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Five to Ten Minutes
A mother lies down with her daughters every night. What she finds there is the love she never knew she was capable of giving. Or receiving.
Mar 13
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Alisa Sieber
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What Am I Supposed to Do?
A journal entry written at thirteen, reproduced exactly as it was. The first time she wrote his name like a question she didn't know she'd spend…
Mar 5
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Alisa Sieber
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A Love Letter to the Boy Who Broke Me
The moment I could see the cycle clearly and still chose to step back inside it.
Feb 19
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Alisa Sieber
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The Loop Begins Here
A journal at fifteen, on repetition, self-editing, and the moment love started to feel like adjustment.
Feb 18
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Alisa Sieber
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The First Heartbreak
A poem I wrote when I was 15
Jan 4
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Alisa Sieber
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I've Been Running From Heartbreak My Entire Life
A stranger assumed a man broke me. I let him believe it. The truth is more complicated: I am both the heartbreaker and the heartbroken. On finally…
Oct 21, 2025
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Alisa Sieber
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Rules About Love
A journal written at seventeen, on birthdays, heartbreak, and the rules I made to survive longing I did not yet know how to release.
Jan 6, 2005
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Alisa Sieber
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2004 Is Here for Me
A journal entry written at fifteen, capturing the hope, fixation, and belief that a new year could still make everything right.
Jan 2, 2004
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Alisa Sieber
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I Built Myself to Be Wanted
What happens when desirability becomes your survival strategy.
Feb 24, 2003
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Alisa Sieber
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When You Write Yourself Into Existence
Exploring self-authorship, identity formation, and how early promises can shape a lifetime of love, ambition, and accountability.
Feb 5, 2003
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Alisa Sieber
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Fifteen and Already Burned Out
Growing up in a volatile home can wire stress as baseline. A reflection on emotional regulation, attachment intensity, and breaking generational cycles.
Feb 3, 2003
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Alisa Sieber
Happy F&cking New Year
A raw journal entry written at fourteen on New Year’s, tracing heartbreak, emotional collapse, and the whiplash between despair and getting through the…
Jan 2, 2003
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Alisa Sieber
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