Tag: life
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Running, Resting, & Feeling Content
It’s time for some life updates—other than being tired and overworked. Life’s actually been pretty good. I’m back into training for a half marathon, which means I’m constantly in a state of hunger, but honestly I’m just happy to know my body can still run. I’m also really excited because it’s about to be my Read more
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The First Time I Let Him See Me
He saw me naked, but this time with my clothes on.It was two in the morning. We were both half-drunk and lying on opposing couches. We stared at the ceiling until one of us was sober enough to start a conversation. I was far drunker than he ever expected me to be, and he asked Read more
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The Stillness Is Screaming
I’ve been inconsistent. Ever since I got home from my three-week road trip, not a single part of me has wanted to leave my bed. Don’t get me wrong—I’ve definitely left my bed—but I feel like my body could sleep forever. I did so much socializing and driving in those three weeks that the need Read more
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Beautiful & Unbearable
I don’t know how to describe the feeling of crossing the state line back into Maine after being gone for three weeks. It was like my stomach dropped into a pit, and every part of me was begging to turn around. I find it so irritating how strongly I dislike this state. I hate this Read more
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the seasons of friendship
I think about friendships a lot—whether they’re built to last a lifetime or just born out of convenience for the moment. It’s hard to judge a friendship in the first six months, but after that, I usually have a strong sense of whether it’s something lasting or not. Ironically, the ones I thought would last Read more
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Miss Heartless
“Yuka, not everyone can be as heartless as you.”So I’m heartless — but you didn’t watch me burst into tears five times today. I hold a lot of guilt…guilt for running away, 20 hours away from home, and leaving my dad behind. I come home for the first time in about a year, and it Read more