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