Control, ControlledHow many times have you heard, “Everything happens for a reason”? Following the tragic, unexpected death of my mother, I unfortunately…Mar 31Mar 31
UnknownBelow is a piece I wrote all in one sitting earlier this week, when I finally articulated the thoughts that have been swirling around my…Feb 15Feb 15
A Victim StatementThe below is my victim statement in connection to my mother’s death.Dec 11, 2023Dec 11, 2023
The value of the written wordGrowing up, I dreamt about where my love for writing could lead. I imagined exposing the truth as an investigative reporter or writing…Dec 2, 2023Dec 2, 2023
The Many Faces of GriefOn July 13th, it will have been exactly five years to the day that my mother left this earth.Jul 8, 20231Jul 8, 20231
I stopped editingMany a time I have scrolled through the 20+ stories I have in my drafts and sighed, wondering which one I thought was close to being…Jan 28, 2023Jan 28, 2023
Not another statisticI wasn’t sure I would ever be ready to tell my story. It was even hard for me to believe it was my story.Oct 14, 2022Oct 14, 2022
A Perfectionist’s Guide to Letting Sh*t GoI’ve always been a perfectionist. And not in the cute, “my biggest flaw is that I’m such a perfectionist” sort of way, the way you frame it…Aug 19, 2022Aug 19, 2022
Growing Up in a Sex-Positive HouseholdOnce when I was in middle school, my parents came home from a bar, slightly tipsy, and my mom sat on my bed to chat with me. I don’t…Jan 18, 2021Jan 18, 2021
