the hardest part of moving on

it turns out the hard part of moving on when a relationship is that part you have to do. the letting go, the not turning back, the believing that there will be something else out there. maybe not something better, but at least different enough in the right ways to make you…

December 7

honesty

I just sighed. A huge inhale and exhale. Because this one is hard to write. Something I think about every day, over and over again. Another sigh. Flutter of the lips.

I’ve been avoiding writing this one because doing so makes it real. Sharing…

November 22 (a bit late, written by hand)

Just Wear the Dress

December 21

the rut less traveled

I didn’t realize I was not on the same trajectory as so many of friends until the last few years or so. Because I’ve been in long-term relationships (just never any that lasted), it never felt obvious that I was going to be the one to end up…

I Don’t Hate ‘Quarantine’

And I’m Not Afraid To Say It

This is probably an unpopular opinion, but the social distancing being asked of me (and now the staying-at-home being mandated to me) has not been as bad as I’d anticipated. My parents like to remind me that I got a poor mark on…

Honoring the Past

January 8

This is the time of the year when many of us are fixated on the future. Specifically, on…

December 29

Breaking the Holiday Card Rules

November 1

Magic Molly Moll

When I was young, I thought my grandmother was reincarnated as my kitten, Cuddles…

Alone, Again.

Sometimes I wonder if the loneliness I feel is all in my head. As opposed to say, being something I can actually feel deep in my heart…

January 2

Nothing to Prove

There’s always pressure around New Year’s Eve: to make plans; make resolutions; make this the year. And with this pressure inevitably comes disappointment. The party is never as fun as hoped; the resolution falls flat in February; it turns out that maybe…