A Reflection on Human Size
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Everything is Timing
I wrote a thing. It’s here if you’d like to see it.
Blog Relaunch!
I am now at ArtStardust.com Hi everyone, When I stopped writing last year, I was severely burned out. There were a lot of reasons for this, but 2025 brought few means for rejuvenation. Before Trump’s second term had even begun, so much had changed on the Internet. We thought we were going to lose access… Continue reading Blog Relaunch!
Hope and Honesty
When the world ends, who will admit it? Will we appreciate that we’re arriving at the conclusion of a grand epic, or insist on denial? Do we admit when death is near for ourselves or those we love? What about when an empire falls? We are a blink in a moment of eternity. Our human… Continue reading Hope and Honesty
I Was Wrong About October 7th
The past year has been filled with an indescribable amount of both horror and conflict. At this time a year ago, I was not informed about the so-called “war” between Israel and Palestine. As a white American who is still unpacking the falsehoods I was taught about colonization, I still have so much to learn.… Continue reading I Was Wrong About October 7th
The Trauma Tug-of-War
The tug-of-war that takes place in my psyche now is that in relation to my trauma, I’m simultaneously obsessed and avoidant. I avoid the triggers because it’s painful, even detrimental, to revisit the traumatic memories.
Coping Skills
“I’m learning the ropesI’m learning to copeI’m learning that more of us got hella demons than got any hope.” -Xiuhtezcatl I’ve been in and out of therapy for over a decade, but I didn’t really understand what it means to put my mental health first until a few years ago. I was going in circles… Continue reading Coping Skills
What’s Going on with the Memoir?
In 2015, I started a Patreon and announced that I was beginning work on a memoir about growing up in a large (or should I say gigantic?) Christian, conservative family. I am the third oldest child of 16 children, and while most of my siblings would end up getting some primary schooling, two of us… Continue reading What’s Going on with the Memoir?
Birthday Post 10
I hear you don’t like itI don’t care if you don’t…You can burn the skin I live inBut you cannot burn the witch away-Aurora, The Devil is Human It’s taken twelve years to record my thoughts on milestones ten times. For me, a birthday is a chance to reflect on how life changes as it… Continue reading Birthday Post 10
Letters of Self-Compassion: You’ve Come So Far!
A reflection on what self-compassion means.