dead is dead
I lose a fair bit in the way of thought and phrases as a result of not writing things down as they occur. I tell myself I’ll remember the train of thought. I tell myself I’ll remember the circumstances that led to the inspiration and make lightning strike twice. Neither of those things ever happens. Sometimes, I forget I’ve had an idea at all. A … Continue reading dead is dead
It’s Good To Like Yourself, Actually.
*trigger warning, discussion of self-harm, attempted suicide Fine Forearms I used to tell people that the thing I liked most about myself was my forearms. It’s true. They’re aesthetically very pleasing. They’re symmetrical, which is a win on the human approval scale right off the hop. We’re wired to like symmetry. I suspect that’s one of the reasons my nerve-damaged chin bothers me so much … Continue reading It’s Good To Like Yourself, Actually.
Rewriting the Narrative: From Self-Doubt to Self-Acceptance
Prove You Earned That Air I struggle with feeling that I’ve not done enough to earn my air at any given moment of my existence. These long-standing feelings of insufficiency, of not being enough just as I am, without improvement, provided a door that my eating disorder used to sneak into my psyche with, and there she set up camp. I hustled and worked hard … Continue reading Rewriting the Narrative: From Self-Doubt to Self-Acceptance
May 2025 – Movies I Watched, Books I Read
San Andreas (2016)[i] The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) “The Hot Zone,” by Jayne Castle “Siren’s Call,” by Jayne Castle 400 Days (2020) “Illusion Town,” by Jayne Castle “Deal With the Devil,” by Kit Rocha Bird Box (2018) Paradise Hills (2018) Otherhood (2019) No Escape (2015) “Menopause and You” [limited series magazine] Doors (2021) Knowing (2009) My Sister’s Keeper (2009) Uglies (2024) Mona Lisa Smile (2004) Alien … Continue reading May 2025 – Movies I Watched, Books I Read
From Famine to Feast 