From my heart to yours — This is an open letter to other writers who feel like complete trash after seeing yet another article surface on this platform about what counts as “quality” content. You know, the ones that trash listicles. Or the ones that trash freewriting. I feel you. I feel that pit at the…

a poem and a writing challenge — Yang, Yeung, the sacrificial lamb; you painted yourself as such. The one filled with innocence, and not a drop of malice. Yet this all began with you. You paint the story as if you were the victim in all of this, yet you, in your victimhood, took a stand to sacrifice yourself so…

a poem — Sometimes, activism is about changing minds. Sometimes, activism isn’t about changing minds, but rather than minds resistant to entertaining any other concept of the world are unable to enact laws, systems, organizations that threaten another’s right to basic human rights. #WritingPrompt: What does activism and advocacy look like to you? 💌 Quick! Click here to have these delivered to your…

a poem and a writing challenge! — It will all be over soon, a sentence of relief, knowing that over this hurdle, I may finally regain the freedom that I need. It will all be over soon, a bittersweet statement acknowledging that I wanted more, had received less, and the only resulting positive outcome was to leave. #WritingPrompt: “it will all be over soon” …

An invitation to dive into this realm of fostering community on a community-centric platform! — I've been a writer on this platform for almost two years, and one of my best choices has been to start my publication. Two. I have a shared publication where other writers can join me and a personal publication where I publish things that don't fit the neat niche boxes…

a poem and a writing challenge — I may have days where I can put in 8–10 hours of work in one go, but I realize that these are not sustainable days, requiring several days of recuperation later, as well. Now, I unabashedly spread this energy around. You can call me lazy all you want. Perhaps it’s…

It sounds sarcastic, but I live for them. — Good morning! I’m excited for your mundane life details. I may have tweeted something similar to this right as I woke up. Perhaps, I am beginning to write something similar to this every single day. I have gotten some amazing replies. Sometimes, people check-in to note that things are not…

a poem and a writing challenge — I thought this would be an escape, but perhaps what I thought would be the final escape has led me right back to the tiger’s mouth. #WritingPrompt: mouth of (insert animal here) 💌 Quick! Click here to have these delivered to your inbox daily to smash that writer’s block with me! 🧠🍜 Submit these to The…

Sit down, put in your earbuds and listen to this one! — Prompt From Ellie Jacobson (Ellie Jacobson): So this leads to my questions for you this week: What have you done recently that scared you? What was it? Why did it scare you? Did you procrastinate for a long time? Why? Was it worth doing? What was the outcome? Does it…