My biggest discovery? I have always been a writer and a poet. I just forgot over the years.
I recently dug into some old journals and sketchbooks from my early 20s.
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There’s A Personality Type I Avoid
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There’s a personality type I avoid like a ‘We need to talk’ text.
High-energy. Overpromising. Charismatic.
Male. Female. Doesn’t matter.
I’ve Been Afraid to Share My Joy
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All my life, I’ve been afraid to share my joy. My corny personality.
But that’s how I’m wired.
That’s how I show up in the real world. So I’ve decided to share those parts anyway. Even more now that I’m old AF and give fewer effs.
Confessions of a Bad Friend
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Last year I had to admit something to myself.
I haven’t always been a good friend.
Nothing scandalous. Just the kind of mistake you make when you’re young, ambitious, and ignorant.
Things or People That Bring Me Joy
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Things or People That Bring Me Joy
WE WERE / WE ARE
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we were 3. but
now we’re more
we were far. but
now farther
I hate unnecessary drama. HATE IT.
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Especially in-law drama.
I’m getting married soonish, which means I’m about to inherit a whole new extended universe of people. And it’s wild how common in-law tension is in marriages. Like it’s expected. A rite of passage.
“Who’s a Good Boy?” A Son’s Turn to Care
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Who's a good boy? "I'm a good boy," he said. (in spanish of course) Bathing my daddy has become something I look forward to. At first, I agreed because someone had to do it—so why not me? But now, it’s more than just an obligation.