I was twelve years old when I decided to write. I pretended to tidy up my backpack until every other student in my seventh-grade AVID class rushed out of the door. The room emptied quickly, until Ms. C and I were the only ones left. “You’re gonna be late to your next class,” Ms. C […]
Words From The Other Side
Writer’s Block
You’re staring at the screen, and you’ve got nothing. Your mind is a void. You type random words and hope a coherent sentence emerges. Still nothing. Your cat gives it a shot with words of her invention and does so with steadfast confidence. Still incoherent, but your cat doesn’t care. Your frustration continues unabated. In […]
The Thing About Missing
The sad truth is we’re all missing someone. And we’re hoping that, wherever they are, they’re missing us right back. —Randomgirl202 There are a lot of things I miss right now. But what I miss most is my friends. Seeing them in person. Hugging them. Loving them, face to face, where some kind of screen […]
(Anti) Social Media, Disposable Friendships, and the Rare-but-Real Honest-to-Goodness Discussion
You are going to think I’m crazy, but I swear it’s true—I have witnessed rational discussions about controversial topics on Facebook. Ain’t lying. It’s for real. One of the first times I encountered such a unicorn was in a down-thread side discussion between a vegan and a cattle rancher. The two people exchanged ideas respectfully […]
The Thing About Crying
“Take your hands out of your pockets, let the water run, don’t worry about tomorrow when yesterday is gone…”—CAAMP, “Of Love and Life” I haven’t necessarily been counting, yet I know it’s been sixteen hours and thirteen minutes since I last cried. In a way that feels like a lifetime, a lifeline, or an accomplishment, […]
Never Have I Ever
Never have I ever Enjoyed mini golf That’s what it says on my Hinge dating profile. That’s what it said on my Hinge profile. The one I made around the time this epidemic slipped into a pandemic into #QuarantineAndChill #StayHomeStaySafe, and #PandemicPissingContestAnxietyDepressionFaceButMakeItFashion. I have nothing against dating apps. They’re fun little toys that can help […]
