Sweet Through The Bitter

a poem

Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
The Brain is a Noodle

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Photo by Kate Mishchankova on Unsplash

sweet through the bitter,
flavour that takes time to love,
depths of delicious

Writing Prompt: Sweet through the bitter

Inviting Hal H. Harris | h.a wadi | Michael Hollifield | Keegan Roembke| Samedra Carter| Nerissa Talique | Ema Dumitru | Assumpta Nalubowa | Karen Falcon| Asher "Zach" Neuman | if you’re up to it and anyone else interested to smash that writer’s block, join in on this tiny challenge and write a response, wherever it takes you! It can be a tiny poem, a shortform piece or an essay — whatever comes into that brain noodle!

Submit it to The Brain is a Noodle or be sure to tag me in your response if you publish elsewhere, so I can read it and share it with the world!

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Hi I’m Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她) and the only haul I’m planning to do today on Boxing Day is for some dark chocolate! 苦中一點甜 is a phrase in Cantonese that means that through the bitter, there is an element of sweetness. PS, I PUBLISHED A BOOK 📚

Hop down the rabbit hole? 🐰🕳

^ by Samedra Carter

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Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
The Brain is a Noodle

Filling in the cracks on conflicting self improvement advice and translating how these can work for a more diverse audience ✨ Icon by: @jkbarts #WEOC writer.