Alphabet Club with Shannon Beveridge

This week’s essay follows a hilarious gay awakening story called “Pizza Girl” and is by screenwriter and director Sara Monge. Angry, tired, and 24. This story takes place at a film school Halloween house party, a classic place to figure out you’re so fucking gay. Sara specializes in grounded, queer comedies. She wrote and directed the 2025 LGBTQ+ short film Happy Place, which follows a woman exploring her sexuality at a lesbian engagement party (it’s so good!!). Content warnings this week are recreational alcohol consumption and drug use. This week’s essay will be performed by Maureen O'Boyle! Learn more or submit an essay at ⁠⁠https://www.thealphabetclub.co/⁠⁠ This episode is sponsored by TomboyX - use code SHANNON for 15% off. ⁠⁠https://tomboyx.com/shannon⁠⁠ Follow Sara Monge: YouTube: @sarammonge Happy Place on YouTube Instagram: @sarammonge Follow Alphabet Club: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thealphabetclub.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Shannon Beveridge: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.shannonbeveridge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://now-this-is-living.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Snapchat: shannonbeverage Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shannon Beveridge current playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s essay, “Dancing for the Female Gayze,” is by Caroline Blaike, a queer, American Sign Language performer, consultant, and interpreter. She has a master’s degree in social work from Gallaudet, the world’s only university exclusively devoted to Deaf students. Caroline is also a trained dancer and performer, and has a passion for combining ASL with music. Caroline came out at 13 and started stripping at 18, and while her first few years were spent performing for male audiences to make ends meet, everything changed for her the moment a lesbian walked into her club and sat down. (Content Warning: references to abuse and drug use) Learn more or submit an essay at ⁠https://www.thealphabetclub.co/⁠ This episode is sponsored by TomboyX - use code SHANNON for 15% off. ⁠https://tomboyx.com/shannon⁠ Follow Caroline Blaike:  Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@the.blaike Tik Tok:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@carolineblaike Follow Alphabet Club: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thealphabetclub.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Shannon Beveridge: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.shannonbeveridge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://now-this-is-living.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Snapchat: shannonbeverage Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shannon Beveridge current playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have Hannah Beck’s essay, “On Homoerotic Girl Best Friendships.” Hannah grew up in a conservative Christian cult(ish), leaving when she came out as gay and making the classic journey from cult member to stand up comic. Hannah’s essay is an introspective look at first love and self-discovery. It’s a love letter to the people that helped us find our way to true ourselves, even if they themselves got lost. (Content Warning: Religious trauma) Learn more or submit an essay at https://www.thealphabetclub.co/ This episode is sponsored by TomboyX - use code SHANNON for 15% off. https://tomboyx.com/shannon Follow Hannah Beck:  Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@hannahbeckcomedy Tik Tok:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@hannahbeckcomedy Follow Alphabet Club: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.thealphabetclub.co/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow Shannon Beveridge: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.shannonbeveridge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://now-this-is-living.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Snapchat: shannonbeverage Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shannon Beveridge current playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we have Peyton Dix on the pod! Peyton is a writer, strategist, and co-host of Higher Ground’s Lemme Say This podcast. Her essay, “Savannah” centers around a classic queer experience, falling for a friend. But the way Peyton tells this story… it is absolute poetry. (Content Warning: self-harm) Learn more or submit an essay at https://www.thealphabetclub.co/ This episode is sponsored by TomboyX - use code SHANNON for 15% off. Follow Peyton Dix: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@peytondix⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠@homohoney0⁠ Follow Alphabet Club: Instagram:⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok:⁠⁠⁠ @alphabetclubpod⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thealphabetclub.co/⁠⁠⁠ Follow Shannon Beveridge: Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.shannonbeveridge.co⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://now-this-is-living.tumblr.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Snapchat: shannonbeverage Spotify: ⁠⁠⁠Shannon Beveridge current playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week’s essay is called, “The Gaybors” and is written by Amelia Montooth. Amelia is a producer, content creator, strategist and CEO of Mutuals Media (the creators of Gaydar with Anania). This essay is about the power of queer community and the beauty of self-discovery and evolution when blanketed by a network of queer support and chosen family. Content warning for this week’s episode is: unexpected loss. Find Amelia Montooth Instagram @ameliamontooth TikTok @ameliamontooth Follow Alphabet Club: Instagram: @alphabetclubpod Tik Tok: @alphabetclubpod Website: https://www.thealphabetclub.co/ Follow Shannon Beveridge: Instagram: @nowthisisliving⁠⁠ Tik Tok: ⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠https://www.shannonbeveridge.co⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠@nowthisisliving⁠⁠ Tumblr: ⁠⁠http://now-this-is-living.tumblr.com⁠⁠ Snapchat: shannonbeverage Spotify: Shannon Beveridge current playlist Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices