Humanity: Raw & Unfiltered
Before the rising, there was excruciating silence. A million deaths beneath the skin—unnamed, insistent. Felt keenly, ignored. Then came the cracking—full, unrelenting—no gentle undoing. Only the collapse of all self-abandonment once held together. She watched, relegated to the back seat as mind and soul retreated from the noise. Choosing solitude Read more
These are the best days of my life, while I long for sleep and my daughter eats only scrambled eggs for two weeks straight. I was so young when the economy crashed I had nothing to lose, and still, I had everything. Have you ever cried it out? I have Read more
For some, you will never quite be enough: “Too smart, too bold, too tough, Too thin, too flat, too nice, too meek, Too loud, too wild, too flawed, too weak.” Like leeches, their words drain the joy from your soul, Stripping self-love, leaving you unwhole. “To fix the body, to Read more
It started with a ten-second reel of Sabrina Carpenter dancing, with text across the video that read: “I was definitely born in the right generation. I love telling men to “STFU.” I laughed. I reposted it. Then I went back to working on my MFA application. But somewhere between crafting Read more
“Eighty years old and still looking good,” She says to me every time I come to volunteer. I smile. She smiles back. Five minutes pass. “Eighty years old and still looking good,” She says. Again. I smirk. Eyes twinkle Lightly. A chuckle. Ten minutes pass. I circle around the room, Read more
Remission & Relapse Historians tend to refer to continuity and change, the mainstay interpretations of what has happened and what it means (at least at A-Level). I wonder if Doctors (of mental illnesses) are as concerned with continuity and change, their obsession with relapse and remission being an inevitable legacy Read more
