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The Mind From a Dark Room Pt. 1 – “The Pick Me Boy” – wysb.me (whatsyourstorybro.com) The Mind From a Dark Room Pt. 2 – “There is No Secondary Love” – wysb.me (whatsyourstorybro.com) I must reverse course – immediately. Last night, as fate would have it, I had the worst sleep I’ve had in years….
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The Mind From a Dark Room Pt. 1 – “The Pick Me Boy” – wysb.me (whatsyourstorybro.com) All I am positing is that while mental suicide is but a few doors down from the physical, which, admittedly, has me quite fearful, there is logic in jumping off. No, I shall never do it, or at least…
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By Alexa Shea So, as I’m writing this, it’s 1:37 pm on Monday, September 26th, 2022. I’m recovering from my exciting weekend in NYC. I had the amazing opportunity to be invited to attend the Global Citizen NYC 2022 Festival held at Central Park this past Saturday. I’ve honestly never seen anything like it. Over…
I went to open the door in full anticipation of it being a nurse with my long-awaited breast pump, but it wasn’t. Instead, at my door were two women with clipboards in their hands. The pretty heavier-set blonde introduced herself. Her name was Janessa, and she informed me that she was my assigned social worker….
After the doctor visit, I made phone calls to every number I had written down in that coloring book that the policeman John F gave me. I called my sister Natalee who was watching Gracie at the time while Ty was on the ice. She put the phone on speaker so that I could talk…
My handcuffs were pulling tight as I tried to wiggle my way out of the back of the cop car. Police officer John had come around the back side of the car and opened the door for me. His face showed compassion, and although he wasn’t exactly smiling, his expression was that of a concerned…
By Alexa Johns Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 8th, and this will be a very different experience for me than my first one last year. I’ve held off on writing about this topic due to some legal restrictions, but I’ve been given the go-ahead from my attorneys to tell my story, without…
By Paul Blase There’s a saying I’ve been pondering lately. Something that I feel everyone’s heard but often misunderstands. “Fake it till you make it.” It’s fairly easy to imagine what this means. In the music world, it’s possible to buy views, likes, comments, and shares on various social media platforms. In this regard, musicians…
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By Alexa Johns I just finished up my mirror work. It’s a daily ritual where I get a mirror, look myself straight in the eyes, and affirm kind things about myself. It’s a habit I’ve now been doing since college. In many ways, it’s helped me grow self-confidence, learn to trust myself, and really be…
Lovely Lady Mae, I shall tell you essentially the same thing I have told little Miss Margo, although with a slight alteration. I said to Miss Margo that I know next to nothing, which remains true, but upon further review, Lady Mae, the alteration is that I do happen to know quite a bit about…
