Start, fight, fail, repeat — There’s something about depression that’s just a real bummer, you know? Sure, indie movies make it look romantically tragic, but in reality, it’s pretty gross being so thoroughly dissociated that you can’t be bothered to brush your teeth for a week straight. Living on nothing but peanut butter Oreos, microwave…

You are in a cage. The cage has no bars, no windows, no door. It’s more of a box, really. You have no idea how you got into the cage. Maybe you’ve always been here. You know there is a way out of the cage, but you can never seem…

Gone but never forgotten — Dear Echeveria Violet Queen, I was told that you would be, well… violet. You never were. I was told you would come in the shape of a rosette, but your long, thin petals looked as though they spent their formative years reaching in vain for a sun that it never…

You say toe-MAY-toh, I say god-of-the-dead — Congratulations! You’ve finally done it. After years of discussion, planning, and preparation, you’ve managed to finish the ritual necessary to summon a Japanese death spirit, known as a Shinigami. No words can truly express the joy that inviting death into your life can bring. …

Weight fluctuations don’t have to tank your self-esteem. — I, like so many others, have gained some weight this year. As of this writing, I’m up about 10 pounds since the world shut down back in March. …

Exactly 0 of these can be found in the self-help aisle. — Everyone who has ever done anything creative has experienced some type blockage in their flow at one point in time. I suffer from writer’s block so often that it’s basically become a cornerstone of my personality. Luckily, I’ve found an arsenal of tools to help get past it, and most…

A comprehensive guide on coping and managing the difficulties this transit brings. — If you follow astrology even a little bit, you already know that there is a lot going on in the stars this month. One of the most popular “scary” transits is Mercury Retrograde, which begins its third turn of 2020 on October 14th and ends on November 2nd. With the…

Skinny is not the same as healthy — It’s a surprise to exactly no one that women in particular are held to unrealistic expectations when it comes to their looks. We are constantly inundated with images of rail-thin models and actresses, or Instagram models with a comically impossible bust-waist-hip ratio. Studies have shown that 40–60% of elementary school…