Brianne McDonald

It is such a struggle to be authentic. This cannot be just me.

In this time of polarization, where a chasm has begun to form that seems to get wider each and every day, I feel almost burdened by this propensity and desire for understanding.

Every life is a story with a beginning, a middle, and an end.

Buying a whole box of cookies, or a cake, for no reason.

Like under that gross attitude and propensity to belittle everyone, there’s actually, like, this really cool guy who just, you know, has feelings and stuff.

1. You start writing a piece about procrastination and then sit on it for about a month without a shred of conscious irony. (What? Just me?)

Your life doesn’t restart when love steps in.

The issue isn’t with the idea of a rape scene in a story, it’s including a rape scene that serves absolutely no purpose.

But there is always one more thing, one more step to take, and one more rung on the ladder to climb. It is never enough. Somehow you know that it will never be enough.

Over the past few years I’ve decided to change a few things; specifically about the way I talk to my daughter and how I talk about myself and others in front of my daughter.

19. Yoda’s good looks were based on Albert Einstein. Rawr.

I’ve been working in and around government testing for the last six years.

You’re past the point where you believe there is something different or special about you. There isn’t, you know that, but it’s not a bad thing.

We all have, or have had, people in our lives we think we know.

I love you. You’re my best friend and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. [Insert name here] will you grow fat and old with me?

You can do this, I promise.

Big changes often start small.

Anyone who’s been depressed knows the cycle of self-loathing that backs you into a dark corner. Depression isn’t just sadness, it’s more a lack of anything.