Key smashes, “spill the tea” and more. — I will never look at the word “lol” without thinking about the first time my Grandma made a Facebook account. She thought “lol” meant “lots of love” and decided to end every post, every comment and every message with it. …

There’s something really eerie about liminal spaces, isn’t there? — I stumbled upon the term “liminal spaces” years ago, and I wish you could have seen my expression. I audibly gasped. It was a thread on Tumblr that started like this:

Think we can handle five things? — I recently went through a down period. I’m not going to go into detail because listen, we get it Jenna. It sucks. I’m assuming if you’re reading this you are aware of how much it sucks. The number one thing I struggle with during those depressive days is my self-worth…

Sorry, Mom. I am talking to strangers on the internet. — This is a big no-no growing up. Obviously. I remember sitting through many, many seminars that explained exactly why I should not be talking to people I have never met who are hidden behind a profile online. You know the ones. …

To us writers especially. — Let me tell you about the beautifully picturesque lifestyle I envisioned came with being a writer. Cups of coffee in cute homely mugs with the sun shining through a frosted window and comfy sweatpants amongst an oversized sweater. Piles of books lay at your feet, a candle is lit, soft…

And why this word should no longer be considered cringy. — Please, for a second, remove your hands from in front of your face and forget everything you’ve ever believed about fanfiction. I will never forget teenage me, scrolling through social media and stumbling upon a link to a site called Archive of Our Own. It was, dare I say it…

The mindset I will never go without again. For as long as I can remember, I have been drastically obsessed with things. I used to think this simply meant I have an obsessive personality. Which, sure, it can also mean that. But there’s more to it. When I was a…

I accidentally stumbled upon the cause. — I read up on derealization once and said to myself, “no, you don’t have that because you’ve never been through anything extremely tragic”. I learned that derealization can be the result of a traumatic event. Something terrible happens to you and then your brain just kind of shuts down. …

Get out of your own way and do this instead. — I have spent the majority of my life fighting a very serious problem. Staying interested. It is the number one thing that I dislike about myself. I’m a slightly confident person, but this? I despise. Let me give you a quick recap. …