Category: My Lessons
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I Tried So Hard to Love Lobster
Last night I was eating some lobster, and I think I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t really like it—but I really want to. I’ve eaten so many random lobster rolls while living in Maine, hoping it would change my life like everyone here says it does. I lowkey feel like a disgrace for Read more
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I Truly Am a Big Baby After All
One time when I was a kid, my little sister, my mom, and I were cuddled up in her king-size bed under her really big red blanket, watching some Japanese movie. I barely remember the plot, let alone the name. My mom was wearing her very worn green cardigan that I always envied (I always Read more
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Sixteen Piercings Later and I’m Still Not Done
I got a new piercing for my birthday a couple weeks ago, and I don’t know why I always think it’s a good idea to get more piercings. It’s like I enjoy the pain. You think the needle pain is the fun part, but no—that’s not even remotely five percent of the true pain. The Read more
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I Call Them Towers
I have these moments in my life that I like to call “towers.” They are significant memories or ideas that seem to shake every preconceived notion I had about something. It’s like an idea I held so close to my heart suddenly comes crashing down. The last time this happened to me was at a Read more
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Learning to Walk Away
I hate being the one who walks away from people. I like it when the other person does the walking away—it’s easier for me to rationalize never going back. You don’t have to reject me twice; once is enough, and you’ll never hear from me again. But when I have to be the one to Read more
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Learning How to Be Quiet
I have nothing written for today, and usually I have at least one piece of writing from my journal stashed away so that I always have something to post — but today I’m empty. My thoughts are slightly empty as well. Life has been so… very slow compared to how I typically live. I’m not Read more