I see an Instagram post with pretty graphics that reminds me: “You are the boss of your life.” And I think, yes, of course. Personal […]
Liar
For a moment, pretendThat you wereWho you could’ve been For a moment, give me thisThe best of what I saw in youLie, if you have […]
Love Stories
It’s one of the last days of warmth — I can feel it — before the cold is here to stay. When I head out […]
The Win
We both cried, my mom and I, through both the speeches. The first time, ever, we can say Madam Vice President. The first time in […]
Victory
A long drive back homeThe call comes at ten thirtyThen texts I can’t read A week of TuesdaysMSNBC hostedWhile we held our breath I haven’t […]
Haircut
My friend Lin gave me my first non-salon haircut tonight! I had planned to have them cut it when I visited, but we almost forgot […]
Emotional Wake
A short piece of advice and a reminder for myself that I got from Tabitha Brown. This is the sign off she does to all […]
6am – 7pm
6am and lying in bed dreading looking at my phone. 6:30am reading my phone. 7am reading fanfiction. 8am, in the shower, trying to wipe it […]
Right?
I woke up feeling on the edge of tears. The day was already heavy at my first breath. I go for a run. I eat […]
This Week
I sent some resources out to my company’s people managers this morning. There’s no getting around that for the majority of us this is really […]