Jinked

I’ve been forcing myself to write lately. Anything. It’s mostly been my pen in a paper journal, but there have been scraps of other thought, other stories. I thought perhaps writing in my blog would count for something, because I really do want it to count for something. The voice in the back of my head says so, and it’s my own. It’s been all [...]

Thank you for talking to me tonight, even if your main goal was to get me to sign up for a monthly donation. I was happy when you said you were in a band, that you made music. I’m sorry your guitar was stolen. I’m sorry you have to be a robot in this world to do the things you do. I’m sorry I said [...]

This weekend is flying by, so much that I am really thankful for the day off tomorrow. I don’t know where the days (and nights) have gone. Well, that’s a lie. I do. Eating delicious dinners, watching movies curled up on the couch, sharing secrets, sharing fears, stealing kisses wrapped up in each other. I don’t want to be exclusive, nor do I want to [...]

So, dating. For what seems like forever, I’ve had trouble dating, especially when it came to dating men. There are a myriad of reasons, but without getting too specific and boring the living daylights out of everyone, I’ll just say that it stems from anxiety about intimacy and emotional immaturity. While no one takes heartbreak well, I seem to have a really hard time with [...]