I’m Not Rude, I’m Just Quiet

A group of friends sit together, giggling and tittering over idle gossip. Bouts of laughter strike sometimes, and all of them snicker over some joke. Each one of the girls contributes in telling her narrative. One, however, remains silent. Not in a harmful sense, though, because she pitches in her participation by bursting into laughter […]

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Sewed Lips by Olivia Liu

Can you hear me? My breaths and silent screams. My eyes are shooting stars into space My fingers are weaving planets into galaxies, spinning universes from my fingertips. I’m thinking too fast, too hard Words swirl like the Milky Way on the tip of my tongue But I say nothing. It slides down back into […]

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An Escape from Escapism

Escapism. [noun] Defined in the Oxford Dictionary as: “The tendency to seek distraction and relief from unpleasant realities, especially by seeking entertainment and engaging in fantasy.” I am, by definition, an escapist. I leave behind my sorrow and mood. I sink beneath the urge to brood. Run as far as I can from the feelings. […]

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The Truth About Introverts

By definition, an introvert is “a person characterized by concern primarily with his or her own thoughts and feelings,” which sounds extremely self-centered and is only slightly accurate. Introverts aren’t homebodies or self-absorbed, anxious weirdos. My counselor explained introversion very nicely to me one time. She put it very simply: “Introverts get energy from being […]

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