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I’ve been blown away by all the positive responses I’ve received for the blog post I published about my depression. I haven’t been able to respond to all the messages and comments scattered around, but thank you so much to everyone … Continue reading
Mental Health
mental health resources, mental illness, suicide prevention Comments Off on How to Support Your Loved One Through a Mental Health Crisis
mental health resources, mental illness, suicide prevention Comments Off on How to Support Your Loved One Through a Mental Health Crisis
[Content warning for discussion of depression and suicidal ideation] I graduated from college three years ago. My family was ecstatic. After four long years of exams, 10-page papers, and struggling to stay awake during lectures, I was getting a bachelor’s … Continue reading
Mental Health, Personal Experience
depression, mental illness, personal essay, suicide Comments Off on Society Can’t Handle The Reality of Depression – So I Lie
depression, mental illness, personal essay, suicide Comments Off on Society Can’t Handle The Reality of Depression – So I Lie
Someone on Twitter (another artist) posted a poll asking whether digital art is “real” art, meaning does it have intrinsic value the way “traditional” art (art made with physical materials like canvas, paint, pencil, etc.) is always assumed to have. … Continue reading
I literally can’t with reality right now. Two more black men were shot by racist assholes, and I’ll probably end up voting for Hillary Clinton next year. Everything is terrible. So I *may* have spent this weekend watching video game … Continue reading
Art
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As you can plainly see, “Dreams in Tandem” is no more and I’ve migrated my online presence to this here website, which was gorgeously designed by Hafsah Faizal of IceyDesigns. I created my first blog over five years ago, back … Continue reading
Personal Experience
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Love is the Drug by Alaya Dawn Johnson has a fairly standard sci-fi plot: A deadly flu mutates and begins killing thousands of people worldwide, causing international panic and war as the United States declares martial law at home. Then, … Continue reading
For the last three months, I was living in New York City for a summer internship at The New York Times. It seems weird to type that using the past tense, because it simultaneously feels like only yesterday and forever … Continue reading
(Cover image and summary courtesy of Goodreads) Emma looks forward to the day when she can let go of her past—both of them. After more than a year on the run, with clues to her parents’ whereabouts within her grasp, … Continue reading
Book Reviews
advanced reader copy, Archetype, M.D. Waters, Prototype Comments Off on Review: Prototype by M.D. Waters
advanced reader copy, Archetype, M.D. Waters, Prototype Comments Off on Review: Prototype by M.D. Waters
(Cover image and summary courtesy of Goodreads.) Sam Kercher is every inch a wickedly hot Marine. Tall. Sexy. Lethal. When his best friends call in a favor, Sam is forced to face an entirely new line of duty—playing nanny for … Continue reading
If you’ve been on social media at all in the past month, then you’re probably well aware of the #WeNeedDiverseBooks campaign. I have to admit that it was extremely surprising (and humbling!) to see how many readers, writers, and publishing … Continue reading
