Timid Shorts is a journal of misadventures in forgotten places. Thoughts on poetry, books, film, plus whatever else is tickling me. If you like it, please consider subscribing, or buying me a cup of matcha. Thanks for being here!
Timid shorts are the skimpy shorts you wear in the summer, but then realize they’re too short, but you already left the house, so it’s too late to change, so you’re like, fuck it, this is what I’m wearing now. Embrace your shyness and awkward hips, and roll with it!
TS is a journal that captures my misadventures while being brained fogged by the internet, getting lost while driving, traveling through empty places, but also I wanted a place for the poems, books I’m reading, films/tv I’m watching, music I’m dancing to, and the birds I’m chasing. Sometimes it will include writing opportunities, because we all want to get paid and not live in a closet. So let’s try for twice a month—unless I trip down a flight of stairs.
Warning: TS does not promise that it will always be short. It just means to say that it will be cute like your favorite pair of shorts.
10/31/25: I’m a mom now— well I’ve been one for a year and change, but I’m finally in a place where I can post. Yay me! Some of this will be baby inspired, but I’m also working on a poetry collection while teaching and doing stand-up, among other writing projects and performances.
Cynthia
