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; On this broken skin. The butterfly will never tell; Of the things it sees from hell. The host lies to herself; Pulls sweet silver from the shelf. The butterfly knows […]
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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, I’m practically in love. When and how was Doll Hospital created? Bethany Lamont: Doll Hospital was created in May 2014 during my final term as a Masters student at Oxford […]
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Ever since the successful movie rendition of If I Stay, anything written by Gayle Forman has been branded as a must-read. I had decided to write a review of the YA novel I Was Here long before I realized that September is National Suicide Prevention Month. I found the message in this book to be truly moving, and […]
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No one forgets the moment they break, the exact split second their soul splits in two. Even in the days and weeks following, Leo would never get the memory out of his head and dreams. Every time he closed his eyes, he’d see the dreaded scene painted on the back of his eyelids. And every […]
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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 and you’ll lose time. The porridge has to be just right. My gut told me to turn right one afternoon. I listened. Slow in. I turned down a dark road […]
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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 public attention on the unacceptable burden and costs of suicidal behaviours with diverse activities to promote understanding about suicide and highlight effective prevention activities.” Such activities include learning how to […]
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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 Do they keep it all in? Cause if they say it out no one understands And they force it all down with one deep breath Pushing and pushing as thoughts […]
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Going to La Europa Academy for Girls, a residential treatment center, felt like a “be careful what you wish for” moment. I’d wanted to go to a long-term facility for over a year — not because I thought I needed it, but because I wanted to be “bad enough” to be sent there and to […]
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The guilt is on the rocks, I’m washing up to shore, so sure the impact will crush my bones and I’ll be asleep once more. But I’m struggling, I’m paddling, pushing past some anger, as my frail legs kick indignantly at the waiting water. My soul is screeching soundlessly that everything is make believe, and […]
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