StorySplinters

Fearing vulnerabilities is one of the most prevalent emotions we experience. Therefore, whenever it is portrayed well in media, it strikes a chord with me....

The purpose of labels is to help. To help us categorize our experiences and find common ground and exchange with others we can identify with. If labels feel restricting or if our specific experiences do not fit them, we should discard them. Find other labels or use other language to describe your experiences. Your language....

I have to lose weight. I‘m ugly. I’m fat. No one loves me. No one would ever love me looking like that. Why does It have to be me? Is it punishment? I need to change it. I need to lose weight. I need to look good. I need to be happy. I need to be worthy. I need to be loved....

Mushishi presents a sequence of different stories covering themes like existentialism, loss, freedom, identity, peace, speciesism and finding one’s place in a world that is simultaneously different and very similar from ours....

I guess I have been addicted to Twitter. Sounds quite dramatic, right? I think most people who use social media are partially dependent on it, especially when most of your interactions take place on platforms like Twitter......

"Poetry trembles alone, only picked up to be taken apart." I picked up ‘Hold Your Own’ at my local book store and skimmed through their works until I couldn’t stop rereading a short great piece......