[Above: Ephesus, the ruins of the library. This place left more of a mark on me than any other place I've ever been.] Psst: song embedded below. Get on that smooth listenin'. I've always looked back on the short time I spent in Turkey as a total game-changer for me. I fell in love with the ... View Post
A few aspects of my (new) life have been naturally causing me to reexamine who I am, who I think I am, and who other people must think I am. Between hearing I'm quiet (I am?) and shy (wait, what?) I'm also learning that I'm not "crazy"—a positive, I suppose, until you really start dissecting it. ... View Post
Listen as your read, s.v.p. Oh, Atlas could not understand; The world was so much smaller than The one he used to hold before. But the weight, it brought him to the floor. Where were you on September 5, 2015? It was Labor Day weekend; a Saturday. Were you at the beach? With family? Your ... View Post
Back in middle school, every girl in our class rocked a variation on this exact get-up: black jeans, brown leather shoes (Sebagos, wut), a woven brown leather belt, and a light denim shirt over a white turtleneck. I remember reading about, like, igneous rock and writing notes to Lizzie with the ... View Post
This was incredibly hard to write, so I imagine might be hard (and long) to read, if you’re at all close to this situation. Just a fair warning. But I’m fine! Better than fine. All part of the purge. First, click this on. We’ll be visiting its lyrics a few times through this, so I want you to ... View Post