“For us, writing isn’t a career choice or a creative outlet. It’s how we stay alive. The pathological writer isn’t writing for you. They’re writing to prove they’re not dead. And that is why everyone else finds us so terrifying.” Kelly Oxford
Category Archives: literature
The Anatomy of a Summer Fiction Book
By: Gabriela Yareliz Sometimes, when it’s summer, I venture away from my typical nonfiction read to a fictional book. They are starting to feel the same, though. If I had a dollar for every book I have read that starts in Boston. Then, the protagonist ends up in Nantucket, Cape Cod, etc. She is alwaysContinue reading “The Anatomy of a Summer Fiction Book”
Growing Up
Thinking about this.
What Abundance Tells Us
By: Gabriela Yareliz If you are rushing around or trying to kill fifteen birds with one stone— this PSA is for you. And you are not alone. I get infinitely frustrated when things unfold inefficiently. I love change. I love speed. I love maximizing. Call it a syndrome from childhood. Sometimes, we need to rememberContinue reading “What Abundance Tells Us”
One Does Not Hold Truth
By: Gabriela Yareliz In recent times, I have noticed an interesting push for the Catholic Church that wasn’t as evident before. I think it’s important to spot these things and observe them. They are cultural moments of significance. It draws the question— where did this flow from? This post is not so much a criticismContinue reading “One Does Not Hold Truth”
Nostalgia
“Maybe nostalgia is not a trap, it’s a compass. It points us to what mattered.” Mixtapes by Gor
The Unconscious
“The unconscious wants truth. It ceases to speak to those who want something else more than truth.” ADRIENNE RICH
Virtue
On this July fourth, I leave you with some words from Ryan Holiday: “It’s July 4th, 1776. The Founding Fathers are about to make a very loud statement about freedom and independence. They will, over the next several bloody and bleak years, give nearly everything in order to will it-and a new nation-into existence. ButContinue reading “Virtue”
Softness
“do not have patiencefor anything anythingother than softness.” Sara Mae Zandi
The Four Questions
By: Gabriela Yareliz This morning, I was reflecting on Byron Katie’s four questions. These are the questions she uses to coach people through issues and places where they get stuck. The questions are: Working through these has been so interesting. They make the day brighter and make us feel freer.
GABRIELA YARELIZ 