I am on Substack now (https://ajtanksleyofficial.substack.com/). This Medium blog will serve as an archive of my past writing. Thanks for reading!

AJ Tanksley (they/she/he) is a writer, poet, and lifelong absorber of knowledge. Born in Walnut Creek, CA, they have lived in the Las Vegas Valley most of their life. In 2018, they graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Concordia University Irvine. Their poetry has appeared in Concordia's Aerie magazine, Z Publishing House's Best Emerging Poets of California, The Closed Eye Open, and Cosmic Q Publishing's annual compendium. They currently reside in Henderson, NV with their family.

AJ began blogging about their journey into Stoicism in 2020 following a traumatic hospitalization and breakup. In addition to philosophy, they are passionate about autism advocacy, mental health awareness, spirituality, and where they intersect. They seeks to eradicate stereotypes and clarify misconceptions about neurodivergent individuals, especially socialized-feminine and LGBTQIA+ individuals on the spectrum who are frequently underrepresented in autism research.

When not writing, AJ enjoys reading, cooking, doll collecting, and researching obsessively about any and all topics under the sun for fun.