The Delta

The Delta love is the greatest adventure. It’s cold here. But not the kind of cold that bites my skin under my hoodie, so I bear it. I grip my fingers tight together and use my breath as makeshift gloves. I have a vision of my beanie in my top left dresser drawer back...

Cigarettes & Friends

Cigarettes & Friends for Drew and Joanna, East Sac magic. You ever have those nights where the sky is so fucking clear, you swear you can see people picnicking on Mars? Their full spread lunch full of tuna fish and pickles and Cooler Ranch Doritos and probably an...

Boston, MA

Boston, MA when you grow up nowhere and everywhere. It’s important to know that I grew up nowhere and everywhere. We moved around so much that I didn’t even know what version of myself was most authentic until I was in my early 20s. New places came with new posters...

Immortal Beloved

Immortal Beloved part of my book series, Netflix and Heal. It is a Thursday night, late Spring but still cold. A kind of cold that can remind you of your loneliness. Not because you forgot your hoodie and not because the friend you’re having movie night with forgot...

Letter to My Younger Self

Letter to My Younger Self everything seems easier when looking back. Dear Hot Mess, You don’t have the heart of an angel, stop acting like you do. It will only bring you pain. Nor do you have intentions anything less than angelic in nature. Stop being bothered by...

The Undoing of I Do

The Undoing of I Do …but what about love? “Marriage equality also means divorce equality,” but what about love? It’s a fact that 41% of first-time marriages end in divorce. And I remember sitting on the sidelines, on the side of the stage, somebody important was...