What Chronic Illness Has Given Me
Chronic illness has taken a lot from me. There are days when the pain is all-consuming — when every thought is tangled with it. And on the rare pain-free days,…
Chronic illness has taken a lot from me. There are days when the pain is all-consuming — when every thought is tangled with it. And on the rare pain-free days,…
You are allowed to be sad. To feel stagnant when the weather grows heavy, dark and dull. To feel the weight of your body, of your heart settling down into…
I am mostly guessing at how to grow children.I apologize for the horrors of the world.I point at the moon.I talk about love.I serve toast. Lori Hetteen
I will no longer makeup my faceMy bare feet will find cool puddles of waterIn the storms that come after days of intolerable heatI won’t run with my child through…
There is a home in myself and I take it with me. It sounds like the high off birds singing in the forest. I feels like cool running water beneath…
The latest viral wave on TikTok is deeply personal and surprisingly emotional: the TikTok AI Polaroid trend, where you hug your younger self. The concept is simple: upload two photos…