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I’ll let you in on a secret: these days, when I see colleagues and friends being successful with their written pieces, an immense wave of jealousy crashes over me…
Continue ReadingI’ll let you in on a secret: these days, when I see colleagues and friends being successful with their written pieces, an immense wave of jealousy crashes over me…
Continue ReadingWhenever I move, there’s an echo. One version of me following another, until the sound of her is completely gone…
Continue ReadingOne of the hardest lessons we need to accept is who we are…
Continue ReadingI have felt guilty all my life. Guilty about leaving, guilty about conforming to outdated standards for girls, for eating too much, for eating too little…
Continue ReadingSafe came in a spiral notebook. the tattoos left behind by lead showed me the unfiltered girl I’d almost marooned, buried in my labyrinth of words. all along, I’d thought she was hiding out of fear from the outside world, but the blank page was her utopia, its blue prison bars: her safe haven. Home […]
Continue ReadingCount your calories and record what you eat every day; you should be eating 6 servings of fruit and vegetables for optimal health; you should exercise at least 3 times a week, the last thing you want is to get fat; this is how you operate a treadmill, now buy a gym membership; don’t even […]
Continue ReadingPost Sponsored by Knix Being a teenager is hard as it is, and then you’re slammed with unrealistic expectations about your body and how you should look. We’re all told by society that there’s something wrong with us — whether it’s your weight, height, skin color…. And we’re all taught from an early age to […]
Continue Readingthe kisses of sunbeams on my face feel warm. my heart is full, so far from the ragtag, edgy organ that’s worn out from using a year ago. it’s patched up now, got good memories to fill the emptiness that used to gnaw like a vulture picking at my bones. i’ve designed it in careful […]
Continue ReadingDear Fourteen-Year-Old Me, Don’t do it. I know what you’re thinking, and it is not a good idea. He is only going to cause problems for years to come. He may seem harmless right now, but trust me: run. Run as far away as you can, and do not look back. Save yourself problems in […]
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