Jinked

I had tracked my period all last year on a wall calendar with images of outer space, a new breathtaking image every month. (I really love outer space, despite how lonely it makes me feel.) I would do nothing more than circle the day I started my period and try to predict when it would come once again. So simple it seems ridiculous, but believe [...]

I was told by a friend that it’s okay to feel sad, but you should never feel sorry for yourself. The line between the two is so incredibly blurry though, that I have a hard time figuring out which side I am on. It’s good advice, and I want to hold to it, but I don’t know if I’m sticking with it since it’s so [...]