the part of me I don’t want to be kind to
somewhere out east on 35mm film Hello — I’m so happy to be here writing this to you, and to be writing more in general. For now, my goal is to write one...
freshly squeezed is soon to have a new home, here's why
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a home for creating
the process vs. the end result
because you taught us how to be
talk soon, bug
small red tomatoes on a green vine
potent and unruly and everything all at once
five rosebushes
two narrators
I have a cruel mind
and sooner or later, someone is going to find out that I am a bad person
tiny fiction №4: her former-student
because you’ve always needed me more than I’ve needed you
I still care what you think
anger and how many things can be true at once and also not make any sense at all
thought digest №2: indulgent
If I were the romantic-type, fated ruin, and other matters of the heart
one foot in another world
something both real and made up
tiny fiction №3: big sister
to the not knowing and the hope that comes with it
I can't promise you anything
something dog-eared and underlined
thought digest №1: unresolved
in those quiet moments when the world has gone still (too still) and you begin to question everything
I could begin here
a friendship with you, 3-years of therapy, and my period beginning again
no longer striving for excellence
sweaty rage, overheating, and sharing something new
tiny fiction №2: a temporary woman
on being new at something, and another experiment
waiting waiting waiting
and the trouble with routines
between two versions of myself
and a list-making workshop that I'll be teaching in February
tiny fiction №1: like in the movies
2-years of friendship, 8-years of heartbreak, and something of her own
with no destination in mind
we'll start here
how do I tell her I want her to stay?
one day in december and an epilogue
four days in november
and a sketchbook I've decided to keep
5-minutes before I have to leave
cream walls over white walls, and other creative expectations
when left alone with my thoughts
and other selfish, time consuming, life-giving, joyous little things
#10: a peculiar place
routines, this is unusual, the missing dessert, and no more systems
#9: it's the perfect day
the person we were two hours ago, and a story
#8: please validate my entire life
smile and wave, here's what happened, a writing group, & am I trustworthy?
#7: I know this sounds dramatic
carrying on with it anyway, sweetness, rapid cycling, more fresh-squeezed orange juice, and a disagreement
#6: making friends is hard
90's jeans, talking to my therapist, expectations, & Harry Potter
🎧: the longer we talked
20th Century Women, clenched fists, & I still don't know what to think
#5: I made a decision
a closet tour, thoughts on trust, breaking a promise, and keeping one
#4: she said it was for anxious people only
a red rain-jacket, sally rooney (again), still bipolar, & looking for validation
🎧: the trouble with daytime
(swollen eyes, two things can be true, trusting yourself)
#3: i wore pink overalls at my wedding
(not a metaphor, taking my power back, & turning 30)
#2: like fresh squeezed orange juice
Hello. I’ve started publishing to a journal again. It’s been unexpected but fun. Sometimes I find myself on the office floor late at night, the candle...
#1: welcome
Hello. Here's a letter that is likely not what you'd expect.For the past three or so months, I haven't wanted to write. So I haven't, not much anyway. I'm...