Archive - aftertaste by tess ellyn

The Weight of a Name: A Eulogy

As writers, we can all agree: a name carries more than just a title. It holds instinct, intimacy, and (sometimes) the quiet force that tells you when…

Jun 11 •

May 2025

words (mis)understood: Healthy

Healthy. My relationship with the word is complicated—often confusing to those around me, since my most instinctive association with it is negative.

May 8 •

April 2025

My Dating Dysmorphia: Chapter 1

I was, essentially, Josie from "Never Been Kissed". Except in my case, "Barely Been Kissed and Never Had Sex".

Apr 1 •

March 2025

On Looking like a Writer

The imperfections aren’t mistakes; they’re part of the rhythm, part of the point. Just like the girl who wrote it.

Mar 10 •

February 2025

November 2024

October 2024

Ketamine: A Whole New World, Part One

It was a trip of a lifetime.

Oct 31, 2024 •

Wanting It Again: On Recovery and Other Lies.

Growing up in Los Angeles, adolescent rehab wasn’t seen as a stigma; it felt like a rite of passage, a way to earn your stripes.

Oct 24, 2024 •

Off the Cutting Room Floor: Beach

A series of chapters from my memoir that didn't make the final manuscript.

Oct 14, 2024 •

The High of Being Looked At.

When the opinions of strangers proved to be better for my self esteem than anything I could muster by myself.

Oct 7, 2024 •

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