Delicacy

This past year has easily been one of the most brutal years of my life. After losing myself and everyone … More

I Am From…

I am from Jaysun and Anne Stockdell-Giesler, from an artist and a writer. From learning to never end a sentence … More

I Write Best When I’m Falling Apart, But How Do I Write When I’m Falling Into Place?

I want to be writing happy things; words of growth and strength, of liberation and lack of toxicity, all of … More

Rewrite The Written

They say I have your words your state of mind and your empathetic demeanor. They say I carry you and … More

Coddiwomple

Life is really, truly, wholeheartedly beautiful. In every stupid overused cliche, in each song about feeling reborn, I guess there … More

Illusionary Hopes

I need to let go of the illusion that it could have been any different. Any of it, really. I … More

Promises

I’ve never known a promise that wasn’t broken so don’t promise me this isn’t the end when all that’ll do … More

I Learned A Lot About Being A Friend When I Was Alone

I learned a lot about being a friend when I was alone. Crowded rooms are consistently the most complicated and … More

Exodus

While I do find beauty in metaphors, I think there’s something terrifyingly fascinating about being straightforward. Here, let me explain. … More

Augie

Echoed footsteps on cold tile and sisterly giggles filling the murky summer air. “Augie slow down! Your legs are toooo … More

The Last Six Months, Sonicallly

Someone New // Banks Hard Feelings/Loveless // Lorde Supercut // Lorde You Should Talk // Fletcher Sad Beautiful Tragic // … More

Revival

There are journals and canvases scattered all over the floor left from my 2 AM song lyrics and watercolor ramblings … More

Writer’s Decongestant

Now I know that this is not a time for us. There are too many miles separating and not enough … More

Conversations

“Your hair is a bit shorter now.” You tell me this while your hand begins to reach towards the ends … More

Revisions

I deleted the pieces of myself I created for other people and replaced them instead with ones I thought people … More

We Both Know That’s Not What Happened.

It is one thing to tell your truth, it is another to create a whole new world in which I … More

I’m Still Learning

Somewhere in the fall, I lost the map to the personal universe behind my green grey eyes. My head is spinning … More

This Year

I am focusing on myself this year. I have spent my entire life putting others first, not thinking twice. This … More

I Will Not Lie

I will not lie. I still miss him. I miss the way he’d pull me in, causing me to fall … More

Sugar Coating The Bullet

When you told me you still wanted to be in my life, I couldn’t read my own thoughts. I felt … More

Broken Record

“I love you.” “I love you too.” From the very beginning, there was something there. We nurtured it and watched … More

Me: An Update

It’s been a long time since I have written of myself, of how I am doing with life at the … More

Sonder

It’s rather curious that each individual, each stranger has a life just as complex (if not more) as our own. … More

We Are Chaos

We are chaos. We fall apart just to fall back into each other. Our muscles are sore and cramping from … More

It Hurts To Think Of December

Coming up this December, it’ll be three years since I last saw you. Three years since I heard your voice, … More