Quiet Histories

Quiet Histories

Matilda Weld Peck

I started journaling daily when I turned 16. And slowly, I’ve learned to pay attention. The hungry page of each day asks for something beautiful, something good to remember. I comply, writing my own quiet histories.

  • How It Ended
    Sometimes, I want to dissolve into the atmosphere. Not in a dying sense­­––more like a soft, restful sleep. This desire comes when everything begins to feel very, very heavy. My clothes, my bones, my eyes. They are impossible to lift. I become a jumble of immovable parts, curled up on the floor. Jagged and grotesque.Continue reading “How It Ended”
  • The Beginning

    The Beginning

    Welcome! And thank you. You’ve taken this moment to read my words – rough and stumbling across the page – which means more than you can know. Already I am pausing, asking myself if this is really worth our time. [Note to self: you have…

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