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Thinking back on my twenties is a painful thing to do. I endured heartbreak and sadness; developed trauma and unhealthy defense mechanisms; and lost myself in the endless tide of pain. It wasn’t until the end that I started to see the sun shine and this effervescent light was my focal point going into my thirties. However, my poetry book is titled The Musings of a Twenty Something because during this decade I found salvation in poetry. Through the long nights of cloaked stars I found solace in t
For the Children : (opens the original)
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I’ve recently been on a Criminal Minds binge,(insert fangirl gif about Dr. Spencer Reid)<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="282" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3d1w!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2F
Childhood Wonder. (opens the original)
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I’m in therapy. For a long time I couldn’t say - or write - these words without the fear of being judged. I grew up believing that if you were in therapy you were weak; that there had to be something wrong with you. The idea of not being able to work through your own issues was inconceivable to me however, the older that I got the more I realized that those who were in therapy weren’t weak - they were strong. Acknowledging that you need help and choosing to open yourself up to someone is an incr
Bare Minimum. (opens the original)
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I am only a poem in the body of a woman.- Alexandra VasiliuMy writing is autobiographical; even my works of fiction have pieces of me woven into the pages, but lately I haven’t had much to give. Between working a full time job, editing my books, and managing mine and my dogs health conditions so much of me is being given away to the mundane tasks that make up my life. When I sit down to write I haven’t been able to immerse myself in the way that I’m used to. I haven’t seen myself in my character
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