AsaHGrey

ANOUNCEMENT
          	I will be officially changing my username (or at the very least, the name that appears on the covers of my stories) to Asa H. Grey. I will no longer go by hiddenfromlight.
          	This is super exciting for me because 'hiddenfromlight' was a name chosen by a mildly depressed, highly emo 14 year old. Asa H. Grey is a pseudonym influenced not only by who I am, but also by the people I've come from. 
          	'Asa' is a derivation of 'Ava,' my grandmother's name. It also means 'healer' which is what I intend to be (as well as an author).
          	H. stands for 'Hagan,' again, a name from a grandmother.
          	Grey is a name I chose while discovering my sexuality. 'Gray' appeared in every aspect of that journey. Gray-sexual was the first term I truly liked and settled on before realizing that I was, in fact, asexual. Then, while I spent a period of time confused about my gender, 'gray' appeared again. Graygender was the title I used while I questioned, though I did eventually comfortably settle back to my assigned gender.
          	Throughout the whole process, I loved the name because it was not my own but still had so many links and connections back to me. It also maintains a genderless, androgynous quality that makes me feel powerful, as if my gender is a secret I can keep to myself if I so choose.
          	All in all, though hiddenfromlight has served me well, I have decided to come out of my hiding and use the name I intend to use for the rest of my career. 
          	And so,
          	Sincerely, Asa

AsaHGrey

ANOUNCEMENT
          I will be officially changing my username (or at the very least, the name that appears on the covers of my stories) to Asa H. Grey. I will no longer go by hiddenfromlight.
          This is super exciting for me because 'hiddenfromlight' was a name chosen by a mildly depressed, highly emo 14 year old. Asa H. Grey is a pseudonym influenced not only by who I am, but also by the people I've come from. 
          'Asa' is a derivation of 'Ava,' my grandmother's name. It also means 'healer' which is what I intend to be (as well as an author).
          H. stands for 'Hagan,' again, a name from a grandmother.
          Grey is a name I chose while discovering my sexuality. 'Gray' appeared in every aspect of that journey. Gray-sexual was the first term I truly liked and settled on before realizing that I was, in fact, asexual. Then, while I spent a period of time confused about my gender, 'gray' appeared again. Graygender was the title I used while I questioned, though I did eventually comfortably settle back to my assigned gender.
          Throughout the whole process, I loved the name because it was not my own but still had so many links and connections back to me. It also maintains a genderless, androgynous quality that makes me feel powerful, as if my gender is a secret I can keep to myself if I so choose.
          All in all, though hiddenfromlight has served me well, I have decided to come out of my hiding and use the name I intend to use for the rest of my career. 
          And so,
          Sincerely, Asa