All of my writing stems from my memories and ideas that I have scribbled into journals since middle school. Naturally, I have a lot to say. Check out my posts on here to get more of my messiness!
Check back every Monday and Thursday for a new post!
- I Thought Coming Out Would Solve Everything
- How Writing Helped Me Survive Loneliness
- The Versions of Myself That I Had to Outgrow
- The Fantasy of Moving to a New City and Becoming Someone Else
- The Cities That Changed My Life
- Growing Up and Getting Older as a Young Gay Man
- Why Closure is So Rare in Gay Dating
- The Pressure to Have the Perfect Gay Life
- Things Gay Men Pretend Don’t Hurt (But Do)
- The Fear of Being “Too Much” as a Gay Man
- Movies That Made Me Feel Seen
- Songs that Describe the Eras of My Life Since Coming Out
- Why Gay Loneliness is Different Than People Think
- The Situationship Era is Exhausting!
- Dating Apps Make Me Feel Like The Bachelor! But Why?
- Fictional Men That Give Me Hope in the Reality of Dating
- What Gay Men Actually Mean When They Say They Are Emotionally Unavailable
- How Social Media Has Distorted My View of Adulthood
- Songs That Feel Queer-Coded, Without Being Explicitly Queer
- Things I Have Done While Stepping Away
- How I Stay Consistent Without Forcing Creativity
- Why I Take Time Away from Writing
- An Open Letter from a Valentine’s Day Hater
- Characters I Relate to and Why
- How I Organize My Story Ideas So They Don’t Get Lost
- Writing While Tired, Busy, and Unmotivated
- 10 LGBTQ+ Books That Changed My Life
- How My Identity Shapes My Writing
- Why I Still Believe in Love, Even After Heartbreak
- The Line Between Vulnerability and Performance
- The Emotional Roller Coaster of Creating Something
- What Success Means to Me as a Writer
- Books That Helped Shape Me as a Person and as a Writer: Top 3 Edition
- Hi, Joseph: An Open Letter of Advice to My Younger Self
- The Chaos of Cover Art Designs
- Why I Used My Real Name
- It’s Hard to Say: Balancing the Truth and Privacy
- Behind the Title: Why I Picked Mishaps & Mistakes
- How Mishaps & Mistakes Came to Be
- The Playlist Behind My Memoir
- Hi, Friend! Let’s Connect!
Joseph Jarrett 