i don’t belong here Whose words, yours or mine? you say they’re mine over and over again not letting me get a word in edge-wise Wise of you to do that, Bury me with your bones. Your dirt. i don’t deserve to exist Suicide, the societal taboo Isn’t it sad how many…

Changing one’s mindset does not happen overnight. — It’s not a lie, nor a trivial matter when we say that words have power. Words carry with them meaning, emotion, weight, and stories. Ernest Hemingway, when asked to tell a story in six words, wrote the infamous: “Baby shoes. Never worn. For sale.” …

We’re all yearning for simpler days. — A little background info: Known to many an indie title lover as one man’s passion project, Stardew Valley has gently grown alongside its players: The game was first released on February 26th, 2016 and has since received a number of free¹ updates. Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone provides relatively frequent updates via Twitter² and likes to…

This is how you grieve for a daughter who never was. — She cares too much what others think. These were words given to me secondhand, exchanged behind my back — out of concern, one would hope, not embarrassment or shame. I cannot fathom how that conversation went, not when the summary of what was spoken was but this pearl of wisdom…

An old writing piece, instilled with emotions from a long forgotten countryside. — Every day, he wakes up with a question at the back of his head, tucked beneath the mundane thoughts of ‘what should I get for breakfast?’ and ‘is it supposed to snow today?’. …

Whitewashed beyond all reason. — I watched the Joy Luck Club when I was in elementary school never with a sense that I could ever be too cool because the summers were still summers and fall had yet to bleed into the sun-dripped horizon. I scarcely remember what lessons I was meant to learn beyond a…