molly ottoFacts and FloursSunday mornings used to be for words, but now we cook instead. Someone else can write the folds of my skin or wonder on a fresh loaf of…May 10, 2020May 10, 2020
molly ottoinLit UpLittle FailuresIt’s Complicated: Lit Up & The Writing Cooperative ContestMar 12, 20191Mar 12, 20191
molly ottoHave You Been Writing?Have I been writing? I wrote something last week that I had to cough from deep in my lungs because it clung to my insides. It’s like that…Oct 24, 2018Oct 24, 2018
molly ottoinP.S. I Love YouFive Thousand Three Hundred Fifty FiveYou said London so casually, like it was around the corner. Like we could pop down the street to the pub for whiskeys and shrimp toast…Dec 27, 2017Dec 27, 2017
molly ottointhe compositeWhen I MoveThere’s a pile of boxes sitting in the corner of my room. I’ve been meaning to break them down for weeks now, but it always seems like the…Aug 24, 2017Aug 24, 2017
molly ottoinP.S. I Love YouThe facts and in-betweens of itYou seem to have misunderstood. I’m so sorry I never took the time to clarify; I thought you knew when you wandered into my bed that what…Aug 7, 2017Aug 7, 2017
molly ottoTragic Stories I Began to Write But It Turned Out They Were Only Tragic TweetsI thought about visiting a town you shared a name with, just so you might love me.Jul 29, 2017Jul 29, 2017
molly ottoinP.S. I Love YouWhat’s Left of UsThe best part of us is that we fell in love: you fell in love with her, I fell in love with him. There were only months between our “us”…Jun 5, 20171Jun 5, 20171
molly ottoOther Girls aka The Ones Who ThriveYou know the girls you wanted to be in high school? The ones who had already perfected the art of being flawless and knew to reply “Oh…Apr 24, 2017Apr 24, 2017
molly ottoinP.S. I Love YouFrom a Furnace, Saying I Love YouI had an anxiety attack the first time a boyfriend told me he loved me. I lay on my side, my face hot and wet, my body surging with the…Apr 3, 20172Apr 3, 20172
