(TW death, suicidal ideation) I read House of Leaves when I was seventeen years old and going through the worst depression of my life. I was already a depressive kid (as aspiring writers generally are), but then I witnessed the death of my grandfather. …

This morning, when I awoke, a sharp pain sliced through my right eye. Tentacular shockwaves branched through my temple and pressed into the bridge of my nose. The light from the window burned like acid on my face. I squeezed my eyes shut. …

Yesterday was a big one. I saw a livestream performance by Andrea Gibson, went to see an adapted Oscar Wilde play (which happened to be a friend’s directorial debut), built a desk with my best friend Ray, and launched my writing website to the public. All of those things culminated…

I watched the movie Alien when I was about twelve years old during a sleepover. My friend and I slept in the living room with an electric lantern on the coffee table between us. The pitch-black was thick and nearly tangible around us. Of course, I had to get up…

The mass suicide at Jonestown was a horrific tragedy, and Jim Jones is universally regarded as one of the most evil people in history. But there’s something about him that isn’t talked about enough. Jim Jones was a Christian reverend and faith healer, yes. …

A pervasive thought among younger generations is this: what will the future look like in a world of unstoppable climate change? What will be the purpose of art and meaning-seeking? Will there be another world to save us — or is this it? For everything? These existential questions, coupled with…

When a caterpillar encases herself in chrysalis, she is utterly, deeply alone. She seals every crack so no light gets in. She isolates in darkness. Then, in an act of ultimate surrender, she unmakes herself. She melts every fiber of what she once was and disintegrates into amorphous flux. …

I met Sarah (name changed) as a freshman in high school. I don’t remember exactly how we met, but I remember knowing immediately that she was different from everyone else I knew. She had just moved to my hometown from a different state. She was an artistic outsider who spoke…

Sarah Werner’s Girl In Space audio drama podcast was the first indie audio drama I discovered on Spotify. It became a major motivation for me to start riding my bike for exercise. …