Natalia Vela
Houston-based writer and artist.
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All Of The Things Which I Do Not Miss
Cigarette smoke. That nicotine-stained thumb. Your second-hand mouth.
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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.
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We’re Just Two Strangers In A Bar
It does not matter how it begins. The ending is always the same.
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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.
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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.
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Forget That Thing You Heard About Love Having To Hurt Sometimes
i know this story better than you think you do.
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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.
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On Emptiness So Heavy It Hurts
I am tempted by things I know can only end badly.
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This Is How Each Zodiac Sign Can Be Better In Relationships
Aries: You must learn to pick your own battles. Not every disagreement calls for World War III.
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A Short List Of Things I Would Have Told You If You Would’ve Just Asked
I would have asked you to hold me just for a little while.
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I Woke Up At 3:43 AM Wanting To Tell You I Miss You
I believe there’s something here. I believed you when you said there was.
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I Have Fallen For You And I Kind Of Hate You For It
Can’t you see the fire? Can’t you smell the smoke?
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There’s Just Something About Hotel Rooms
It was unexpected, but there was no reason for me not to take him up on flying me up there to see him. I’m me, after all, and I’m always craving something.
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Thoughts On A Song I Can’t Remember, The Beauty I Lost, And Trying To Find It All Over Again
Would it be so bad for me to let myself be happy again?
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On Loneliness, Numbness, And Masturbating In The Bath
But here I am, drunk on a Sunday, in the bath, thinking about him. And I’m certain he’s not thinking of me.
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This Is Exactly What Makes You So Damn Annoying, Based On Your Zodiac Sign
Gemini: Can you just shut up, already? I mean, really.