is everyone okay?

an exploration of intimacy

By Alexandria Williams

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1. Put down the phone, baby

   • My grandmother came knocking at my door and I was forced to listen.
   • Mar 23 • Alexandria Williams

2. invoices for emotional labor

   • an autoboiography
   • Mar 2 • Alexandria Williams

3. i really wanna dance with you

   • “Don’t fall deeply and don’t love madly” her brain murmured.
   • Feb 23 • Alexandria Williams

4. Body language

   • Run your fingers down my spine and I’ll tell you of the time I believed heroes didn’t wear capes but afros, dresses and kaftans.
   • Feb 4 • Alexandria Williams

5. Time Traveling for Dummies

   • Step one - Fall asleep on your 29th birthday smelling like smoke and your mothers perfume.
   • Jan 20 • Alexandria Williams

6. What are you doing?

   • In my mind I was going to write this while sitting at my computer, listening to Quincy jones on vinyl, sipping tea, wine or all of the above.
   • Dec 31, 2025 • Alexandria Williams

7. Blurry Candids of your Best Friend Laughing

   • I spent years mistaking your emotional laziness for depth.
   • Dec 24, 2025 • Alexandria Williams

8. liars quarrel

   • a conversation
   • Dec 8, 2025 • Alexandria Williams

9. would you stay? would you stay for me?

   • On nights before this one you thought to yourself is this right, am I happy, can I be happier?
   • Nov 23, 2025 • Alexandria Williams

10. The Ugly Truth: A Short Story

• I’m in the corner at our favorite table wearing nine past lives, I smell like oud, you can’t miss me.
• Nov 7, 2025 • Alexandria Williams

is everyone okay?

an exploration of intimacy