I’m a punk rock girl. Give me some Green Day, some My Chemical Romance, some Fugazi, and you’ll find me jumping around like a fool, fist pumping in an energetic rage against “the man.” But I’m also a T. Swift fan. Turn up Calm Down, and I’m sashaying around, singing into whatever nearby item can…
Category: Narratives
These narratives are nonfiction pieces in which I pray you’ll find authenticity and genuineness.
“Sometimes I am woman, hear me roar; sometimes I am woman, hear me sigh.”
– Excerpt from Me Too-ish
The Buffer in the Backseat
This piece was published in Sad Girls Lit Club Literary Blog. Next time I think it’s a good idea to go on a trip with BOTH my parents and ONLY both my parents, remind me that it’s not. I’m an adult in her thirties with a career and a cat. You’d think the days of…
Years Away From Us
We lined up to travel into the past. Or at least, to see into the past. Different telescopes were situated around the field and queues formed at each. I stepped to the back of the line-esque huddle and let the students go before me. It was nice to see them so eager, and it’s not…
The Writing Prompt
The task was to write something using the word: But that simply isn’t a word I frequently employ, either in my daily life or my writing life. Perhaps if the word were fine, I would have a hundred ideas for stories or essays, because that is a word I use excessively. Don’t we all? Aren’t…
Reflections of a Tired Citizen
The election is heating up… or so I’m told. I try— I really do. I watch The Daily Show and listen to This American Life. I follow A.O.C. on Instagram and do my best to fact check before sharing shit on social media. I’ve been to a few handfuls of rallies, marches and protests. When…
A Girl & Her Tree
This piece can also be found in Green Pencil Magazine. Advice From a Tree (abridged) Stand tall and proudGo out on a limbFeel the wind and the sunAnd delight in their presenceBe content with your natural beautyDrink plenty of waterLet your limbs sway and dance in the breezesBe flexibleRemember your rootsEnjoy the view Ilan Shamir…