essays

is friendship sacred to you?

on learning to be more intentional toward my friendships in my twenties

Jun 19 •

we were never going to look seventeen forever

on bodies changing and the endless cycle of self-criticism

May 31 •

i wish i could live through something

on the scariest week of my life that happened a couple weeks ago

May 25 •

when the waiting never ends

a product of late-night anxiety ramblings; you know the drill

Apr 22 •

no one's keeping score

on getting older, wasted potential, and comparing versions of yourself to one another (also it's my birthday)

Mar 5 •

a writer who's not writing

on surviving the slow, silent killer that is writer's block

Feb 16 •

everything is embarrassing

on trying and failing (and trying again, despite it all)

Jan 30 •

i don't understand, i thought you liked me!

on the intrinsic need to be universally liked, but accepting the fact that not everyone will

Jan 25 •

dead birds and all

i'm choosing not to take it as an omen

Jan 23 •

loss or liberation?

on anti-intellectualism in music and art in light of the tiktok ban

Jan 18 •

in defense of the bildungsroman

a love letter to coming-of-age stories

Jan 16 •

how difficult is it to be a good person?

on casual bigotry and the regression of kindness culture

Dec 14, 2024 •

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