Outrage. Pain. Sadness. I haven’t been assaulted. I haven’t been raped, But women all over the country, All over the world have been. To know that women who have been taken advantage of. Women who have been violated. Women who have had something taken from them. To know that these women feel unsafe to tell…
A Crucial Part: The Plan
I will work hard. I will discipline myself. I know that to succeed I must put in the work. I want to succeed. At the beginning of 2019, I already had this idea in mind. I knew that I messed up a bit last semester, and although it “worked out” I always know I could…
A Birthday Gift To Myself
This began as something else, but I realized for my birthday I’ve simply given myself the gift of taking some time to nurture my hidden passion of writing. I hope you enjoy. Birthdays… are weird. Society has decided we all should celebrate every moment anyone ever had as a newborn being ejected out of their…
To Whoever Loves Me Next
A letter to the person who chooses to love me next.
An Update for 17 Year Old Tina
A response letter to my younger self.
Silly Life Ambitions
Some silly life ambitions I hope to achieve in my life, and if I don’t achieve them all … that’s okay.
1.27.18 Two Weeks Felt Like Two Months
When every day feels like three days put into one, two weeks feels like two whole months. Crazy.
1.17.18 I’ve Been Coming Home A Little Sad
Kind of like a diary entry, but I don’t want to call it a diary entry. So just some spillage from my brain… read if you’re intrigued.
You Don’t Have To Learn How To Love Yourself By Yourself
“You always look like you’re in a rush. I see you walking around, and it’s like you always have somewhere to be.” Or something like that. My friend said something to that essence once when we were in high school. It caught me off guard and left me confused, but I’m glad she said it…
Being in a Relationship is Like Having a Job
You know traditionally how we use “he”/”him” as a default for referring to another person? I want to switch it up and use “she”/”her” pronouns because it’s 2018. Know that I am usually referring to both “he”/”him” and “she”/”her”, so I kindly ask you to adjust your mindset going into this post. If you can’t,…
