You were the first: the first piece of clothing that my teenage self identified with, the first piece of clothing that I wanted for a long time before I got it, the first that I spent a lot of money on.
Category: The Story Chapters
9 Pieces of 2023
Maybe there is an underlying message. Maybe it’s just 9 unconnected, out-of-order pieces of my last year. You tell me.
17 Things To Do on a Bad Day
Please note that this is not 17 Things To Do To Stop Having a Bad Day.
4 Things That Helped
An incomplete list
The Room In Which I Do Much Living
I’ve spent the last 7.75 years slowly and carefully collecting things to put in it and arranging them in ways that please my eyes.
I Wasn’t Born in North Korea
So I did not expect to find her experiences relatable.
This Ordinary Day
Recently I read something on Instagram about how after your life shatters around you, you learn to value the ordinary days where more things are whole and… Read more “This Ordinary Day”
A Month-Old Mother
Being a mother is something that cannot be fully appreciated until it is experienced, at least for me.
Free-Falling
We are free-falling Everything is strange and changing But it only frightens me when I take my eyes off you You How are you so small And… Read more “Free-Falling”
This Cliff
I’m standing at the edge of a precipice, waiting for my daughter to give me a push. I’m not afraid. I was, but no more. I may… Read more “This Cliff”
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