I often feel I lead two different physical lives—that which is put on and that which isn’t.
One Woman, Two Faces
A Late Night Revelation About My (Lack of) Writing
“The only way you’ll find out if you ‘have it in you’ is to get to work and see if you do. The only way to override your ‘limitations, insecurities, jealousies, and ineptitude’ is to produce.”
What I’m Thankful For (Or: An Ode to the People Who Keep Me Afloat)
I know that however lost and uncertain I may be in cloudier moments, I have succeeded in one thing: building and nurturing a tapestry of lovable and loving weirdos who each have my back in their own way.
Trophy-Men & The Still-Twisted Power Dynamics of Dating Today
We often ignore the indifference of men and dive headfirst into their lives, filling all the empty space with a curiosity, an empathy, that isn’t shared.
Maybe Don’t, Or, Some Thoughts on Kim’s “Makeup-Free” Face
As a woman, you can’t look at that face without seeing the façade, but as a girl, it would be easy to convince yourself that such perfection exists.
Taking My Temp: A Post-Anorexic, Word-Thirsty Fever
Two mentors have forced me, thankfully, to reconsider what the fuck I’m doing (or, really, not doing enough of).
On the Low-Cal Return of Life’s “Big Moments”
These are moments dressed up as salves in themselves, those that we’ve been anxiously waiting for, the “one thing” we need to breathe easier late at night.
Some Thoughts on Being Awkward
Or: watching the most ungraceful part of myself stumble through situations as if she’s blind-folded and drunk.
Dealing With Grief That Doesn’t Put On A Show
Day-to-day life does a fairly good job of covering up the bigger picture, with its mundane moments building upon each other to create a thick tapestry of denial, or something like it.
