Feb 15, 2024UnknownBelow is a piece I wrote all in one sitting earlier this week, when I finally articulated the thoughts that have been swirling around my mind for years, but even moreso lately. It’s much more prose-y than my normal content on Medium, and it’s likely because I was inspired by…Love4 min readLove4 min read
Dec 11, 2023A Victim StatementThe below is my victim statement in connection to my mother’s death. The truncated background on that is that her friend is on trial for second-degree murder after providing her with cocaine that ended up being 100% fentanyl. …Crime5 min readCrime5 min read
Dec 2, 2023The 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 bestselling novels. On the other hand, my performance and interest in science classes sparked another passion. …Journalism5 min readJournalism5 min read
Jul 8, 2023The Many Faces of GriefOn July 13th, it will have been exactly five years to the day that my mother left this earth. How “long” a certain time period feels or sounds is relative, though. When I was 22 and swimming through the fog of those first few days of shock, I could never…Grief3 min readGrief3 min read
Jan 28, 2023I 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 publishable. I had written — editing it was the daunting part. …Writing2 min readWriting2 min read
Dec 4, 2022After 15 Years of Depression, I Finally Started TherapyI know, I know. It’s not that I hadn’t tried it before. My mom forced me to see a counselor my freshman year of high school because I was very obviously depressed. In typical teenage fashion, I fought it tooth and nail because I didn’t think it would be helpful…Depression5 min readDepression5 min read
Oct 14, 2022Not 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. It’s something you rip from a headline — it actually did become a headline, sort of. An overlooked headline in a deluge of similar tragedies strewn…Death6 min readDeath6 min read
Aug 19, 2022A 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 in a job interview. In an ugly, torturing way. …Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read
Jan 18, 2021Growing Up in a Sex-Positive HouseholdGrowing Up in a Sex-Positive Household Once 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. …Sex3 min readSex3 min read
Jan 10, 2020Learning to Do Things AloneI’ve always been good at being alone. Some people might think that sounds sad, but although I spent a lot of time by myself as a kid, and I still do now, it never really bothered me. In fact, for along time I preferred being alone. …Life Lessons4 min readLife Lessons4 min read