Brigid O’BrienThe Decorum of A GoodbyeI spent my last day here at the beach. Tucked behind a dusty, old lighthouse and amongst the ever-changing foliage, it’s a fifty-ish minute…Aug 27Aug 27
Brigid O’BrienSoundtrack To My Depression: The “Sad Girl” GenreStarfished in bed. It’s three am. Playing whatever sad girl music strikes your fancy — Phoebe, Mitski, Lana, Fiona, Alanis. Your curtains…Jul 30, 2023Jul 30, 2023
Brigid O’BrienThe Cathartic Nature Of Music“Take nothing for granted, it’s great to be alive.”Jan 24, 2023Jan 24, 2023
Brigid O’Brien37 Questions with Vogue — Interviewing my Middle School Best FriendMarlee* and I have been friends since sixth grade. That’s, like, six — going on seven — years of friendship. We don’t go to college in the…Jan 19, 2023Jan 19, 2023
Brigid O’Brien37 Questions with Vogue — Interviewing The Girl Forced To Live With Me Because She Signed A…Dulce* and I are sitting in a coffee shop near Buena Park. I dragged her here. She takes a sip and looks over. We’re sitting next to the…Jan 17, 2023Jan 17, 2023
Brigid O’BrienLetters From A Past Me — Ages 18, 17, and 13I was going through my old emails and found a couple I’d sent to myself. Past me had discovered the joy of FutureMe, a pretty amazing…Jan 15, 2023Jan 15, 2023
Brigid O’BrienScabs Turned Scars Of Who We Were And Who We AreI was going through my photos today and fell into a spiral I’ve grown accustomed to — the all-too-familiar feeling —a deep longing for…Jan 13, 2023Jan 13, 2023
Brigid O’BrienI’m Deeply Afraid Of My Writing ClassIf you didn’t know — I always talk about it and my friends give me flak for being, like, “I used to live in Hawai’i…” — I originally…Jan 11, 20231Jan 11, 20231
Brigid O’Briennew year, new me.I had planned my first writing piece of 2023 to be a sappy article reflecting on my outlook for a shiny, brand new year.Jan 1, 2023Jan 1, 2023