EOY wrap-up! 2025 has been kind to me. i am profoundly appreciative and — for the first time in a long time — optimistic about what’s to come. :’) here are some highlights:
— getting closer to longtime friends and making so many incredible new ones
— traveling to tokyo, mexico, yellowstone, solvang, and pismo beach/oceano sand dunes, and visiting nyc
— doing 10 live reading events including for
@carcrashcollective @discountguillotine @sunflowerstationpress @mid.cult @vermicu.lt @hi_femme_ @nastyavalentine222 (book release)
@ahsintheblacklodge (book release) + hosting a
@discountguillotine reading
— releasing an 8-track album for my band
@softertheband
— being published in hobart,
@mid.cult @dreamboybookclub @hi_femme_ @specialinterestmag
— my sweet sister
@chicktweettweet getting married (and getting to read my speech for her and her husband
@willfeint at their wedding)
— visiting the chateau marmont with
@formermissnj when the iconic
@shortflightlongdrive stayed there during her LA visit
— meeting countless creatives of all kinds who deeply inspire and motivate me
— reading and writing a lot more (i’m determined to finish my manuscript in 2026)
— seeing ag cook, slow pulp, alex g, diiv, spirit of the beehive, her new knife, bleary eyed, bully, and other bands i like
— logging 120+ movies into letterboxd
— 8 years of calling LA home
— having the love and support of my inimitable partner
@efabbrosia , my family, and my dear friends ♥︎
ty to all of the exceptional people in my life for making this year one to remember. love you all! 2026, let’s go!
photogs:
@priscilla_mars @juice_caballero @kodakeasysharec643 @mitchforte