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This Is a Safe Space

A 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. …

Personal

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This Is a Safe Space
This Is a Safe Space
Personal

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Plethora Of Pop

·Sep 4

‘Mask Girl’ and the Poison of Pretty

Examining the rot in the middle of this show’s beauty — Warning: This piece dips into some mild spoilers! So much has been made about the lust for life and all the bounties it can bring. Love, adventure, friendship, good food and mirth. However, jealousy, rage, revenge, and desperation apply in equal measure. Lust can come in many forms and not…

Television

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‘Mask Girl’ and the Poison of Pretty
‘Mask Girl’ and the Poison of Pretty
Television

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Fanfare

·Aug 30

This Film Shows Why We Still Need Better Mental Health Representation

Mixed messages make this family drama a frustrating watch — This piece contains spoilers Content Warning: Discussions about mental health and suicide The brain is a tricky thing, tricker still when we’re trying to distill that down into a story about the ways it can work against us. Mental health, for its booming popularity within the general discourse, still has…

Film

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This Film Shows Why We Still Need Better Mental Health Representation
This Film Shows Why We Still Need Better Mental Health Representation
Film

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Sloth Book Reviews

·Aug 22

Love and Legacy in the Land of Troy

How this revisionist history brings a beating heart to Greek mythology — The romance genre leaves a lot to be desired, ironically enough. It is not one I’ve ever been terribly excited about or into. A formula for them was written long ago and it seems that every iteration of this simply retreads. Predictable. Route. Bland. Yes, romance has always been the…

Books

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Love and Legacy in the Land of Troy
Love and Legacy in the Land of Troy
Books

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Promptly Written

·Aug 15

The Last Drop

A letter of love and loss — The liver spots on his hands matched the knots in the wooded posts as he stepped onto the porch of his past life. Slapping them as if to awaken the entire cabin, he stood at the threshold for a moment, then steadied his hands to affix the key into the…

Fiction

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The Last Drop
The Last Drop
Fiction

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Six Word Photo Story Challenge

·Aug 8

Bubble Before Burst

August Six Word Story Photo Challenge: “Toys” —

Monthly Challenge

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Bubble Before Burst
Bubble Before Burst
Monthly Challenge

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The Riff

·Aug 1

White Lies and the Music That Gets Us Through

And all the healing, rage, and comfort found within — Myspace, of all the relics, is where my story starts with the band White Lies. Long after the site held any relevancy or cool currency, someone I was a fan of still had one when people were doing that ironically. However, I always made sure to revisit theirs because of…

Music

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White Lies and the Music That Gets Us Through
White Lies and the Music That Gets Us Through
Music

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Promptly Written

·Jul 26

City of Skin

A poem scraping the skies of self —

Poetry

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City of Skin
City of Skin
Poetry

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Black Bear

·Jul 21

Depression’s Dance with Self-Destruction

How easy it is to waltz right into oblivion — The darkness comes in whispers before graduating to cymbals. The thing about mental illness, for some, is it can be alluring. A certain seduction happens when it’s all you’ve known and internalize it as just a part of your personality. This is why the idea of it becomes trendy because…

Mental Health

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Depression’s Dance with Self-Destruction
Depression’s Dance with Self-Destruction
Mental Health

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Plethora Of Pop

·Jul 19

People of the Pop!

Interview #9: Kevin Alexander — The interviews keep on coming, and we’ve got a good one for July! This guy is an editor for The Riff, playlister extraordinaire, and one of the leading music writers on Medium. That’s right, it’s none other than Kevin Alexander! Let’s see what he has to say, yeah? Charlie: I…

Interview

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People of the Pop!
People of the Pop!
Interview

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Charlie Cole

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