I’ve managed to isolate myself, thus far in life, in a pretty beautiful, leftist, open-minded, loving community. Growing up in theatre, going to a liberal university, working for an organization that was very clear on its stance for equality. Living in Vancouver, it was pretty tricky to find someone whose ideologies didn’t match up with […]
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So no one told you life was gonna be this way 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I don’t really know anyone who would say they are happy. It’s not exactly small talk-appropriate conversation to make: asking existential questions about people’s happiness, but it feels like something you can read into based on real, regular conversations. It’s just a general sense of unease, the feeling that they expected more from life than […]
Thank u, next
I didn’t do a Year in Review type post last year because I was a mess. 2017 was probably the worst year of my life, and I didn’t have much by way of expectations for 2018. It wasn’t the best year, in fact, it kind of kicked my ass. I’m tired, but unlike last year […]
Please Like Me
Someone honked at me in traffic because I didn’t slow down so that they could enter my lane. They didn’t need to be in my lane. Their lane was not closed, there were no police pulled over or trees in the way. They wanted to be, and they expected me to be accommodating. That’s not […]
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Okay, so here’s the thing. How do I get my mojo back? I used to love writing but now it’s almost more exhausting than homework. Where did the little spark go? I used to worry that the stuff that I wrote about had an expiration date. I like to think I am pretty funny when […]
The Dark Hole
I’m lying on the floor of the yoga studio. The endorphins pulse through me and I feel a sweet sense of calm that I haven’t felt in weeks. I glance up toward the window and see a patch of bright blue sky, completely unadulterated by clouds. “See?” I tell myself, “This is what happens when […]
The creative’s dilemma
I am a chronic project-starter. I have dozens of short stories, songs, poems, conceptual art pieces written out, partially formed as ideas, which were then promptly abandoned. When I was in high school I wanted to create a “zine” and so sent out a call to all of my friends for their artwork, photography, poems, […]
Spring is a time for lists
Things I need to do: Be kind to myself Be kind to others Eat some food sometimes Do some exercise sometimes Go to work Sleep Clean my house Write an essay Things I need to learn how to do: Give myself space to heal Forgive others Forgive myself Things I want to do: Frolic in […]
A love story.
When I’m in a rough place in my life, I tend to cry, way too hard for the given circumstances, when I say goodbye to my friends. I could be seeing the person the next day, and I would still cry. I remember a year ago, I was leaving my friend’s birthday party, and when […]
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25 Things to Do Before You Turn 25
(The author on her 25th birthday, lipstick stains and all.) FINALLY! Another list where someone tells me what I need to do with my life. Or really, just like, do whatever you want and don’t buy into the idea that there is a right time to do anything. I turned 25 about a month ago, […]
