Mental wellness alludes to intellectual, social, and enthusiastic prosperity. It is about how individuals think, feel, and carry on. Individuals utilize the expression “emotional well-being” to mean the non-attendance of a psychological issue. Different conditions affect mental health such as depression, anxiety,…
By Angela Noel A woman with a cloud of yellow-tinted hair compared my face to a series of shapes and declared it too round to be the coveted oval of beautiful people. I was eight years old. Why this lady, grandmotherly in…
Content Warning: sexual harassment and assault Image capture by RetyiRetyi. Sex is fun. I’m always in a good mood afterwards. It’s good exercise. It helps my insomnia, sometimes. So, yeah, I’m a fan. “Who isn’t?” you might ask. Well, past me, actually….
We aren’t very respectful to women, us men. I’ve sat for almost two years inside the heart of a raw group of women writers and I’ve learned, deeply, that all they want is for us to listen to them. I read their…
By Catherine Lanser After three months at the inpatient rehabilitation facility, it was time for my dad to move again. Only five months after his brain hemorrhage and already it was hard to count how many stops he had made on his…
I helped my daughter get ready for the new school year last night. While she was finishing her bedtime routine, I laid out her clothes and was struck by the fact that she’s entering fourth grade already – fourth grade. At risk…
By C. Streetlights My mother had an avocado green Toyota Corolla when I was a small girl. The seats were a rusty orange and stuck to your bare legs in the hot summer sun, the plasticky vinyl coating your skin with what…
By Debbie Jinks On Friday 31st March 2017, we celebrated my mum and dad’s 50th Wedding Anniversary. They are now in their 70’s and it made me think back to my life as an Army child. We were on the move a…
***TW for descriptions/mentions of abuse, sexual violence, and miscarriage*** May in Michigan makes me miss past lovers. The warmer days (but not too hot yet) lead to open windows, and open windows lead to sensory memories like – bachata from passing cars,…