Collection
A stiletto shoe
1966, six weeks, and 1998, a few hours
Amsterdam, the Netherlands
It was 1959, I was ten, T. was eleven. We were very much in love. When I told my mother we had gone skinny dipping in the canal, I got my ears boxed and was sent to spend the rest of the school holidays with an aunt. When I was fifteen, we had more wonderful times together until he moved to Germany with his parents. Our goodbye came with many tears and promises. We would write every week and ne...
Trip To Nowhere
05/04/21
Atlanta, United States
Shelby spent weeks ignoring my attempts to plan a weekend getaway. I was so excited, sending ideas and even booking a place. Finally, Shelby texted back on the morning of the trip, saying she "wasn’t feeling it."
I didn’t say anything at first. She just packed up her things and left, posting a picture of herself at the destination later that afternoon. Shelby, left in silence, realized too lat...
Domani pizza?
20.01.2024
Genova, Italia
è stata il mio primo vero amore, il mio primo di qualsiasi cosa, non smetterò mai di esserle grata per tutto il tempo che abbiamo passato insieme e di volerle bene perché secondo me non si può smettere di amare qualcuno che hai amato veramente. a volte è giusto che le strade si separino ma farà sempre parte del mio cuore.
Alcohol ruins lives
4/13/2025
Madison, United States
We built a life together, and I loved him for who he truly was. Over time, alcohol took him from me. Black outs made me question who he was, if he was safe, and if I could trust him. We planned to move across the country together after I got a once in a lifetime opportunity. He wasn’t able to hold himself together on the first trip out there and made a massive fool of himself in front of import...