Bright Places – MAGAZINE

People Pleaser

Posted on Aug 17, 2023Aug 16, 2023 by Mihara Minsadi

You pick the pins off the floor for them to walk on it smoothly and unharmed but your hands are bleeding…

Dear Good Girl

Posted on May 20, 2023May 20, 2023 by Fransivan MacKenzie

You felt so unworthy of anything good that you took anything you could get and called it enough…

Younger Self

Posted on Apr 28, 2023Apr 28, 2023 by Mihara Minsadi

Somewhere beneath the depths of who I am now
Is who I once used to be…

Learn to be kind to yourself

Posted on Apr 18, 2023 by Luisa D'Araujo

One of the hardest lessons we need to accept is who we are…

Flowers in My Garden

Posted on Apr 11, 2023Apr 11, 2023 by Mihara Minsadi

I started reaching into my mind again, reaching into the deep depths of it where I had previously buried all my thoughts and ideas and goals…

What Drag Means to Me

Posted on Apr 7, 2023Apr 7, 2023 by Josh Flores

Growing up in a conservative family, I’d never tasted such freedom. I longed for it more than anything else…

Perfect

Posted on Mar 24, 2023Mar 27, 2023 by Lana Day

Sometimes life just simply feels perfect. Flawless and divine like fresh fruit or the beating of a bird’s wings…

10 Things I’d Take With Me When I Go

Posted on Aug 31, 2021Aug 30, 2021 by Kenzie Vanacore

I’m picturing a moment where the wind is in my hair and the sun is on my face, and I’m driving further than I ever imagined. In this moment, I’m thinking of the things I decided to bring with me. My dog Comfy but stylish shoes My water bottle (hydrate, hydrate, hydrate!) A plant My […]

You Are Anything But Average

Posted on Mar 10, 2020Mar 9, 2020 by Germ Magazine guest author

Dear present me, I know it feels like the walls are caving in on you. You have bad day after bad day after bad day. You’re exhausted all the time and you feel like your friends are getting bored of you. You’ve been on dates with boys and girls alike, but nothing ever happens because […]