What Shapes You? / March 9, 2017 by Taylor Gillen

What shapes you?

Hello Gentrification: Central Harlem's Biggest and Baddest New Resident / December 30, 2015 by Taylor Gillen

View full story, pictures, and charts on The Medium’s section of Harlem Focus that was done as a collaborative effort by Kema Carwin, Taylor Jo Gillen, Nicolette Nanton, Ashley Newell, Demi Rodriguez, and Laura Taveras at https://mik.atavist.com/gentrification

A Moment. / November 11, 2015 by Taylor Gillen

A switch had just flipped within me.

Indescribable Bliss: A Personal Story Of Mental Triumph / October 20, 2015 by Taylor Gillen

The icy coolness of dawn seeps through my bones to shiver me awake.

Home Field Advantage: City College Athletes Finally Find A Home On Campus / October 15, 2015 by Taylor Gillen

At City College, many students have no idea that the school has a robust athletics program.

Click on the words. tab for the means of communication that allows me to articulate and cultivate my feelings into an understandable manifestation.

Featured Posts

words.

28. (10:18 pm)

about 2 years ago

Well, well, well. It’s been one year since my 27 post, so it was only fitting to follow it up with 28. Entering into the last odd-numbered (and overall final) year of my 20s, I am beginning to wake up from the haze of routine and comfortability that I have put myself into over the last few years. Now, more than ever, I am not fearing time, but rather taking it back. 29 is going to be my best year yet. I just know it.

27. (8:47 pm)

about 3 years ago

Before every birthday, my continued choice of therapy to alleviate the looming anguish over my goodbyes to another year is to pen a letter from my previous year’s self to the one that is approaching. This therapeutic session is my lifeline to composure in sanity that distracts from any intrusive thoughts of pointless scenarios that could lead to a mental breakdown… but I digress. As I get older, I don’t always necessarily feel like I’m getting wiser, but this adage usually rings true for me when I sit down to properly allocate words to my prominent emotions. In this case, on the eve of my final even-numbered year of my 20s (my 28th birthday), my 27-year-old self has some choice words of expression to spew before it dissipates into the past and is thrown into the pile of experienced years that brought about more life lessons. Much thanks and love for you, 27! <3

Heartbreak. (1:35 pm)

about 4 years ago

Crafted for Running, Curated for Life.

24 HOURS IN: Denver, CO // 20 February 2021

about 4 years ago

This is part of my “Fresh Eyes: An Impression in 24 Hours” that I created in 2021 to document my time of travel that increased exponentially after it dissipated in 2020 at the start of the Pandemic. I was fortunate enough to be able to travel to at least one different place a month, and although I may have only had a weekend to delve into the experience, I found that all I needed to grasp ahold of a formulated opinion was a day’s time. I hope reading my first-hand thoughts could help someone strive after their own desire to be there themselves. Enjoy!

Seek. (9:16 am)

about 5 years ago

A captured moment of reflection from the 2017 NYC Marathon inspired by Yes Theory and Seek Discomfort.

taylor jo gillen.

chasing the sun // talking a ton // running in buns