PinnedMember-onlyThis Is a Safe SpaceA virtual embrace — A familiar feeling sits in my chest, that aching feel taking hold of my heart. So often, too often really, I let negativity creep its way in and consume me. My thoughts, reactions, and attitudes slide toward the pessimistic, always eyeing things with a view of suspicion. Taking the steps…Personal3 min readPersonal3 min read
15 hours agoMember-onlyMarch MayhemHere are some pieces you may have missed! — I really wanted to give March Madness a run for its money title-wise. How do you think I did? Anyway, time is up for another month so I share with you the finest crop of my writer-ly harvest. Feast ye eyes below! All That Glitters is Glam Movie Music Challengeplethoraofpop.com The Wound A poem of inequalitymedium.com Submerged March Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Movement”medium.comMonthly Report1 min readMonthly Report1 min read
Published in Fanfare·3 days agoMember-onlyHow This Film Helped Me GrieveA look at processing through stories — Spoilers Ahead! I am hunched over, kneeling on the dingy, basement carpet. The time is maybe two in the morning, but I can’t be sure. My head is in my hands I begin to sob uncontrollably. If humans are 80% water, I’m fairly certain I lost about half of that…Film4 min readFilm4 min read
Mar 24Member-onlyHow ByronicThe deeper truth my fictional crushes revealed to me — My tale starts at an ornate castle in Denmark. Pacing the palatial corridors and quarters of such a place is a man bubbling with rage, revenge, and despair. A story many know well enough by now, but to the delight of my English teachers, this was a pivotal source of…Mental Health5 min readMental Health5 min read
Published in Six Word Photo Story Challenge·Mar 22Member-onlySubmergedMarch Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Movement” — To ascend first we must descend.Monthly Challenge1 min readMonthly Challenge1 min read
Published in Write Under the Moon·Mar 17Member-onlyThe WoundA poem of inequality — We’re expected to live in the wound Make our homes among its sinew And rest our heads within pustulated walls Injured inside of infection Our hopes festering with the skin Longing for relief of drained pockets of pus This laceration ever-deepening Dividing those simply seeking shelter With this comes…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published in Plethora Of Pop·Mar 15Member-onlyPeople of the Pop!Interview #5: Terry Barr — How is it March already? Okay, this won’t be bogged down by menial small talk, let’s get to what we’re really here for — to offer up another interview with one of our lovely writers here on PoP. He is quite a prolific one when it comes to music commentary…Plethora Of Pop7 min readPlethora Of Pop7 min read
Published in Plethora Of Pop·Mar 13Member-onlyAll That Glitters is GlamMovie Music Challenge — This piece will include some spoilers. Ye be warned, but by all means don’t let that keep you from reading it! Please? If you’re going to, essentially, make a film about Bowie without having permission to do so explicitly you at least have to make sure the soundtrack is a…Plethora Of Pop5 min readPlethora Of Pop5 min read
Published in Plethora Of Pop·Mar 9Member-only‘The Constant’ Turns 15How a single episode broke a show that was already mind-bent — Spoilers ahead! The kind that will probably make no one read this, but ye be warned! This article should have been written weeks ago. However, the fluctuation of time feels apt for what it’s about to get into. February 28th marked fifteen years since The Constant, an episode from Lost’s…Plethora Of Pop5 min readPlethora Of Pop5 min read
Published in Artique·Mar 8Member-onlyFebruary Challenge ConclusionWe have a winner! — Now that the month has come to a close it’s time to announce who has won our challenge built around the idea of exploring and examining antithetical love. Drum roll, please! And the winner is… jules - Miz Mindful! The Beauty of Love’s Stained Glass “February Challenge” antithetical lovemedium.com Her poetic, thoughtful, and dynamic look into the theme is as…Challenge1 min readChallenge1 min read
