What is beauty? Webster’s dictionary defines it as “the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person or thing that gives pleasure to the senses …
Secrets of a Butterfly by Anna Skinner
The things the butterfly sees; Are more than broken dreams. It sees the true desires; From this one and only liar. Sketched with colored pen; …
Doll Hospital: An Art and Literary Journal on Mental Health
When Doll Hospital was first brought to my attention, I was definitely intrigued. Now, after learning more about it from founder Bethany Lamont and writer Lydia Suffield, …
For Marci and the Other by Sarah Elizabeth Jones
Slow in. Fast out. Just when you feel a little give driving around the turn, punch it. Too soon and you’ll spin out. Too late …
World Suicide Prevention Day 2015
Today is the annual World Suicide Prevention Day, and according to the International Association of Suicide Prevention website, the point of today is “to focus …
Unwanted Thoughts by Kerene Ng
Do the insane care too much? When they think of something And they wonder how others might feel Ricocheting back and forth between thoughts like these …
Dear 15-Year-Old Psych Ward Me
Dear 15-Year-Old Psych Ward Me, I’m the person you’ve been imagining. I’m the one you write about in your journal, the one you think …
The Truth About Fighting Depression
The problem with depression is that it is a shapeshifter. It can blend in with the normal patterns of a teenager, young adult, or pretty …
Live Like Love by Gwindalyn Harrison
The summer days are breaking open and introducing themselves to me. They carry with them a whisper. Optimism, my old friend, right at my ear. …