I know we are not suppose to keep this as a diary but this seemed like my most relevant/recent writing sample:
This was an anniversary letter:
So I was clearly terrified. But this is something that you were well aware of. After a couple years together it was mildly terrifying – because at some point you sink or swim in any relationship regardless. This just might have been the first most tangible time.
A new neighborhood. What does this mean for us? Ticking time bomb, shocking revelations or something even worse – just not clicking?
Patience. All I asked for and so much more than I got.
I knew you were going to experience a number of new things – experiences I was worried you were going to leave me trailing behind in the dust hoping to keep up. Experiences, even worse, that I might have already experienced and had no interest in “holding your hand” through or growing with you through. Experiences, I might not be interesting enough to run with you in.
Food. So much new food, and so much walking (and not driving) to said new food. So much new discovery, in all senses of the word. I wouldn’t call it a quick fix, but more of an easy transition of the direction of the relationship. The easy reliability of two people who lead half separate lives but really enjoy when the two journeys combine. Two people whom the combination is so important to. And the two people who have grown up, somewhat, together.
And all I could think was “let’s do this.” I love you.
Blah this was the end of the letter
Short note I left behind at the apartment as I left for work:
I realized at a certain point (pretty sure you realized a long time ago) I had to stop focusing on things that keep us apart but find all the different things that we could experience together. Food, theatres or weird things neither of us had experiences with (glass as art and bacon duel art/food fest) to keep our lives fairly intertwined.
So lets get weird, embrace what happens and just do us.
Transitions take some time but a lot of new experiences are a great result of them.
bklyntenant 
At first I wasn’t sure what was going on until I got to the last line and realized you summed up the emotions of transitions quite well. I think I was thrown off by the line “This was an anniversary letter:” because in all reality it seemed more like a breakup. But after a second read through I feel the emotions of insecurity and fear coming through and I understand it more. I can’t tell if the fact that I didn’t quite understand it at first is my favorite or least favorite part. The only criticism I have and it’s not really criticism at all is that this feels very personal and I think that it would only appeal to a specific audience.
I knew I was taking a risk with this one. I won’t lie I figured “what the hell” and let my anonymous self run free. I love your feed back – please keep the honesty coming.
Bacon duel? Love the imagery! This piece caught my eye for it’s quick almost poetic pace, keeping it’s simple and uncluttered while trying to tap into the common feeling we all have of that fear of the unknown and change, as seen in your opening line of being “terrified” to kick it all off, and then transitioning to the more optimistic, positive viewpoint of embracing this new feeling where companionship, love and a sense of adventure trump the status qou, the safe, yet mundane, any day of the week.
I appreciate your feedback! It was a personal piece so I posted and immediately put my computer away and spent at least 12 hours away from it. Mentally I had to let it sink in that the whole internet could read it – lots of deep breaths Can’t wait to see some of your stuff!
I was so ready for a lot of this to pick up and go somewhere else and I was excited to continue reading and then it ended on a cliffhanger that really made me want more. This writing style is efficient and clean cut, bringing together imagery with a burning touch of terse event progression. There is a lot of power behind this writing style.
This was a scary post. But some of my best writing comes without really thinking and just wiring, this was one of them. Glad you liked it! I don’t think anything on this blog will have the same bleeding-heart feel, but it was the beginning to why I thought I could write honestly on this topic so I thought it was appropriate.