life – Frostwritten

January 11, 2025

I dreamed I lost my teeth

I had a dream recently that I lost my teeth. It felt so real. Visceral. In the dream, I was standing in my bathroom, lost teeth rolling around in my mouth like loose pebbles. I stared at my reflection in horror, feeling each lost tooth with my tongue. My mouth was a mangled mess. I Continue reading

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July 23, 2024

You Don’t Belong Here Anymore

I often dream of my old home, of all the rooms I used to know, familiar stairs, doorways, and halls, and the pear tree out the window. I find myself there, all alone, remembering how things were before, when the new owners suddenly appear, and tell me, “You don’t belong here anymore.” rooms tinged with Continue reading

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July 13, 2024

Defy the Odds

We had an assembly at my elementary school when I was in third grade. It was a magic show. I don’t remember much of it, but the magician did one card trick that has been burned into my memory for years. The details of the set-up are hazy, since it was over two decades ago, Continue reading

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January 22, 2024

Snow

Winter has been difficult. I don’t know why I expect it to be different, year to year. It is always the hardest season for me. But this winter has been especially challenging. I have felt its coldness all the way through my bones. In November, shortly after Thanksgiving, I had to say goodbye to my Continue reading

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December 3, 2023

Hopes and Fears

One of the first albums I ever bought with my own money was Keane’s 2004 album Hopes and Fears. I bought it at an outlet mall in the Poconos while on vacation with my family, and listened to it on my walkman the entire trip. Although it is, to this day, one of the only Continue reading

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June 23, 2023

Pride

Coming to terms with one’s sexuality is be a challenge I never really thought I would face. Admittedly, there were rumors in high school and college that I was a lesbian, mainly because I didn’t date, but primarily had friendships with other girls and did not outwardly express attraction to men very often (at least Continue reading

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January 31, 2023

Lost

2023 has been off to a rocky start, despite my best intentions. I aimed to have positive beginnings in both 2021 and 2022 as well, to no avail. But this one has been somewhat different in tone. I have felt more hesitant, more afraid – but also more eager for change. Over the course of Continue reading

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August 4, 2022

Vacation, All I Never Wanted

Allow me to preface this post by saying that I am fully aware the following story has a “first world problems” vibe, but sometimes, I just want to complain. Thus, I’m going to. This post will also contain descriptions of some rather gross medical conditions, but no pictures, so here is a trigger warning for Continue reading

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June 2, 2022

Rainbow

On a recent flight, I looked out the window and saw that we were flying past a gorgeous rainbow. Unfortunately, my phone was off and in my bag, and by the time I dug it out and turned it on, this photo was all I could capture. A little fragment was left. A mere slice Continue reading

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March 25, 2022

Worth 1000 Words #14: The Top of the Stairs

At the tail end of a dismal 2020, I vowed to make 2021 better. For my personal life, professional life, and mental health. I can now safely say that not only was 2021 exponentially worse, but 2022 isn’t off to that great of a start either. The downward spiral has continued. I am sure that Continue reading

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