This is my greatest secret. At least, it’s my greatest secret under my pen name. (TW: suicidality, mental illness.) I’ve tested the waters a couple times this year, but I’ve never come right out and said it. Ask me in person and I’ll tell you about it. For years, though, I’d explain all of it … Continue reading My Greatest Source of Shame
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On Spirituality
In this great effort to share vulnerably and authentically, I’m realizing there’s a lot I’ve taught myself to not even consider sharing in any public capacity. And now, I’m not sure where the line is. Once upon a time I was so religiously Christian that I thought the best way I could help anyone and … Continue reading On Spirituality
That’s Why I’m So Weird!
A moment of depression led to a realization about myself that reframes my perspective on myself, both looking back and toward the future. What was it I said? Something like, “How are you supposed to feel like you’re alive if it feels like the only good things that change in your life are by your … Continue reading That’s Why I’m So Weird!
Creating The Life I Want
All this time I thought intentionality had to be rigid. Schedules, routines, habits, patterns that you lock into your life. I've tried time and time again to bring rigidity into my day-to-day, thinking that if I just get the right patterns going I would solve all my life's problems: eating healthy and exercising, maintaining regular … Continue reading Creating The Life I Want
It Wasn’t Your Fault.
TW: this is for victims of SA. I'm writing this because I need to hear these things, and I'm sharing it because I doubt I'm the only one. It wasn't your fault. Period. No one gets to gatekeep by telling you that what they experienced was worse, or that what you experienced was not that … Continue reading It Wasn’t Your Fault.
That Prince Guy
a Snow White novella Guy is a guy who can’t even deal with his own problems. When Princess Gabby shows up and expects him to help solve all of hers, he’s all for walking away. He would do it, too, if she and her new enchanter friend weren’t holding him hostage. Guy’s captors face the … Continue reading That Prince Guy
