Marisa Donnelly
Marisa is a writer, poet, & editor. She is the author of Somewhere On A Highway, a poetry collection on self-discovery, growth, love, loss and the challenges of becoming.
Read This When You’re Feeling Incredibly Small In This Huge, Crazy World
Yes, you are a speck of the world, but a beautiful speck, an incredible speck constructed of thousands of cells and blood vessels and veins and emotions, swirled and sewn and interlaced together.
12 Tragic Stages Of Getting Drunk With Your BFF At A Country Concert
Stage 8: OMG THEY HAVE CHEESE CURDS.
10 Things You Can Love About A Person That Have Absolutely Nothing To Do With Appearance
The way or she speaks. Is it quiet or loud? Do they speak with their hands or with their eyes? When they talk about something they’re passionate about, does the pace of their speech quicken?
Trying To Move On
They hadn’t met before, just two twenty-somethings
smiling over a shot of whiskey.
Paths crossed, air hot
with drunken electricity.
17 Things You Can Totally Relate To If Your Dad Was Ever Your Coach
Arguing over the radio stations because his pre-game music and your pre-game music don’t always align.
To The Boyfriend I Planned My Life With, This Is For You
Your stubbornness matched mine in ways that always made me question how we even ended up together. But we did, somehow.
Yes, It Is Definitely Possible To Be Friends With Your Ex
Over time, after growing apart, it’s definitely possible to care about someone you used to love on a friendship-level. Personally, I don’t know how you couldn’t.
I Want Your Monday Mornings
The mornings when your head is spinning with alarms, deadlines, and to-do lists. That’s when I want you the most.
10 Reasons Why The Best Relationship Of Your Life Will Be With A Girl Who Loves ‘Too Much’
She’ll love your darkest places. The unforgiveable places. The places and memories and regrets and thoughts you keep hidden in the shadowy corners of your mind—she will love those.
15 Defining Father-Daughter Moments That Every Daddy’s Girl Can Relate To
When he pulls the ‘I have a gun’ line (and other threats) on your very first boyfriend.
This Is How You Are Keeping Yourself From The Beautiful Life You Deserve (And How To Change)
This is how you keep yourself from happiness: First, begin your day with worry.
I Want You On A Sunday Afternoon
When the windows are cracked and the breeze blows in, when the blankets are pooled around us, when we have nowhere to be and hours to learn each other’s minds and hearts—that’s when I want you.