Molly Burford

Writer. Editor. Hufflepuff. Dog person.

Some Things I Hope To Be True In The End

I hope I learned to live well without the apologies I craved but never received. And that things weren’t as personal as they may have felt, even when those seemingly personal things stung.

An Incomplete List Of The Best Feelings

Opening the door to your warm apartment after walking in late January air. Running into a hug from your friend at the airport. Package delivery (you know it’s true). The exhale of resolution.

Some Signs Of A Life Fully Lived

Coffee-stained teeth. Baggy eyes. Skinned seven-year-old knees. Sore muscles. A heavy heart. Stretch marks. Little ravines at the outer corners of your eyes. Laugh lines. A red wine splotch on the brand-new couch. Smeared lipstick. Stumbling into love.