Natalia Vela

Houston-based writer and artist.

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.

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.

New Year’s Eve Is The Saddest Day Of The Year

December has been gnawing into my bones all month long. By New Year’s Eve I feel like I could die.

I Pull Out A Red Sequin Dress From The Back Of My Closet And Weep

I mourn the body in the pictures inside the frames on my dresser from seven years ago. From nine. From ten. From twelve. From thirteen.

When The Lines Between Sex And Love Get Blurred

I wanted to blame it on the sex. I wanted to blame it on the drug. But part of me knew I had just unlocked a thought and a feeling I wouldn’t soon shut.

Last Night, You Dreamed You Don’t Love Him Anymore

Does he know last night you fell asleep imagining your hair could strangle him?

Stuck Somewhere Between Wanting To Be Loved And Wanting To Be Fucked

Sometimes it feels like that’s all I am.

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.

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?

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.

The Moon Was Never Out For Us

It was beautiful. It was reckless.

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?