Nov 10, 2022Member-onlyPilotThe ocean was fathoms beneath me — So too the leaves and the tops of the treeline A place where others only dreamt to be A place where others slept I flew awake The waters presence beneath Only made cognizant by the glistening of her skin The twinkling moon and the twinkling stars Distractions only to the…Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Oct 2, 2022Member-onlyA Series of Ideas About LoveBALLAD 1 LONELINESS What is love? I sit here and type. It never comes. Love is a form. It is intangible. Yet somehow we want to make it physical. Take pieces. Give pieces. This is love. I put it on a paper plate. Or on the finest china. And it…Poetry2 min readPoetry2 min read
Feb 11, 2020Member-onlyHow to Handle a Mother’s DeathAccording to My Mother — We began to speak over the candles, over the orange and white carnations, and to my grandmother’s picture that was sitting beneath my aunt’s cross. My aunt had set up a small memorial for us to gather around in, in her tiny one bedroom apartment she had shared, with my…Women5 min readWomen5 min read
Published inAuthors & Peeps·Feb 7, 2020Member-onlyVeronica Huerta FosterSmall Name. Big Soul. — Who are you? My name is Veronica, and I am currently a security guard, student, and freelance writer, mostly on Medium, but I also write for some SEO work. As an ex-Grubhub driver, I know my city, Los Angeles, like the back of my hand! …Writing5 min readWriting5 min read
Published inHuman Parts·Jan 16, 2020Member-onlyAfter Someone Hurt Me I Wanted to Hurt Myself (Until I Didn’t)After I was raped I blamed my body to the point of wanting to cut my hands off — In September 2016, after heavy drinking at a party, I found myself barely conscious and wondering what had happened to me for the next few days. I felt something was incredibly wrong with my body. I was 21 and naive. Of all places, at a party full of so-called friends…Mental Health7 min readMental Health7 min read
Jan 14, 2020Member-onlyThis is A Photographer’s DreamUnseen: The Getty Center’s New Photography Exhibition, and the Fascinating Story Behind It — “This is exactly what we wanted,” a visitor named Kelly told me as she walked by past the bustling crowd, holding her young daughter by one hand, and holding a camera in the other, “really, really it’s awesome.” Her excitement came rightfully so, as she was astounded by the fine…Photography4 min readPhotography4 min read
Jan 8, 2020Member-only5 Subtle Signs of Anxiety in Children“Do not anticipate trouble, or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.” — In this hectic, time crunched world, it’s so easy to forget about the inner worlds of our children. It’s so easy to forget that they, too, feel as strongly, if not more so, than us. It’s so easy to dismiss their troubled and anxious minds as nothing more than imagination…Mental Health7 min readMental Health7 min read
Dec 17, 2019Member-only5 Signs you are Experiencing a Panic AttackPutting a Name to, and Stopping the Fear — There are moments when I think to myself about all the times I felt my breath leave my body. I think about all the times I knew I was going crazy. I knew I was going to die. I knew I was about to have all my thoughts spill out…Mental Health10 min readMental Health10 min read
Dec 5, 2019Member-onlyAre We Benefiting From Our Taxes?Who Benefits Most May Surprise You — Two things in life are guaranteed: death and taxes. However, the benefits from these taxes coincide with the prolonging of death in the now aging and growing retired baby boomer population. …5 min read5 min read
Dec 3, 2019Member-onlyYou Don’t Have to Make it Big to Make it WorthwhileHow TV Extra Autumn Nicks Finds Magic in the Blurs — “You ever see the blonde blur in the background walking back and forth on TV? Yeah that’s me!” Autumn Nicks tells me enthusiastically. “Yeah, the back of my head is in a lot of things” she jokes. I laugh and we converse in awe together, about the ups, downs, magic…Film8 min readFilm8 min read
