Tag: mental-health
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riding the wave
A bit of an oldie that I started back in August but finally wrapped up. I spent last weekend at the lake, as I’ve done many weekends this summer. This weekend, however, was the first time all season that my dad, brother, and I found ourselves there at the same time. Sometimes, when we sit…
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turning over a new leaf (iykyk)
I’ve been reflecting on how I let people perceive me. My parents divorced when I was ten. My brother would walk from my dad’s apartment to meet his friends in my mom’s lobby so they could go to school together. All so they didn’t find out our parents had gotten divorced. This was around the…
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the paralysis of passion
I find myself paralyzed by a burning desire to be everything. See everything, do everything, consume everything. When I tell people that I feel a crippling ache in my stomach every time I think about the fact that I will die before listening to every album ever produced, every movie ever made, every play and…
