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. …Personal3 min readPersonal3 min read
Published inPlethora Of Pop·Sep 4Member-only‘Mask Girl’ and the Poison of PrettyExamining 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…Television4 min readTelevision4 min read
Published inFanfare·Aug 30Member-onlyThis Film Shows Why We Still Need Better Mental Health RepresentationMixed 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…Film5 min readFilm5 min read
Published inSloth Book Reviews·Aug 22Member-onlyLove and Legacy in the Land of TroyHow 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…Books3 min readBooks3 min read
Published inPromptly Written·Aug 15Member-onlyThe Last DropA 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…Fiction4 min readFiction4 min read
Published inSix Word Photo Story Challenge·Aug 8Member-onlyBubble Before BurstAugust Six Word Story Photo Challenge: “Toys” — Monthly Challenge1 min readMonthly Challenge1 min read
Published inThe Riff·Aug 1Member-onlyWhite Lies and the Music That Gets Us ThroughAnd 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…Music4 min readMusic4 min read
Published inPromptly Written·Jul 26Member-onlyCity of SkinA poem scraping the skies of self — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inBlack Bear·Jul 21Member-onlyDepression’s Dance with Self-DestructionHow 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 Health4 min readMental Health4 min read
Published inPlethora Of Pop·Jul 19Member-onlyPeople 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…Interview7 min readInterview7 min read
