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Hi friends and comrades! I’ve decided to start a series called Snippet Sunday. Every Sunday, I’m going to share a poem, short story, or a visual art piece (painting or drawing). I’m hoping to be very consistent with this, but we’ll see! Some weeks I’m not inspired at all, so this series could dry up […]
I was hailing a taxi on the corner of 8th when I saw you from a distance coming my way. I was sure you wouldn’t stop to summon the blemished ghosts of who we used to be and the passing chance that was you and me. No, you would just pass on by […]
Please Please let me apologize for what happened those 6 years ago. We walked the barren fields we exchanged looks and words and stories and we wept for our past selves we didn’t look back to see the produce of our tears. we just looked ahead. at the dead stalks jutting from […]
Let me linger here; recall the beauty of breathing. I stare out your window at the autumn aspens among the green; Old Blue creeping slowly up gravel crunching lightly under its tread. I pat Old Blue’s dash whisper, “You’re doing great, sweetie” struggling up this mountain. I internalize the compliment, turn my face so […]
Over the past decade or two, people have made a lot of progress in de-stigmatizing poor mental health, but it’s had the unfortunate consequence of sensationalizing mental illness, particularly depression. Now, depression is often portrayed as tragically beautiful, as a personality trait, or even as trendy. This can lead people to think that they need […]