Each and every day I wake up ready to face society as my mom comes in my room and says, ”Good morning‘. I wonder, “what …
Category: Creative Writing
Now that the new year is here, it’s a great way to press restart on your life, habits and routines. I’ve always felt torn about …
When people ask you if you’re happy, how do you answer them? When I was a child, I would have said “yes”, without a second …
I realise it seems a bit morbid to be talking about “doom and gloom” during all the happiness and festive joy that December brings, but …
Originally published on Mitzi J Hernandez 2018, you have been awful to me, but thanks to my best friends (books) 2018 was a bit more …
“Let’s go around and share something we are thankful for…” Every year, it’s always the same. The leaves transform and tumble to the ground just …
I am still scared of that invisible shark in the pool. Except, for me, it’s more of a weird, slimy sea monster with lots of …
Coffee. A smile. A facade from the disrespect. My eyelids bolted shut. Shutting out the past. Past tense. Before. Before you left, the smile was …
I am a college dropout. This was not the plan that my former schoolteacher parents laid out for me. According to them, all of the …
When someone would ask me about my college plan, I never wanted to tell the truth because the truth was, I didn’t know. Nobody was …