it turns out lonely people are all the same

what color remembers: the emotional weather of happy together

Nov 16, 2025 • esje

103

4

14

March 2025

the hope that hides in 'a little life'

and why i disagree with its "trauma corn" tag

Mar 13, 2025 • esje

221

10

34

January 2025

new year (pressure) survival guide

a non-planner's reflections, intentions, and side quests

Jan 15, 2025 • esje

33

2

9

going home

you've got mail, part 1

Jan 12, 2025 • esje

47

4

4

the best books i read in 2024

hope, tenderness, anti-colonization, zombies, and doppelgängers

Jan 3, 2025 • esje

98

4

10

December 2024

what if all i ever made of my life was more of it?

here's to more life, more and more life

Dec 31, 2024 • esje

129

4

37

the best movies i watched in 2024

love letters to movies i fell in love with

Dec 27, 2024 • esje

56

4

5

another year of learning and relearning

realizing 'beautiful world, where are you' is my favorite rooney in the process

Dec 25, 2024 • esje

224

24

57

the answer must be in the attempt

the pursuit of perfection is stopping us from being better

Dec 16, 2024 • esje

105

17

31

practicing for my letterboxd "four favorites" interview

as one does, you just never know when they'll show up

Dec 13, 2024 • esje

50

9

9

October 2024

to a season i've never known

from someone who grew up without any of them

Oct 13, 2024 • esje

140

12

18

rivers and roads 'til i reach you

fragmented musings on home - through the years, across cities

Oct 8, 2024 • esje

107

13

28