Ari Eastman

Please Stop Telling Me Everything Happens For A Reason

The text read, “Just remember, everything happens for a reason.” The incident she was referring to was the death of my father. I was 16.

Speak up. If someone does something you don’t agree with, say so. Let your voice be heard.

Now is deciding to get over the fear of sleeping with someone else and leaning into an arm around my waist. Now is actually liking it.

I know there is no right way to be alive. I know there is sometimes just this, survival. And dirt. And clawing our way out of the thick of it.

To name a few, she’s written hits for Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, Selena Gomez, and Nick Jonas.

I have always been a little terrified at my luck. And that’s so gross to say. Obnoxious, really.

Seeing your friend win is honestly amazing. Even if you wanted to win.

Writing about mental illness has never been something I’ve shied away from. In fact, it’s one of the things I’m most…

Bravery is doing what you must,
is doing what you have to
even when you wish you could bow out.

Did you know if you dream about him five nights in a row,
your heart becomes a time machine?