A poem — I didn’t always know where my heart was — I used to think it was a person, someone to hold me, someone to bring me the joy I couldn’t conjure for myself. But people came and went and they took what they could, they grabbed the pieces of soul I gave to them and…

I’m just an excuse — At the time of writing this piece, I have published 760 stories on Medium. They are a bizarre mix of poetry, essays, short stories, wellness advice, and some posts that will forever remain unclassified. And yet, when I learned I was to write an “About Me” kind of story for…

Fiction Friday — She couldn’t believe how much the house had changed since she was murdered. With a bit of help from their mom, her brother had done a complete renovation. He said it would help them get over the whole incident. The walls had been painted royal blue, and they changed the…

A poem — If you surrendered, if you let pain spill out from your broken heart, maybe poetry would find you again. Perhaps if you stopped pretending you have not drowned in despair the words would come back to your mind. But you are a scared little girl, aren’t you, my dear gal? You…

AKA Nicolas Cage plays Nick Cage on The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent — From the moment I heard about this movie, I ached to watch it. The premise was irresistible: Nicolas Cage playing an over-the-top version of himself and, tagging along, Pedro Pascal as Javi, his number one fan. Not only that but, due to exceptional circumstances, the pair ends up trying to…

For starters, let’s talk about nipples — There’s a lot of talk about breastfeeding lately. Many people have opinions on how easy it is, how it is the most acceptable way to feed a baby, and, yes, how it would solve many of the problems parents currently face. For fuck’s sake… Here’s the thing, friends: many of…

Fiction Friday — She disobeyed the gods, and, in return, they placed a curse that would follow her until her dying day. “You cannot let a single man cast his eyes upon your face unless you wish to be turned into solid rock,” they said to her. She traveled only at night and…

The problem with Wanda — *Warning: spoilers for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness and other MCU movies* I just watched Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and I loved it. Really. It is gripping, with striking visuals — finally, some color in the MCU — and, as you have probably heard, it…