Birthday

  • Dear Mama

    Hey Mama, I have been struggling for a few days. Well, okay. I’ve been struggling for about two weeks. Because, well, my mother did what she always did. She was doting in public and hugged me and told me she loved me, not that she wished me a happy birthday, and then completely ignored me…

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  • I’m Too Old for This Shit

    So, for my birthday this year, I decided I wanted to go do something. Well, okay. I needed “supplies” for writing. The fact that it was my birthday was just a happy accident. Well, I decided it would be a brilliant idea to spend the weekend TENT CAMPING. Yeah, my back is screaming at me…

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  • My Twenties

    This last month has been a little bit wild. I spent a lot of time thinking about what I was thinking about how I wanted to live this last year of my twenties. I’m starting it off strong with a hair appointment and then a new tattoo a few days later. Well, technically two. My…

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  • Dear Reba

    Dear Reba

    Hey, Mama. I know, it’s a little weird for me to say that. That’s just what you are to me. The mama I needed when my own couldn’t be that for me. Don’t worry, I’m not the crazy one who will stalk you and try and guess when you and Rex finally tie the knot.…

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  • It Is Here

    Today is finally the day. My book is out and it’s ready for the world. This is a bittersweet day for me. So much of the last two years have been consumed with this collection. I’m finally letting it go, and it is an amazing feeling. But it also means that a chapter of my…

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  • The Last Day of 26

    I’m sitting here, on the eve of my 27th Birthday, and I can’t help but reflect at how far I’ve come in the last year. How much my life has changed, and how crazy it is to me that it’s only been a year. My life feels like I should be in my late 30s…

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  • This piece I wrote in reflection of my sister’s 21st birthday. Yes, she did actually turn 21 on April 18th. I thought it would be a nice time to reflect on what it felt like for me, as the oldest sibling, to watch her turn 21. That first drink,Her first legal drink.It is crazy to…

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