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victoria neff's avatar

I just stopped completely in my tracks.... stunning

liz correia's avatar

Eliza, wow. I was talking to my partner about my traumatized self at 18 and how I feel like I can’t relate to her and it makes me sad. Unlike you, I’m always searching for her, trying to retrigger myself so I can feel her pain. She feels so distant from me, like my trauma happened to her but not to me. That terrifies me. Shed a tear for you and for me. Thanks for sharing your beautiful writing with us. Loved meeting you last night:) Love, Celine

Jeana's avatar

she hasn’t learned that she can yet </333

Dahlia's avatar

intensely relatable. whenever I’m in my college town I feel like a ghost

imsy's avatar

beautifully haunting, relatable and inspiring

nadia hcf's avatar

“i want to love her but i don’t know how” </3

Sarah Meemken's avatar

Started crying at the very end lmao wow

sonali <3's avatar

this hurt me so much in the best way -- ur writing is lovely and beautiful as always <33

Sadie Hale's avatar

this is your best yet eliza- so casual but i will be returning to it for a long time

AKP's avatar

beautiful. so inspiring

Jensen McRae's avatar

eliza this is just gorgeous. well done

pls grl's avatar

shed a tear at the host stand. excellent essay.