Marisa Donnelly
Marisa is a writer, poet, & editor. She is the author of Somewhere On A Highway, a poetry collection on self-discovery, growth, love, loss and the challenges of becoming.
10 Things You Need To Hear If Your Significant Other And Your Family Don’t Get Along
Despite the odds, love conquers all.
You Are My Home
You are my security, my savior. You are what I’ve always had, always cared for. Yet despite that, I still wish for you, day after day.
17 Signs You’re Going Through A Major Quarter-Life Crisis
You have suddenly started to question everything. From your college major to your friend group to where you should live post-graduation and even as far as whether or not you’ve recently picked up a gluten allergy??!? Could that be a thing??
This Is What You Need To Remember If You’re Trying To Make A Difference With Your Passions
Even if it seems like the entire world is against you, even if some days you feel purposeless, even if sometimes you stare at the clock on the wall and wonder what it all means. What you are doing matters.
This Is How A Man Gets A Woman (According To Women)
“Treat me like a human being rather than a romantic conquest.”
14 Reasons Why A Woman Who Is Close With Her Father Will Make The Best Type Of Wife
She understands the complexities of the male mind.
25 Things You Can Relate To If You’re The Type Of Person Who (Stupidly) Cares What Others Think Of You
If someone starts a nasty rumor about you, you get suuuuuper anxious because WTF THAT’S NOT TRUE AND I CAN’T LET THE WORLD THINK THAT ABOUT ME!!!!!!
It’s Okay To Love Broken People
We are all broken, and that’s strangely beautiful.
I Only Want You When You’re Sober
I want your eyes open and bright, not red-rimmed and disguised with a loopy smile. Not a body slumped on a couch and an arm draped heavy across my shoulders. Not a kiss you won’t remember, still wet on my lips.
I’m Sorry I Can’t Love You
This isn’t a choice I made, but an unconscious feeling. I cannot love you because my heart is still caught in the mess of someone else. I cannot love you because I am too selfish, too determined, too content in being the girl on her own.
This Is What Your Favorite Childhood Network Says About The Type Of Kid You Were
Nickelodeon: You were a wild child, identifying most with the characters in the Rugrats, Wild Thornberrys, or Hey Arnold.
Maybe Being Truly Happy Means Letting Go Of The Material
A phone was just a thing. It was replaceable. But the memories, the laughs, the dancing, the friends that surrounded me and the strangers I hadn’t yet met—those things weren’t.