beckaepp...
“I am learning that when you get what you want without understanding who you truly are, the love you receive in that context often serves as a temporary solution…”
#LateInLifeLesbian
#DivorceJourney
#HealingJourney
#GriefAndGrowth
#ComingOutStory
#QueerHealing
“I am learning that when you get what you want without understanding who you truly are, the love you receive in that context often serves as a temporary solution…”
#LateInLifeLesbian
#DivorceJourney
#HealingJourney
#GriefAndGrowth
#ComingOutStory
#QueerHealing
Had my annual mammogram today, and this was in the dressing room…. So I thought I’d share the Holiday Cheer….
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#annualmammogram #annualmammossavelives #mammogramssavelives
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#annualmammogram #annualmammossavelives #mammogramssavelives
December 16, 2024 at 10:31 PM
Had my annual mammogram today, and this was in the dressing room…. So I thought I’d share the Holiday Cheer….
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#annualmammogram #annualmammossavelives #mammogramssavelives
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#annualmammogram #annualmammossavelives #mammogramssavelives
Merry Christmas… Santa came early… Meet Panther and Hashbrown. They are three months old and weigh about 3 pounds and have brought so much joy our home already.
Music by @CatBurns - Song: Free
#kittensfirstchristmas #tortitude #christmas2024 #lesbian
Music by @CatBurns - Song: Free
#kittensfirstchristmas #tortitude #christmas2024 #lesbian
December 9, 2024 at 5:19 PM
Merry Christmas… Santa came early… Meet Panther and Hashbrown. They are three months old and weigh about 3 pounds and have brought so much joy our home already.
Music by @CatBurns - Song: Free
#kittensfirstchristmas #tortitude #christmas2024 #lesbian
Music by @CatBurns - Song: Free
#kittensfirstchristmas #tortitude #christmas2024 #lesbian
