The version of me that exists when no one's watching.
She sings badly. Eats weird snacks. Honestly? My favorite.
Melissa GeurtsMarch 26, 2025
From the family archive — the unperformed self, age two.
I'm extremely on time. I just don't feel like I'm in the right week. The older I get, the less the date matters. What matters more is the season. When the sun shows up. When it disappears. How long the day actually feels.
(Body of essay coming. The framing thought above is the through-line — the full piece picks it up from here.)
Melissa Geurts
Editor of The Stillware. Writes from a rooftop in New York. Built the app this publication is attached to.