Snow, Shrinking Circles, and What I’m Learning to Put Down

The Weight The past few days have felt heavy in a quiet way. Not loud. Not dramatic. It’s the kind of weight that sits behind your ribs. It makes your breathing feel a little shallower when the room gets too still. I’ve been carrying something that doesn’t fully make sense. The kind of invisible blame … Read more

Drift (With Carbonation)

The last few days have been a slow slide into gray. Snow falls outside, heavy and relentless, like the sky is trying to bury the world quietly. I lie in bed, lights still on, watching YouTubers scream through multiplayer matches while I hover somewhere between entertained and completely detached. Explosions on screen. Silence in the … Read more

Respawn Timers

The last few days haven’t been loud. Nothing exploded. No dramatic exits. Just this steady, almost uncomfortable quiet. I keep thinking about how in Call of Duty: Warzone you get eliminated and there’s still a system for you. A Gulag. A buyback. Another drop. The game assumes you’re not finished yet. Real life doesn’t always … Read more

Calm in the Storm

The last couple days haven’t been explosive. No breakdowns. No emotional sinkholes. No late-night “what’s the point” spirals chewing through my ribs. Just… steady. We were driving around. No destination. Just roads stretching out under streetlights like they didn’t care where we ended up. Music low. The world outside the windshield moving, indifferent as always. … Read more