JulianMy NameMy name feels like a well-kept secret that I’m almost ready to share. I held it close at first, clenched it in my fist. I only loosened the…May 7May 7
JulianTo Be Loved, To Be ChangedI saw a post on the internet. Pictures of well-loved stuffed animals discolored and ragged from the hands of their keepers. The caption…Sep 6, 2023Sep 6, 2023
JulianEverything Hurts and I Feel StupidI’ve started writing two different essays today but have stopped at around the hundred-word mark with both. This wasn’t because the essays…Sep 5, 2023Sep 5, 2023
JulianI Want to Write Something LightI want to write something light. I want to feel light. I always write of death or of pain.Sep 4, 2023Sep 4, 2023
JulianDisordered Eating and Reflections on RemissionAbout two months ago, a realization hit me while I was standing in the kitchen at my old house eating cantaloupe from a Tupperware…Sep 2, 20231Sep 2, 20231
JulianMidwestern Princess and Queer Pop SensationChappell Roan is a curly-haired, small-town girl from Missouri. Her performances are said to emulate Madonna and her song writing talents…Sep 1, 2023Sep 1, 2023
JulianSaved by Jesus & a Kidney DonorWhen I was a teenager, my dad was diagnosed with kidney failure. The doctors never quite figured out why it happened. Mom suspects it was…Aug 31, 20231Aug 31, 20231
JulianRed Letters and A Man UndoneI passed the cemetery entirely by accident. I’d taken a wrong turn and was fumbling with my phone, trying to find signal and the correct…Aug 30, 2023Aug 30, 2023
JulianPeople Whose Voices Echo Your SoulIn 80’s attire, listening to my fiancée absolutely butcher a Cyndy Lauper anthem, driving down Route 11 to a birthday party, expensive…Aug 29, 2023Aug 29, 2023