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Writing Prompts for Threshold Times
September 4, 2026
Writing Prompts for Threshold Times
September 4, 2026
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September 4, 2026
'come lie by me in the pasture' — poetry by Renee Kalagayan
September 3, 2026
'come lie by me in the pasture' — poetry by Renee Kalagayan
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'In this world I kept happening' — poetry by Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi
September 3, 2026
'In this world I kept happening' — poetry by Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'the azaleas all make gruel out of me' — poetry by Anya Johanna DeNiro
September 3, 2026
'the azaleas all make gruel out of me' — poetry by Anya Johanna DeNiro
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'silk and rivers' — poetry by Zavi Kang Engles
September 3, 2026
'silk and rivers' — poetry by Zavi Kang Engles
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'death and a mountain view' — poetry by Emily Brandt
September 3, 2026
'death and a mountain view' — poetry by Emily Brandt
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'the incense of my bed chamber ' — poetry by Katja Jackson
September 3, 2026
'the incense of my bed chamber ' — poetry by Katja Jackson
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'bruises confettied as raspberries' — poetry Chelsea Fonden
September 3, 2026
'bruises confettied as raspberries' — poetry Chelsea Fonden
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'you were obsessed. a monster.' — poetry by Kathleen Hellen
September 3, 2026
'you were obsessed. a monster.' — poetry by Kathleen Hellen
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'Seas of her marooned organs' — poetry by Shon Mapp
September 3, 2026
'Seas of her marooned organs' — poetry by Shon Mapp
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'a ghost house of Sicily' — poetry by Edvige Giunta
September 3, 2026
'a ghost house of Sicily' — poetry by Edvige Giunta
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'Are the clouds full of well-water?' — poetry by Johanna E. Hall
September 3, 2026
'Are the clouds full of well-water?' — poetry by Johanna E. Hall
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'seals her-self in the confession box' — poetry by Spencer Keene
September 3, 2026
'seals her-self in the confession box' — poetry by Spencer Keene
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'bloody with sunset' — poetry by Will Cordeiro
September 3, 2026
'bloody with sunset' — poetry by Will Cordeiro
September 3, 2026
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September 3, 2026
'dream in locusts' — poetry by Vi Ly
August 15, 2026
'dream in locusts' — poetry by Vi Ly
August 15, 2026
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August 15, 2026
'plastic chair, watermelon, generator exhaust, benzene' — poetry by Hana Saad
August 15, 2026
'plastic chair, watermelon, generator exhaust, benzene' — poetry by Hana Saad
August 15, 2026
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August 15, 2026
' I am brutally killed by daffodils' — poetry by Emily Tong
August 14, 2026
' I am brutally killed by daffodils' — poetry by Emily Tong
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'violet scabbing on ankle backs' — poetry by Lexi Rosen
August 14, 2026
'violet scabbing on ankle backs' — poetry by Lexi Rosen
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'it was something more gory' — poetry by Caroline O'Connor Thomas
August 14, 2026
'it was something more gory' — poetry by Caroline O'Connor Thomas
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'I’ll accept delight’s gloom' — poetry by Hazelyn Aroian
August 14, 2026
'I’ll accept delight’s gloom' — poetry by Hazelyn Aroian
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'every hour is one long suffering' — poetry by Anne Halsey
August 14, 2026
'every hour is one long suffering' — poetry by Anne Halsey
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'a terrible countenance for what nourishes' — poetry by I Echo
August 14, 2026
'a terrible countenance for what nourishes' — poetry by I Echo
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'I am the aftermath' — poetry by Taylor Hamann Los
August 14, 2026
'I am the aftermath' — poetry by Taylor Hamann Los
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'as if landscapes verdant' — poetry by Kacey Martin
August 14, 2026
'as if landscapes verdant' — poetry by Kacey Martin
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'a wasp  giving itself to the fig' — poetry by Elaina Edwards
August 14, 2026
'a wasp giving itself to the fig' — poetry by Elaina Edwards
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'ghosts in hair follicles' — poetry by Trish hopkinson
August 14, 2026
'ghosts in hair follicles' — poetry by Trish hopkinson
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
'roses among men' — poetry by Amy Thatcher
August 14, 2026
'roses among men' — poetry by Amy Thatcher
August 14, 2026
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August 14, 2026
Writing prompts for a fever dream summer
August 3, 2026
Writing prompts for a fever dream summer
August 3, 2026
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August 3, 2026
'bloodsponge rubies & wicked diamonds' — poetry by Emily Murman
August 3, 2026
'bloodsponge rubies & wicked diamonds' — poetry by Emily Murman
August 3, 2026
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August 3, 2026
'beauty is the last thing before death' — poetry by Francis de Lima
August 3, 2026
'beauty is the last thing before death' — poetry by Francis de Lima
August 3, 2026
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August 3, 2026

A Playlist for People Who Are Told They Internalize Too Much

March 28, 2018

...maybe this playlist is a small gift I can give that helps, that heals.

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In Music, Personal Essay Tags Mixtape, Playlist, Music, Lydia A. Cyrus, PTSD, Depression, Anxiety, Mental Health, Trauma
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Hughes Léglise-Bataille

Hughes Léglise-Bataille

Sometimes Time Cannot Mend All Wounds

December 28, 2017

Even though she was certain she had drunken too much the night before, she still slid into her car, waiting briefly before turning the key and pulling out of the driveway. She drove with such caution, at least fifteen kilometers below the speed limit and triple checking every turn, sign and light. No one else had her caution, the world was so impatient that it wouldn’t wait for her. She had been left behind.

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In Poetry & Prose Tags Fiction, Short Story, Creative Prose, Claire L. Smith, Grief, Loss, PTSD, Trauma
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Natalia Drepina

Natalia Drepina

Ma Says Monsters are Real

December 14, 2017

I’m still so afraid of all the monsters that I never want anyone to know or even know about, that no one should ever have to know at all.

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In Personal Essay Tags Personal Essay, Creative Prose, Kailey Tedesco, Assault, Homicide, Trauma, Rape
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Daniel J. Butler

Daniel J. Butler

Things My Illness Took from Me

October 20, 2017

When I ride the subway I become so many ages, I carry so many different years, and they appear in layers inside of me in a way I wish I could erase

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In Personal Essay Tags Olivia Spring, Chronic Illness, Lyme Disease, Trauma, Personal Essay
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'dream in locusts' — poetry by Vi Ly
Vi Ly
Vi Ly
'dream in locusts' — poetry by Vi Ly
Vi Ly
Vi Ly
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Vi Ly
Vi Ly
'plastic chair, watermelon, generator exhaust, benzene' — poetry by Hana Saad
Hana Saad
Hana Saad
'plastic chair, watermelon, generator exhaust, benzene' — poetry by Hana Saad
Hana Saad
Hana Saad
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Hana Saad
Hana Saad
' I am brutally killed by daffodils' — poetry by Emily Tong
Emily Tong
Emily Tong
' I am brutally killed by daffodils' — poetry by Emily Tong
Emily Tong
Emily Tong
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Emily Tong
Emily Tong
'violet scabbing on ankle backs' — poetry by Lexi Rosen
Lexi Rosen
Lexi Rosen
'violet scabbing on ankle backs' — poetry by Lexi Rosen
Lexi Rosen
Lexi Rosen
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Lexi Rosen
Lexi Rosen
'it was something more gory' — poetry by Caroline O'Connor Thomas
Caroline O'Connor Thomas
Caroline O'Connor Thomas
'it was something more gory' — poetry by Caroline O'Connor Thomas
Caroline O'Connor Thomas
Caroline O'Connor Thomas
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Caroline O'Connor Thomas
Caroline O'Connor Thomas
'I’ll accept delight’s gloom' — poetry by Hazelyn Aroian
Hazelyn Aroian
Hazelyn Aroian
'I’ll accept delight’s gloom' — poetry by Hazelyn Aroian
Hazelyn Aroian
Hazelyn Aroian
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Hazelyn Aroian
Hazelyn Aroian
'every hour is one long suffering' — poetry by Anne Halsey
Anne Halsey
Anne Halsey
'every hour is one long suffering' — poetry by Anne Halsey
Anne Halsey
Anne Halsey
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Anne Halsey
Anne Halsey
'a terrible countenance for what nourishes' — poetry by I Echo
I Echo
I Echo
'a terrible countenance for what nourishes' — poetry by I Echo
I Echo
I Echo
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I Echo
I Echo
'I am the aftermath' — poetry by Taylor Hamann Los
Taylor Hamann Los
Taylor Hamann Los
'I am the aftermath' — poetry by Taylor Hamann Los
Taylor Hamann Los
Taylor Hamann Los
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Taylor Hamann Los
Taylor Hamann Los
'as if landscapes verdant' — poetry by Kacey Martin
Kacey Martin
Kacey Martin
'as if landscapes verdant' — poetry by Kacey Martin
Kacey Martin
Kacey Martin
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Kacey Martin
Kacey Martin
'a wasp  giving itself to the fig' — poetry by Elaina Edwards
Elaina Edwards
Elaina Edwards
'a wasp giving itself to the fig' — poetry by Elaina Edwards
Elaina Edwards
Elaina Edwards
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Elaina Edwards
Elaina Edwards
'ghosts in hair follicles' — poetry by Trish hopkinson
Trish Hopkinson
Trish Hopkinson
'ghosts in hair follicles' — poetry by Trish hopkinson
Trish Hopkinson
Trish Hopkinson
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Trish Hopkinson
Trish Hopkinson
'roses among men' — poetry by Amy Thatcher
Amy Thatcher
Amy Thatcher
'roses among men' — poetry by Amy Thatcher
Amy Thatcher
Amy Thatcher
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Amy Thatcher
Amy Thatcher

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