During my life I've had so many different nicknames, but subconsciously it felt as if I was always searching for the right one, the right name to call me. As if this name would somehow fit my personality so well that it would like the title of a poem. Emily Dickinson could be named nothing else but Emily. When one day, a guy misheard my name and called me Cos I was so ecstatic I thought I should marry him. (I didn't) But names are so important. I've been looking for the right penname for so long now too, and I know one day I'll find it, I just hope it will come soon enough and it will feel exactly like what you're describing.
That was really beautiful, Isabelle. I didn’t look up from the page once… thank you for sharing it here.
I write from my heart, about my experiences, but I heard a story recently that moved me deeply and really touched me. I almost feel a need to write about it, but I’m torn too.. it’s not mine.
I wrote a quite recently, in one of my posts… just on a side note…
I relate to this because I *loathed* my name growing up(I'm the II/Second, NOT Junior lol) because I wanted my own unique name. It feels like my own now partially because my dad passed in 2010 and I've never met another person(in real life) with my name other than my pop.
I actually love this because oddly enough, my birth name is Isabelle and I’ve never used it for anything ever in my life, but I agree it’s such a beautiful name! Names definitely choose us for different reasons and we really have to listen to that call and devote ourselves to it.
i’ve never read anything so good and raw and Isabelle (in all accounts)
This was so incredibly beautiful ❤️
During my life I've had so many different nicknames, but subconsciously it felt as if I was always searching for the right one, the right name to call me. As if this name would somehow fit my personality so well that it would like the title of a poem. Emily Dickinson could be named nothing else but Emily. When one day, a guy misheard my name and called me Cos I was so ecstatic I thought I should marry him. (I didn't) But names are so important. I've been looking for the right penname for so long now too, and I know one day I'll find it, I just hope it will come soon enough and it will feel exactly like what you're describing.
Thank you for this.
That was really beautiful, Isabelle. I didn’t look up from the page once… thank you for sharing it here.
I write from my heart, about my experiences, but I heard a story recently that moved me deeply and really touched me. I almost feel a need to write about it, but I’m torn too.. it’s not mine.
I wrote a quite recently, in one of my posts… just on a side note…
I wanted to rewrite the ending.
To return to the page
where her name first appeared.
But the ink had faded.
And it was no longer my story to tell.
a freedom she must have longer for 🙌🏽🔥
So grateful for and inspired by the both of you. 🩵
Not betrayed. Enlightened. And grateful that you share regardless of the signature. <3
I relate to this because I *loathed* my name growing up(I'm the II/Second, NOT Junior lol) because I wanted my own unique name. It feels like my own now partially because my dad passed in 2010 and I've never met another person(in real life) with my name other than my pop.
Your name is babygirl wdym?
As someone who also writes under a pen name, I really appreciate you sharing the story of your name.
I actually love this because oddly enough, my birth name is Isabelle and I’ve never used it for anything ever in my life, but I agree it’s such a beautiful name! Names definitely choose us for different reasons and we really have to listen to that call and devote ourselves to it.
That’s beautiful, liberating and honest.