Zoom Out: Chapter 24 – Time Takes All That It Gives
I’ve thought a lot recently about the passage of time. As I’m writing this, it’s at the end of a wonderful, whirlwind of a summer. It’s been the best in every possible way. Time spent with friends and family, exploring…
No More Life Lessons
Heartbreak stole my innocence long before I could put my childhood to bed. At night I prayed; let the next one be good, let the next one be true. Let the next one be kind, let the next one be…
Zoom Out: Chapter 23 – It’s Usually Simple but not Necessarily Easy
I’m torn between the overwhelming fear of never achieving my dreams and the hesitating fear of achieving them. My best friend Kelly and I have incredible conversations, usually over Facetime with our distance, but really time and location are of…
I Look Over My Shoulder as I Leave
Every time you go, there’s less of you that comes back. An insecure boy that grew into an avoidant man. A man who confuses solitude for safety. Do not try and tell me that this was something it was not.…
Zoom Out: Chapter 22 – I’m Right Where You Left Me
This isn’t the first time I’ve written about relationships, friendship or romantic, their resulting breakups, and its various subjects, nor will it be the last. I’ve had some difficult experiences with relationships, specifically friends, as of recent and naturally I’ve…
Be Careful What You Wish For
Be careful what you wish for, you might get exactly that. “Just friends,” and to that I will oblige. Be careful what you wish for, you might get exactly that. You will hate every single minute of it. At least…
My Lover Came Back
My fortune read, “you will meet someone in March.” Just like that, my lover came back on a cold March day. My hope left with him years ago, but that would be a lie. I looked for him everywhere, in…
Zoom Out: Chapter 21 – This Chapter May Contain Hope
If you’re anything like me, music plays an insurmountable role in your daily life and general emotional landscape. So when RAYE released, This Music May Contain Hope, I think she knew exactly what the world needed right now, and every…
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