unapologetic living

  • The Fourth Wall

    When the character looks directly at the reader is a strange moment. Not toward them. Not past them. At them. For a long time, the writer had pretended not to notice. The writer knew when the pages were being turned. They could feel the slight disturbance in the air every time someone arrived looking for…

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  • Dirty Windows

    Opinions should only come from people who are living the life you want. Everyone else should be a spectator. But spectators are rarely quiet. They sit comfortably in the ruins of their own choices and shout instructions across the fence about how someone else should rebuild theirs. Turn left. Leave. Stay. Forgive. Walk away. Try…

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  • Bad Person, First Class

    Right now…somewhere…someone I helped is sitting in a group chat like they’re on a TED Talk tour…telling people I’m a bad person. And I just know they’re dramatic about it too.Voice notes.Typos.Probably pacing. Meanwhile… I’m over here…refreshing flight deals like it’s a spiritual practice…waiting for the day I hear: “This is your pilot speaking…” Because…

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