el writes stuffDear Lost Child,It has taken a long time for me to learn how to love you. You were born into a long line of hunger and secrets; to this day, you are still…Jun 11, 2017Jun 11, 2017
el writes stuff(Un)burying PainSomething I discovered from burying pain: I might have buried the hurt in my heart and mind, but it was not dead. I had buried my pain…May 4, 2017May 4, 2017
el writes stuffMoving OnI feel like I am finally succeeding in dismantling and rebuilding a life beyond from the things that have caused me so much pain in the…Sep 23, 2015Sep 23, 2015
el writes stufffifteenContrary to popular belief, I have not fallen (even further) off the rails this year. It’s simple. There are people who get it, and people…Jan 17, 2015Jan 17, 2015
el writes stuffTeenage girls, Taylor Swift, and the reasons I won’t shake it off.Society looks down upon teenage girls in every sense of the words. The fact that I am a 14y/o girl is neither here or there. This article…Nov 2, 2014Nov 2, 2014
el writes stuffIn defence of celebrity feminismEveryday I am learning more and more about feminisn, and developing my feminist identity as a fourteen year-old girl. With the exception…Sep 25, 2014Sep 25, 2014
el writes stuffFrom the Other Side of the Waistland.I saw you standing there in the supermarket and I recognised you immediately, even though we had never met. Your painfully thin frame…Sep 9, 2014Sep 9, 2014
el writes stuff95 Days of Gaining: A Letter to Everyone I Don’t Know AnymoreAs I rack up miles on this body of mine, I realize how many of people I’ve encountered on my 14 years of travels. Some of you stayed for a…Apr 3, 2013Apr 3, 2013
el writes stuffWho Am I? (An Essay I Was Too Scared To Actually Submit For School)I look deeply into the mirror. I try to relax, in hopes of seeing the real me, but my sub-contious stops me from being real. I keep up…Oct 12, 2012Oct 12, 2012
