The Girl Dancing in Pools of ChampagneI’m standing on the subway as the train pulls into 96th street, and it’s six in the morning in New York City. My friend is sitting down on…May 22, 2024May 22, 2024
I’ve Been Thinking About…Monica: Oh, that’s Nana, right there in the middle. [Reads the back] ‘Me and the gang at Java Joe’s’.Nov 17, 2023Nov 17, 2023
Friendship Obsessions and the Fetus Years of Adulthood:’)The most platonic romantic moments in the twenty-six years of my life sprawl out in front of me in messy, broken pieces that shine golden…Jul 28, 2023Jul 28, 2023
Why Does A Pornstar Martini Always Make An Appearance?“Rachel: Oh, Monica, you know I don’t sleep with guys on the first date.May 22, 2023May 22, 2023
I Think AboutA little fun, flirty poem for this week’s post! Enjoy, friends, and thank you for reading! XMay 16, 2023May 16, 2023
Someone’s College Experience has Started and Ended Since I Graduated🙈🙈🙈The hot, humid sun beats down onto my bare shoulders. My makeup encrusted eyes scan the busy rooftop under my in style at the time…May 11, 2023May 11, 2023
Spring is SPRINGINGIn the cold Illinois air, the sun rays melted the snow away, uncloaking mud and dead grass as if it was revealing a promise of greenery and…Apr 29, 2023Apr 29, 2023
I Love Being Young“Pour it on me!” my friend Kat shouted as she ran by me during the 10k run at our conference track meet my senior year. Without even…Apr 19, 2023Apr 19, 2023
Party GirlsGazing back into the brain to run fingers through the last few days, months, seasons, years that is a jar of overflowing memories always…Apr 1, 2023Apr 1, 2023
I Want to Go Into This ClubI don’t really believe in love at first sight besides maybe when it comes to life-altering obsessions I’ve had. First Friends episode I…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
And Now I’m Twenty-SixThis poem is highlighting a platonic friendship I had in my life, and showing that friendships can be just as important as romantic…Mar 16, 20231Mar 16, 20231
House PartiesTwo weeks into me being twenty-three, I went to my alma mater for the cross-country after regionals party in the middle of Iowa’s bitter…Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
Some Musings and Reflections on Being AloneThree years ago in December 2019 on the morning of Christmas Eve, I woke up in my twin bed to my friend facetiming me. As my phone was…Feb 27, 2023Feb 27, 2023
The Messy Moments“Sorry I want to live before I die.” -Maggie Marshall, Everything I Know About LoveFeb 23, 2023Feb 23, 2023
To Fleeting Moments, Waiting Periods, and the Time I Almost Threw a Whole Bottle of Vodka AwayI pulled on my black, felt coat over my leather jacket, stacked gold necklaces, sequin top, black shorts, and thigh-high boots. I reached…Feb 16, 2023Feb 16, 2023
To Be Honest: I’m the Worst at Staying In *A Fomo Update*I grabbed my Greggs crossbody bag where I put my keys. I shoved my Airpods in my ears and slid on my Birks before rushing out of my…Feb 13, 2023Feb 13, 2023
I Was Out Here Having a Wild and Nomadic Time“If you spend all of your twenties traveling and kicking about on people’s sofas, taking every narcotic under the sun, backpacking, staying…Feb 9, 2023Feb 9, 2023