The Moment I Knew
Do you remember our trip to Washington? / When you laid your head upon my chest / I hoped you wouldn’t hear my heart jump, skip, repeat.
Read Morethe chronicles and imagination of Amanda hazard
Do you remember our trip to Washington? / When you laid your head upon my chest / I hoped you wouldn’t hear my heart jump, skip, repeat.
Read MoreThere are two things you need to know about me; one, I don’t drink very often, and two, if I’ve done something once and didn’t like the experience, I never try to do it again. So, clearly, there’s a story as to why I’m like that. And I’m going to tell you it.
Read MoreLast summer, when the whole world was really into Pokémon Go, I had a very awkward encounter, because of the gaming app. It was probably the middle of August, and I was riding around the island with Jeanette. I didn’t really play the game, but she was really into it, so what we did a lot that summer was venture out and find as many Pokémon as we could.
Read MoreAs crazy as it seems, the last time I flew into a rage was the other night. I made a horrible mistake, and I let my emotions get to the best of me. Looking back at it, I looked ridiculous. If anyone else had seen me, they would have thought that I was acting insane, that I was being overdramatic. But, in the moment, I didn’t feel like I was. My anger, my lashing out, felt justified.
Read MoreI guess you can say I’m a control freak. But then again, I feel like people are more controlling than they lead on. I think it has more to do with certainties and order than anything else; I like knowing what’s going to happen next, so I can make clear decisions. But life isn’t like that, and boy, do I know it. Everything is about chance and is ever-changing; the decisions we make change our paths constantly.
Read MoreIsn’t it one of the weirdest feelings when you get randomly inspired at an inopportune time? Like a huge burst of energy, you have this sudden urgency to get moving. That’s what I felt the other night, just as I was about to fall asleep.
Read MoreCasey followed Nina into Tarantino’s, much to her disdain. Unlike her best friend, Casey wasn’t really into the bar scene: the drinking, the dancing, the messiness. She didn’t like any of it.
Read MoreAll day today, I’ve been seeing the words, “me too,” all over Facebook and Twitter. I have never hated seeing those words so much before in my life.
Read MoreSo I had this idea of something I used to do often when I was a small child. When my mom finished her maternal leave with me, and had to go back to work, I would usually spend my days at Oma’s house.
Read MoreWhen I was a little girl, I would pretend I was a mermaid. In the bathtub, in the pool, in the ocean. I would swim with my arms, and would body roll my way through the water.
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