damn you put these feelings into words so eloquently i’m like in shock and definitely reflecting :’) this is insanely beautifully written and thank u for sharing this piece of you we all experience in weird different ways it’s amazing. so REAL
she was my professor for a semester in college and she writes about retinal flashes of memory, and never being able to return. you have hit that so poignantly here. you are a writer, you are an artist.
me holding back tears in a doctor’s waiting room rn because of this bc eliza how have u yet again taken an extremely complex and heartbreaking emotion of mine (and everyone) and put it in such a beautiful, achingly relatable way!! wtf!! i cannot wait to hear more of your brilliance (in all its forms) in the new year <3
"i know that i am supposed to shoot through time this way, but it seems profoundly unfair. i know that there is an evolved self, within me, who is begging me to release the iron fist i have on every passing second that slides away. i know i have plenty of time, more than i know what to do with, but it is still true that every single waking moment feels precious and confounding to me."
this was genuinely one of the most beautiful things i've ever read. thank u for putting such an ineffable concept and feeling into powerful words
damn you put these feelings into words so eloquently i’m like in shock and definitely reflecting :’) this is insanely beautifully written and thank u for sharing this piece of you we all experience in weird different ways it’s amazing. so REAL
Damn. I am crying. Thank u
thank you xx
wow. <3
hi eliza: this was so fucking good. i'm subscribed. i'm in.
please read anything by lidia yuknavitch but especially chronology of water
she was my professor for a semester in college and she writes about retinal flashes of memory, and never being able to return. you have hit that so poignantly here. you are a writer, you are an artist.
me holding back tears in a doctor’s waiting room rn because of this bc eliza how have u yet again taken an extremely complex and heartbreaking emotion of mine (and everyone) and put it in such a beautiful, achingly relatable way!! wtf!! i cannot wait to hear more of your brilliance (in all its forms) in the new year <3
"i know that i am supposed to shoot through time this way, but it seems profoundly unfair. i know that there is an evolved self, within me, who is begging me to release the iron fist i have on every passing second that slides away. i know i have plenty of time, more than i know what to do with, but it is still true that every single waking moment feels precious and confounding to me."
this whole thing is perfect thank you for sharing
nostalgia is such an indescribable thing but you put so many of my thoughts into words!! slayed