Dom Writes Stories

This is where I write about life as I'm living it, cultural moments that make me stop and think, and personal experiences I couldn't keep to myself. Because our stories are more connected than we let on, and there is power when a person reads the thing they've been afraid to say out loud.
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Dominique Wilder 7/21/25 Dominique Wilder 7/21/25

The Other Side of Shame: What Nobody Tells You About What's Waiting There

I am not Brené Brown. I am not an expert on shame. What I have is life, lessons, and ears that have listened long enough.

Dominique Wilder 6/13/25 Dominique Wilder 6/13/25

The Woman at the Well: Finding Hope in Out-of-the-Way Places

She came to the well at noon — when the sun was hottest and the crowds were thinnest. Intentionally.

Dominique Wilder 2/27/25 Dominique Wilder 2/27/25

I Can't Swim But Water Has Saved Me: On OMI, Divorce, and the God Who Calms the Waves

I can't swim. Water can kill me. And yet I started a business about hope called 'water' — OMI.

Dominique Wilder 2/20/25 Dominique Wilder 2/20/25

The Words I Did Listen To: A Letter About Writing, Surviving, and Choosing to Speak

Writers don't only write because it's the only way they feel heard. Sometimes writers write because it's the only way they feel anything.

Dominique Wilder 2/12/25 Dominique Wilder 2/12/25

To Know Love Like This: A Poem About Friendship, Isolation, and Finding Your Way Back

To know love like friendship is what inspired my break from a relationship where there was no love.

Dominique Wilder 10/7/24 Dominique Wilder 10/7/24

The Cost of Patience: How Enduring Love Actually Costs You

My problem is that it takes me too long to reach my boiling point. Truth be told, I'm blessed.

Dominique Wilder 9/28/24 Dominique Wilder 9/28/24

Cleaning Up My Smile: What an Anonymous Text Taught Me About Shame and Self-Worth

'When are you going to get the stains off your teeth? Don't you think it's embarrassing?' The text came from a random number.

Dominique Wilder 9/27/24 Dominique Wilder 9/27/24

A Loud Letter to the Quiet Keep-the-Peacers: On Learning to Defend Yourself

I've always been the defender. When my friends needed someone to stand up for them, I was there, ready to speak up.

Dominique Wilder 7/16/24 Dominique Wilder 7/16/24

Formerly Unwell: A Poem About the Woman at the Well and Every Woman Who's Been Her

She was silenced, isolated, vulnerable, scrutinized, and hiding. She met Jesus who went out of His way to break the rules just for her.

Dominique Wilder 5/7/24 Dominique Wilder 5/7/24

Crumbling: A Poem About Beautiful Brokenness

A crumbling cake still smells sweet. Still tastes like heaven. Still melts the same — maybe just a little faster.

Dominique Wilder 3/13/24 Dominique Wilder 3/13/24

Ever After: A Poem About What Comes After the Happily

Ever after what ever after? ever after what? The prompt for the day was 'ever after' not 'happily ever after' which was the plot twist I needed.

Dominique Wilder 1/17/24 Dominique Wilder 1/17/24

Lost and Found: How Reconnecting With Your Inner Child Unlocks Who You Were Always Meant to Be

I can taste the confidence I ate in high school. Top of my class, acne-free, skillful dancer, powerful stepper, free writer.

Dom Writes Stories