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ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
Apr 21, 2024
Finding Inspiration
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 12th- 18th May
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 12th- 18th May
Facing the blank page together
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 11
Latest Stories
Love as a Verb
Love as a Verb
What does it even mean to say you love someone
Ctrlzlife
May 15
My Mother Raised a Monster. Her Words, Not Mine.
My Mother Raised a Monster. Her Words, Not Mine.
She gave me dreams, a cricket bat, and zero tolerance for patriarchal nonsense
Govindaraju Ramya
May 15
“I Apologise for the Inconvenience”
“I Apologise for the Inconvenience”
The Invisible Emotional Burden of Chronic Illness
B.
May 15
This Isn’t Just His Story. It Was Mine Too: On Family Memoirs
This Isn’t Just His Story. It Was Mine Too: On Family Memoirs
On writing well, before it’s too late
Sandy Chang
May 15
Frustration is Part of the Process…
Frustration is Part of the Process…
Learn to Lean Into It
Kathi Moss
May 10
You Don’t Need More Productivity Hacks, You Just Need To Go On a Walk
You Don’t Need More Productivity Hacks, You Just Need To Go On a Walk
But please don’t turn it into a performance metric.
Janine
May 10
Survivor’s Guilt And The Burden of Remembering
Survivor’s Guilt And The Burden of Remembering
Kwibuka31 — Rwandan Genocide
amaraya
May 7
The 5 Most Destructive Lies Social Media has Taught Us to Believe
The 5 Most Destructive Lies Social Media has Taught Us to Believe
As a Social Media manager and a child of the digital age, here’s what I’ve seen.
Rachel Dvorak
May 7
Silence Looks Good on Me — Who Knew?
Silence Looks Good on Me — Who Knew?
From word-vomiting chaos to silence with a side of strategy — on a good day
Govindaraju Ramya
May 7
The Box I Built: On Self-Perception, Inner Power, and Breaking Out of Survival Mode
The Box I Built: On Self-Perception, Inner Power, and Breaking Out of Survival Mode
A personal meditation on negative self-talk, spiritual alignment, and the truth about how we create our reality.
Joseph Benjamin
May 6
The Only Option
The Only Option
A reflection of my recovery journey and where I find hope to press on
Kelly Gawitt
May 5
Yelling out profanities from the sideline of my 8-year old’s soccer game
Yelling out profanities from the sideline of my 8-year old’s soccer game
Sometimes being bilingual can be both hilarious and embarrassing
BURN-A-DOT
May 5
When Blood Isn’t Thicker: The Truth About Family Estrangement
When Blood Isn’t Thicker: The Truth About Family Estrangement
Exploring the hidden costs, hard choices, and generational shifts behind cutting ties with family
Deanna Bugalski 💋
May 4
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 5th — 11th May
The Honest Perspective Weekly Prompt — 5th — 11th May
Facing the blank page together
ADEOLA SHEEHY-ADEKALE
May 4
Just Another Day
Just Another Day
Because Life Will Keep Moving, Even When We Don’t
Gretchen L. Lodderhose
May 4
What If You Don’t Have a Rock Bottom — Just a Quiet Void?
What If You Don’t Have a Rock Bottom — Just a Quiet Void?
(Escaping the quiet suffocation of an almost-good life.)
R. M. Ona
May 4
I’m woke. I’m liberal. And I hate cancel culture.
I’m woke. I’m liberal. And I hate cancel culture.
Want change? Stop screaming and start listening.
Scarlett R. 🍁
May 4
PICKY WITH PEOPLE
PICKY WITH PEOPLE
After years of fooling extroverts and introverts alike, I’ve finally discovered I’m an ambivert.
Atlas Anders
May 4
The Photographs Never Taken
The Photographs Never Taken
Now I cling to the shadows of a man I barely understood
Poulami 🌼
May 4
I Came to Terms With My Past Finally
I Came to Terms With My Past Finally
Without needing to erase it
Mahrukh Fatima
May 3
How To Always Choose a Great Hostel
How To Always Choose a Great Hostel
My check-list for weeding out the bed-bug no-good very-bad hostels.
Victoria Newell
May 3
Uneventful
Uneventful
No trauma, no backstory—just creativity for the sake of growth.
Keshia Alphabet
May 1
How I Turned My Writing Into a Profitable Career—What I Wish I Knew Sooner
How I Turned My Writing Into a Profitable Career—What I Wish I Knew Sooner
5 steps I took to turn my passion into a paycheck, and how you can too.
Mahrukh Fatima
Apr 30
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