Cybeleversary - The Story of a Name

(For Subscribers) On the 8th Anniversary of Receiving the Name 'Cybele'

Today marks 8 years (a little over a quarter of my life) that I have borne the name 'Cybele'. On August 29, 2015, my first day in my first apartment on my own in the big wide world of Brooklyn and New York City, I sat drafting a message to send to my family, friends, and community-afar, informing them of my name-change. At 3:45pm that day, I was satisfi…