Eliza Shire300 words about watching you move onThe little snapshots of your life have a strange way of snipping at my heart. As though the camera you use to capture the shopfronts click…May 14May 14
Eliza Shire300 words about the first time in the washing machine.They told me to breathe and it would all be fine. The washing machine is nothing to worry about. I curled in on myself in my fear and…Jan 17, 2021Jan 17, 2021
Eliza Shire300 words about the long walk to the fridgeMy hip deserted me two months ago like a rogue soldier deserts his sergeant in the middle of a war. My hip will not obey my commands and…Jan 10, 2021Jan 10, 2021
Eliza Shire300 words about the ice that dayThe canals were always a flood of movement. People strolling, bikes flashing past, babies crying, runners weaving through and dogs jumping…Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
Eliza Shire300 words about entering the party aloneMy mother once told me that not knowing anybody in a new place was “liberating” because you weren’t tied down to a friendship or…Aug 24, 2019Aug 24, 2019
Eliza Shire300 words about feeling frustratedPerhaps the most monumental mass incarceration nobody speaks about is the prison of your own mind. Everyone is behind those bars.Aug 23, 2019Aug 23, 2019
Eliza Shire300 words about what happens when you write drunk…To all the books I haven’t read, I promise to find you. To all the characters I haven’t met, I am excited to meet you. To all the…Aug 22, 2019Aug 22, 2019
Eliza Shire300 words about the change in the airIt was approximately 4:30pm on a Tuesday afternoon when the warm wind decided to pack its bags and look for more exciting destinations…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
Eliza Shire300 words about the uphill jourIt is dark where I stand. I look up and see darkness still. I imagine that there would be light, that from somewhere, up there, there…Aug 20, 2019Aug 20, 2019
Eliza Shire300 words about an overdue conversation. Part III“Life with MacKenzie…it’s hard. I love her so much, she’s incredible. But, it’s tough. It’s been really tough on Lily. She found this like…Aug 18, 2019Aug 18, 2019
