Tag: memoir
In the Dark
“You cannot write a single line w/out a cosmology.”
What Doesn’t Kill You
I am sixteen, sitting sun-warmed against the stucco wall of the school library, hearing my voice shake as I schedule an appointment at Planned Parenthood. I am six weeks pregnant and scared out of my mind.
Night Owl
Perhaps that was what I came looking for in the dark. Not the owl, but the reassurance that slipping out would still grant entry to this surreal and weightless darkness.
Compound
Finally joining up the dots around my interest in financial stability.
Unselfing, Grief, Birds
Helen Macdonald on unselfing and grief.