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)