Natalia Vela
Houston-based writer and artist.
In Which My Rapist Asks Me Out
the answer is the same.
The Things We Do In The Dark
I can’t figure out which hurt more: loving you or missing you.
I’m Not Sure How I ‘Identify’, But I’m Still Valid And Proud
How do you explain something to someone else that you don’t fully understand yourself?
He’s Everything You’re Not And I’m Probably Going To Break His Heart
I miss you. He’s everything you are not, and I hate you, I hate you so very much.
A Love Story Told Through The Texts I Never Sent
I know I love you because what I feel for you sometimes is too much for my body to hold.
We’re Just Two Strangers In A Bar
It does not matter how it begins. The ending is always the same.
Maybe You’ll Never Be The Same After An Abusive Relationship And Maybe That’s Okay
I remember the first time my body tried to tell me something.
You’re The Specter Of A Heartache I Have No Right To Bear
there’s so many sunrises and sunsets i didn’t get to see you in.
This Is Your 30 Day Bravery Guide: Challenge Yourself To Live Loudly, Boldly, And Without Apology
You can’t live the life you owe yourself without living it loudly, boldly, and without apology.
Forget That Thing You Heard About Love Having To Hurt Sometimes
i know this story better than you think you do.
If This Were My Book The Ending Would Be So Different
I woke up today in a world where you’re no longer even a text away.
On Emptiness So Heavy It Hurts
I am tempted by things I know can only end badly.