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Gillian

Gillian

It’s Just Dreams

I’ve been having dreams. “Sure,” you’d say, “ I dream too.” But you haven’t been having my dreams. Not the dreams where I go “No! Not…

Jun 8, 2019

It’s Just Dreams

Jun 8, 2019

Gillian

Hey Dad

I have these specific memories of my dad as a kid. Drenched in the moonlight, I knocked on my parents door to tell them I can’t sleep, it…

Feb 21, 2018

Hey Dad

Feb 21, 2018

Gillian

Letters to my Dad

Dear Dad,

Oct 26, 2017

Letters to my Dad

Oct 26, 2017

Gillian

Writing isn’t a lie

I don’t steal stories. Truth be told, the only story I ever stole was when I was 6 and tried re-writing Red Riding Hood. I didn’t put the…

Jul 13, 2017

Writing isn’t a lie

Jul 13, 2017

Gillian

Let’s have cake, because sometimes life sucks.

My dad has brain cancer and will most likely die before the end of the year. This isn’t a practical joke nor a lie, but just the honest…

Apr 20, 2017

Let’s have cake, because sometimes life sucks.

Apr 20, 2017

Gillian

You know, I sometimes think of my age and I always get it wrong the first time.

I didn’t have a plan for my life after the age of 20. I still don’t have a plan for my life. Turning 25 this year should be scary but I…

Jul 6, 2016

You know, I sometimes think of my age and I always get it wrong the first time.

Jul 6, 2016

Gillian

The Heartbreak of Writing

I moved at the beginning of the year to study. It was hard, saying goodbye to loved ones. It was hard thinking of sharing a space with…

Apr 13, 2016

The Heartbreak of Writing

Apr 13, 2016

Gillian

“ I now pronounce you, boring.”

I grew up in the 90s, Spice Girls were a thing and so was Buffy. I was oblivious to the idea that you couldn’t like one and not the other…

Oct 8, 2015

“ I now pronounce you, boring.”

Oct 8, 2015

Gillian

NanoWriMo Killed My Writing

I received an email this week reminding me that NaNoWriMo is only a month away and I should be ready to write. The idea of this nauseated…

Sep 4, 2015

NanoWriMo Killed My Writing

Sep 4, 2015

Gillian

Dear Family Racist…

Dear family racist

Aug 31, 2015

Aug 31, 2015

Gillian

Gillian

Trying to be a writer. I drive myself insane with words. I sometimes draw silly pictures. I aim to confuse. I love music. I am boring. Take life way to serious.

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