I’ve spent my whole life feeling like I didn’t truly fit in with anyone around me. I’ve always felt there was something “off” about me. It was as though everyone
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the wind did not howlbut the door frame is loosevibrated and swayedlike the unhinged rusting tin roofand her anxious heartlike the approach of the windthe visitors seemed to arriveto test
Enmeshed in a busy year working at my academic office at my university, I thought about attending a retreat. I wanted some relief from the tiresome routine. As a postgraduate
Trigger Warning: Death × I have killed a dozen butterflies…Had their powder dust my fingersAs I grasped my hand tighter and tighterAfraid to let them fly away They were my
It’s all in the reflections. This account is one of my fondly revisited ones, a space for self-discovery and conscience. Aah, I’m exhausted! It was half past two on a
When I received my offer to study at a prestigious institution, The University of Edinburgh, I was overjoyed. Still am. I am incredibly lucky to study in the same place
When I received my offer to study at a prestigious institution, The University of Edinburgh, I was overjoyed. Still am. I am incredibly lucky to study in the same place
Trigger Warning: Themes of Bullying × “People who are hurting tend to hurt other people,” my mom says while holding me close and listening to me cry about the day’s
Let me set a scene for you. I’m at gorgeous Coogee Beach in Sydney, on the Pacific — just had a really nice swim — and the sun is about
