Author Archives: Tess

    Just a little bit of poetry on this beautiful fall day- love & light, tess   with melodic symphony symmetry, the diamond pair was formed the fall foliage and gentle kiss of wind were the perfect canvas to glow the glow of golden hearts, that is breath stolen, fire breathing, electric chill changesContinue reading “Diamond Pair”

  I know I’ve been gone for quite a while; sometimes, it’s hard to write the things I feel because they’re just overwhelming. Being a highly emotive person with a few cute lil’ mental illnesses, sometimes I just can’t bring myself to do the smallest things- like write, or clean, or speak. (which, I know,Continue reading “The Young and the Selfish”

Today I did something that I didn’t think I would be able to do for months- today, I accepted the fact that some people will never change.  In my past relationship, I was not perfect; actually, I was nowhere even minutely close to perfect. I have anger issues, I regularly deal with depression, anxiety, andContinue reading “Negative on Positive”

As most of you know, the mobile app Tinder is somewhat of a phenomena within the millennial generation (excuse me while I puke in using that term). For those of you who don’t know, Tinder is labeled as a “dating” app. If you’re a Tinder user, you know for a fact that the last thing thatContinue reading “The Flame and the Fat Girl”

For those of you that don’t know, I do spoken word poetry. (slam poetry) I haven’t gotten to write in a hot minute and now I’m back at it. You don’t have to like it, but it’s who I am. I hope you do though. 💖 this piece is called “Follow Up.” It’s about theContinue reading “Follow Up”

  So, I have some beautiful, encouraging friends who actually think that the clothes that I throw on in the morning/the makeup I throw on in the morning are something worth talking about; in other words, this is a fashion sector of my otherwise really deep, hardcore blog. First and foremost: WELCOME BACK, SPRIIIIING!  SpringContinue reading “Go With the Glow”

Syd loved Christian music. She also loved the Backstreet Boys, but that’s a different story. I got the pleasure, the blessing to have her in my life for the past 4 years. I don’t know how to write this, if we’re being honest. I don’t know how to say goodbye to one of the bestContinue reading “Hallelujah, by and bye.”

 If you’re wondering “extra.. what, Tessa?” then you’re probably in a good place in your life and not like the rest of us, who live in memeland- but stay with me here.    The Urban Dictionary definition of “Extra” has many different forms, some of which are the following: “over the top; excessive, dramatic behavior;Continue reading “A Guide to Being Extra”

I have a heavy heart today. I started my day as I normally do, woke up, got ready for work, drove to work.. And I got on Facebook. On the right side of the screen, there are trending news stories. Some are fake, and I wish what I saw today was. “Cedarwood, Georgia,” it read.Continue reading “When We Wilt”

So, I’m in the Dillard’s dressing room trying on, well, dresses. I have a rehearsal dinner next weekend and I’m trying to keep up with the other perfectly beautiful bridesmaids, who look equivalent to the Snapchat filter with the flower crown-aka flawless. As a plus size woman, finding clothing is sometimes a chore instead ofContinue reading “Holy Hands”