WRITING

Poetry, essays, & reflections

A JOURNAL OF THE HEART AND THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE

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Coastlines

I remember thinking to myself, haven’t I learned enough? But maybe this lesson wasn’t meant for me.

From loving you, I know a few things to be true: I know how to love. I know how to be a parent. I know how to stay.

If there’s a lesson here, it’s for you. You threw away the ocean for a kiddie pool—because you were too scared to swim.

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POETRY

tether

POETRY

mother

POETRY

burning bridges

reflections

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This section is still taking shape.

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ABOUT THE WRITING

Some experiences don’t ask to be solved, only witnessed. Writing gives me a place to remain with what is unresolved, contradictory, tender, and true. It lets me stay with the complexity of being human—of birth, grief, identity, loss, and connection.

with love and oxytocin,

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Occasional reflections, poems, and vignettes published on Substack.