It was the best of times. Last year, for my birthday, I got to do something incredible: I got to attend a Mardi Gras Ball with my closest friends. We danced the night away and made lasting memories. This year, I did something a bit different. I spent the weekend in New York. My first […]
It’s been a while since I wrote something. That’s due to many changes in life, health, and overall well-being. The last time I wrote a new piece was back in April. Quite a while ago. I have moved once more and found a new hyper-fixation to consume my life while figuring out what I want
After reading The Anthropocene Review by John Green, I wrote this piece in response to a prompt posted on its fan website. The website had you tag where you received your copy of The Anthropocene Review and posted a review as John does throughout the book. This is my review of where I grew up in
*cue the recently overused Billie Holiday song* What a wonderful thing to have. And even better, I don’t have to plan around others to get some. Today was a day of solitude. Talking to myself, making potentially harmful decisions about what I would eat, who I would sit next to, and what route I should
Alabama While driving home the other day, I had this funny feeling of coming home from a long weekend — yet, in reality, it was 392 days. [Cut to me the night before. Alone in my now old apartment. Collapsing. Crying. Whaling.] I knew leaving would be hard. It was my choice to go, but
Wow. Simply put, this is a beautiful, moving movie. This movie got me for the first time in a while. Tears started early in the film with one scene where I lived in a similar situation and kept coming until the final moments. A quick synopsis of the movie is about a man, Charlie, who,
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You wouldn’t imagine how often in my life I have had to say these words to someone. I can tell you on the day I was writing this, only four days ago, I was telling someone I am not a robot; I am a real person. Every time I have to explain my humanity, I
A few days ago, I turned twenty-four years old. Here is a quick reflection on what year twenty-three offered me. I started the day early and went to the pier to see the sunrise. Nothing better than getting up early and seeing the picture in the sky. Colors that run from darkness into light. What
On September 25, 2020, I wrote this little piece about obedience to God. “I was reading the story of Noah and it made me wonder, could I place my name in the blank. Noah was told to build an ark big enough to foster all living creatures and his entire family for the upcoming flood
I loved this wonderful place by the sea, despite always getting sick whenever we visited. It was where my Nana grew up going on vacations, where my Nana & Pawpaw took my mother and uncle, who would take us. It was a magical place. The three-and-a-half hours that it took to get there were always
