Parris
@parrisstoodley.bsky.social
Australian.
Observer of quiet lives and loud truths.
Words, images, and the spaces between.
Writing what most people feel but don’t say.
Private by nature. New here.
This is my quiet journal.
Observer of quiet lives and loud truths.
Words, images, and the spaces between.
Writing what most people feel but don’t say.
Private by nature. New here.
This is my quiet journal.
Pinned
I have lived many lives inside this one
some quiet,
some unrecognisable,
all mine.
some quiet,
some unrecognisable,
all mine.
My pet snake . She’s a jungle python approximately 7 feet long and 26 years old . I got her when I was 7
January 21, 2026 at 6:52 AM
My pet snake . She’s a jungle python approximately 7 feet long and 26 years old . I got her when I was 7
I used to want to be seen.
Now I only care
about being understood
and even that,
only by a few.
Now I only care
about being understood
and even that,
only by a few.
January 21, 2026 at 6:43 AM
I used to want to be seen.
Now I only care
about being understood
and even that,
only by a few.
Now I only care
about being understood
and even that,
only by a few.
The darkness within me is deliberate.
It waits.
It watches.
It knows when to speak
and when to let the world guess.
It waits.
It watches.
It knows when to speak
and when to let the world guess.
January 20, 2026 at 8:05 AM
The darkness within me is deliberate.
It waits.
It watches.
It knows when to speak
and when to let the world guess.
It waits.
It watches.
It knows when to speak
and when to let the world guess.
If you’ve ever felt like you don’t fit anywhere,
it’s usually because you’re meant to see differently, not blend in.
it’s usually because you’re meant to see differently, not blend in.
January 17, 2026 at 9:44 PM
If you’ve ever felt like you don’t fit anywhere,
it’s usually because you’re meant to see differently, not blend in.
it’s usually because you’re meant to see differently, not blend in.
Desire
Desire is the thing
you pretend not to feel
until it notices you.
It doesn’t ask.
It waits.
Desire is the thing
you pretend not to feel
until it notices you.
It doesn’t ask.
It waits.
January 16, 2026 at 11:53 PM
Desire
Desire is the thing
you pretend not to feel
until it notices you.
It doesn’t ask.
It waits.
Desire is the thing
you pretend not to feel
until it notices you.
It doesn’t ask.
It waits.
I didn’t raise my voice to be cruel.
I raised it because my calm was ignored.
My words were soft,
but softness wasn’t heard
until it broke into sound.
I’m not angry
I’m exhausted
from having to shout
just to matter.
I raised it because my calm was ignored.
My words were soft,
but softness wasn’t heard
until it broke into sound.
I’m not angry
I’m exhausted
from having to shout
just to matter.
January 16, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I didn’t raise my voice to be cruel.
I raised it because my calm was ignored.
My words were soft,
but softness wasn’t heard
until it broke into sound.
I’m not angry
I’m exhausted
from having to shout
just to matter.
I raised it because my calm was ignored.
My words were soft,
but softness wasn’t heard
until it broke into sound.
I’m not angry
I’m exhausted
from having to shout
just to matter.
My darkness is disciplined.
It learned restraint
after learning consequence.
It learned restraint
after learning consequence.
January 16, 2026 at 8:15 AM
My darkness is disciplined.
It learned restraint
after learning consequence.
It learned restraint
after learning consequence.
I think in layers,
not lines.
While others skim the surface,
I’m listening to what isn’t said.
not lines.
While others skim the surface,
I’m listening to what isn’t said.
January 15, 2026 at 1:45 AM
I think in layers,
not lines.
While others skim the surface,
I’m listening to what isn’t said.
not lines.
While others skim the surface,
I’m listening to what isn’t said.
I am not untouched by darkness
I am shaped by it,
and I carry its lessons
like a quiet blade.
I am shaped by it,
and I carry its lessons
like a quiet blade.
January 14, 2026 at 8:28 AM
I am not untouched by darkness
I am shaped by it,
and I carry its lessons
like a quiet blade.
I am shaped by it,
and I carry its lessons
like a quiet blade.
I carry my history
like a low tide
still present,
still shaping the shore,
but no longer drowning me.
like a low tide
still present,
still shaping the shore,
but no longer drowning me.
January 13, 2026 at 9:46 PM
I carry my history
like a low tide
still present,
still shaping the shore,
but no longer drowning me.
like a low tide
still present,
still shaping the shore,
but no longer drowning me.
I am not who I was,
but she still lives in me.
but she still lives in me.
January 13, 2026 at 10:42 AM
I am not who I was,
but she still lives in me.
but she still lives in me.
I have lived many lives inside this one
some quiet,
some unrecognisable,
all mine.
some quiet,
some unrecognisable,
all mine.
January 13, 2026 at 9:48 AM
I have lived many lives inside this one
some quiet,
some unrecognisable,
all mine.
some quiet,
some unrecognisable,
all mine.
I’m more interested in truth than performance.
January 13, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I’m more interested in truth than performance.
Absolutely incredible moment of my life I will never forget. Sitting with school children in Africa as they sign and dance
January 11, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Absolutely incredible moment of my life I will never forget. Sitting with school children in Africa as they sign and dance
First time I landed a plane by myself . Pretty proud of it
January 11, 2026 at 2:19 AM
First time I landed a plane by myself . Pretty proud of it
The monkey will always be one of the most dangerous pictures I have ever take.
January 11, 2026 at 2:06 AM
The monkey will always be one of the most dangerous pictures I have ever take.
Hiked up the worlds most active volcano and stood on the rim as it exploded with lava
January 11, 2026 at 2:02 AM
Hiked up the worlds most active volcano and stood on the rim as it exploded with lava
Forgot my camera when I went to South Africa a few months ago . Here is some photography I took on my phone.
January 11, 2026 at 2:01 AM
Forgot my camera when I went to South Africa a few months ago . Here is some photography I took on my phone.