About Me — Jesse Ya Diul

flash — The thunderstorm had just passed. All the humidity in the air was gone, leaving behind a cool afternoon. The leaves on the trees and the grass around us hummed a deep green still wet with rain. Rivulets of water stained the tree trunks. We hadn’t fucked in ages. It was strange after so long, getting…

humor-ish — It’s 12:00 o’clock. Noon. Right smack in the middle of another average, mindless, run of the mill workday. But at least it’s lunchtime. What do you think Kamala Harris is having? And that I ask with the utmost sincerity. What is Kamala Harris having for lunch? Imagine she finishes at…

I’d say it’s bound to happen any day now. It’s been long overdue. We’re right on the precipice of a turning point in our history. The point just before writers and writing take over. For years, I feel like the skill of writing has been severely undervalued. I’ve heard some…

In the age of likes, shares, comments, views, and a quest for higher site traffic, an enormous amount of importance has been placed on crafting a captivating headline, and with good reason. Without an effective headline, a reader has no reason to go to your page or even pay attention…

I don’t know what I’m thinking. I don’t know why I feel the way that I do. It feels like… I don’t know if you’ve ever taken a cold shower before but it feels like that. Like standing in the dark, hyperventilating, trying to catch your breath. Shivering. I’m on…

Last week as I was picking up some last minute things from my parents house, I came across an old box of CD’s, full of mixes that I had made in high school. (CD’s, if you remember, were those plastic round things that could play music sometimes). It seemed strange…

You recently got engaged, and honestly, good for you. You’re part of that rarified echelon of people who have discovered a much more meaningful life experience through companionship. You’ve found your one and only. You’re forever. That one special person. The least aggravating of the people you have slept with. …

Two years ago my New Year’s resolution was to get more reading done. At the time I knew that I wasn’t reading nearly as much as I wanted to, and my biggest obstacle was that I could never find enough time. (Fast forward to now and BOY did I find…

Here’s what I think: Writing for Medium must be like having a kid. Like having your first. It’s the knowledge and excitement that comes with starting something new. You have these lofty expectations, like this time you’re going to do it right. Not to say that your parents did it…