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...

The purpose of labels is to help. To help us categorize our experiences and find common ground and exchange with others we can identify...

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...

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...

I guess I have been addicted to Twitter. Sounds quite dramatic, right? I think most people who use social media are partially dependent on...

"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...

‘ME!ME!ME!’ depicts the dark sides of media consumption and does an amazing job in emphasizing the feeling of being lost in idealized versions of...

Apparently, I have a weakness for intelligent characters who write and drink and go down the path of realizing a literary revolution by tearing...

I have always struggled with anxiety, fear of failure and fear of commitment. I could discuss how these damaging mechanisms have a negative impact...

Living through depressive episodes is exhausting. No, it’s worse. For a certain amount of time, it is like hell – but not the endless...