{trigger warning: detailed description of self-harm particularly mutilation} How can you atone for an incorrect existence? I spent most of my life believing that something had gone horribly wrong, and as a result I was born. No one said otherwise. The effort to atone for my incorrect existence quickly became the only way...
Category Archives: DoubtI was reaching for anything else to believe other than what I was believing. Anything. Because my mind was in the worst place possible. It takes a special woman to be married to a cop. As though that is the solution; Just be special. Each time I stretched my fingers out, desperate for some new... Part of picking your word is understanding the definition. The real one. Not the definition you made up or excluding the part you don’t want. Another element of picking your word is seeing a need. A need in the world around you for your word. Then, it takes willingness. Ultimately, you’ll go be that word in... I’ve been writing this story for two years. Well, okay- I started it two years ago. Since then, I’ve turned it over and over. Every time I entered it once again, my palms would get hot and my fingers stiff. I’d stare at the computer screen. For a long time. It’s gone almost nowhere in... I’m reading Natalie Goldberg’s book, Writing Down The Bones right now. This is not my main point, but it. is. so. good. Okay, anyway- I just happened to read the chapter Writing is a Communal Act yesterday. I really need(ed) to get this through my head. I’ve smothered my first-thoughts of writing with self condemnation... |
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