i’m not good but i’m better
missed my cue or whatever phoebe bridgers said (+ your song rec/writing resources)
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i am constantly grieving the version of myself who didn't want to be alive
+ your poem/song rec
we should all start vagueposting depressing song lyrics again
with a few exceptions (+ your poem/song rec)
ways you might be self-harming (even if you think you stopped)
+ your poem/song rec
i want to relapse, but i want to be alive
+ your poem/song rec
suicidal tendencies, a writing practice, and other ways tumblr changed me
+ your weekly poem/song rec
looking for a lifeline?
what i do when i can't ask for help (+ your weekly song/poem rec)
instead of self-harming, i partied in lucille clifton's house
and thank god for that (+ your weekly poem/song rec)
i got my tear ducts plugged & now i can cry again
+ your weekly poem/song rec
i miss wanting to die
+ your weekly poem/song rec
8 surefire ways to never forget your trauma
+ your weekly poem/song rec
I finally want to be alive & now the world is on fire
+ your weekly poem/song rec
we aren't remembering our core memories correctly, & that's okay
what it means to remember + your weekly poem/song rec
what i say when people say "emo is a phase"
if it was a phase, why am i therapy 2x a week? (+ your weekly poem/song rec)
write your truth even if people from high school see it
spoiler: they're gossiping about you anyway + your weekly poem/song rec
why i kiss my friends on the mouth (and why you should, too)
the importance of platonic intimacy + your weekly poem/song rec
the worst thing i did when i didn't want to be alive
and why i still struggle not to blame myself + your weekly poem + song rec
why i don't tell people "it gets better"
+ your weekly poem + song rec
what to read, where to submit, & where to apply in september
poetry, fiction, + nonfiction book recs and submission/fellowship/residency opportunities!
9 photos that perfectly capture the teenage coming-of-age
thanking my younger self for being an archivist + your weekly poem + song rec
how it feels to turn 30 when you didn't expect to be alive this long
on being in a future i didn't plan for + your weekly poem + song rec