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Author: Paige

Writer, editor, coffee gulper
August 13, 2023

Tear Down the Wall

For several years, starting in college, I was terrified to let people know me. In class, I felt needed to be a model student,…

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January 10, 2023

The Getting Back Up Again

Moving forward in 2023.

January 9, 2022

Lucky No. ’22

I was born at 7:22 a.m. in hospital room 222 on what was supposed to be Nov. 22 (though I was a few days…

November 13, 2021

Just Throw Me in the Trash: HS Edition

My footing was slow and deliberate as I stepped between sun-bleached rocks and soft sand. The semi-natural stone steps were worn smooth and dusted…

September 2, 2021

On Augusts in Texas

It’s the worst month of the year, when stickiness dampens the already roasting air. During most summer months, stepping outdoors in Dallas is like…

July 1, 2021

A Small Miracle: Celebrating One Year Without Alcohol

This is a surreal thing to write: As of today, I’m one year sober. In some ways I feel like an impostor for using…

summer sky
May 16, 2021

One Year Ago, I Wanted to Die

A lot can change in a year!

April 25, 2021

I Hate Writing About My Health, but I’m Doing It Anyway

tl;dr My health issues are frustrating and I am tired of them.

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February 14, 2021

Since When Do We Get What We Want?

“I’ve always belonged to what isn’t where I am and to what I could never be.” – Fernando Pessoa

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January 9, 2021

Surviving Is All I Know How to Do

Looking back on 2020, what I endured, and where it left me.

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Paige | Writer & Editor

Currently living alone in the mountains and have yet to murder or be murdered, so I’ve got that going for me. Trying to siphon out some of the darkness here so it doesn’t swallow me whole.

“Being a confessional human being for me is like a defense mechanism. If I can tell you the flaw before you see the flaw, then maybe it’s okay.” – Melissa Broder

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