Jax Jacki Brown

Dear Editor, I didn’t mean to become a landlord. My husband and I simply had extra rooms in our old farmhouse. As we began spending part of the year away, and with Vermont in the midst of a housing crisis, we chose to rent those rooms to four individuals. We charge an affordable rate, cover utilities and try to work with tenants who cannot afford a security deposit up front. Most cannot. It is a vulnerable position for us.

Letters to the editor are brief reader responses to stories and opinion pieces published by VTDigger. Letters give voice to community members and do not represent VTDigger’s views. To submit a letter, follow the instructions here. Dear Editor, I didn’t mean to become a landlord. My husband and I simply had extra rooms in our old farmhouse. As we began spending part of the year away, and with Vermont in the midst of a housing crisis, we chose to rent those rooms to four individuals.

Join some of Australia’s most exciting established and up-and-coming LGBTQIA+ writers for the launch of Kindred, a groundbreaking collection of YA short stories. Offering exclusive access to Kindred a month before you’ll find it in bookshops, editor Michael Earp and contributors Omar Sakr, Claire G. Coleman, Erin Gough and Jax Jacki Brown reflect on this powerful collection that gives voice to, and celebrates the lives of, characters across the gender and sexuality spectrums.