"Now, sighed Sadness. Forever, groaned Depression."
“Now, sighed Sadness. Forever, groaned Depression.” - 6-Word Story #5
View Articlea priest walks into a bar
A mathematician calculates his loneliness but comes to the conclusionthat it is too big for even him to handle. Some nights my sisterstands at the kitchen counter, hand over her belly, wedding...
View ArticleHow do you balance schoolwork and writing every day? I love writing but am...
I feel burned out sometimes too-and the truth is that sometimes you shouldn’t force yourself to write. If you force yourself you might end up actually damaging your desire to write and do more harm...
View Articlethe apple peeler's daughter
We begin with the Latin translation of the word forgetling,and then move on to translating the meaning of hands: whenplaced around my throat, we determine that you are quiteupset. When between my legs,...
View ArticleEvery time you write something new, I come apart and sew myself back together...
Well then, I hope you never run out of needle and thread.(Thank you, you lovely person.)
View Article"It’s too cold to smoke outside, but if you come over, I’ll keep my hands to...
“It’s too cold to smoke outside, but if you come over, I’ll keep my hands to myself, or won’t I. I would like to tell you about the wall eaten upby the climbing plant—it was so beautiful. Various...
View ArticleMy writing sucks. I wish I could be as flawless as your words.
Hey. Saying that your writing sucks won’t get you anywhere if you don’t choose to do something about it. Don’t wish, do.I know the feeling, whether or not you believe me. I struggled very, very hard in...
View Articleeven though
Whenever we come across a stranger at the bar, they alwaysexclaim with astonishment that I fell in love with you“even though you have Asperger’s.”There is no “even though.” Yesterday I reserved...
View ArticleTo the person who just messaged me about “even though,” I hope...
To the person who just messaged me about “even though,” I hope you see this. There’s a beautiful movie called Adam, with Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne, that you should watch if you haven’t already. It’s...
View ArticleI just read the last thing you posted and cried because I have aspergers :')
Maybe some people would respond to this message and say “I’m sorry to hear that,” in response to knowing you have Asperger’s, but I’m not sorry. Because you are a human being and you are beautiful just...
View ArticleIs it... well, I don't know what word to use, but let's use 'wrong' to write...
No, it’s not wrong at all to write about things that haven’t really happened to you! Imagination and creativity are some of the most important ingredients in writing, and sometimes ”deep heart-wrecking...
View Articlea self-help manual for exterminating a young girl's poltergeists
The year you started growing breasts you treated yourselflike a mermaid, a half-girl half-woman who teeters on the edgebetween shore and ocean. This was an overnight transformation,like the molding of...
View ArticleHi, a while ago I asked you a question about the line breaks/pauses in your...
Oh, I haven’t come across it! Could you please resend it? <3
View Article"The first time you took off your clothes in front of me, you slid the white...
“The first time you took off your clothes in front of me, you slid the white fabric of your blouse off your arms and revealed the pale ladders of scars.You never referenced them directly. You said you...
View Articlehi, i love writing poetry too but i'm worried about posting it online because...
I feel pretty safe about posting my work on tumblr. And creating this writing blog is one of the best things that’s ever happened to me. The only reason I’ve grown so much in my writing is because of...
View ArticleEarly-Onset Alzheimer's
Last November you left your to-do list in the fridge,milk in your wallet. You are forgetting things. So muchof this light streams through your hands and you don’t knowwhere to place them; even at your...
View ArticleI was wondering if the line breaks in your poems have anything to do with you...
When I write a poem, I try to put line breaks in places where the reader would pause, however briefly, before continuing to the next line. I want the end of a line to be a place where the reader can...
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