w/shortness of breath i’ll explain the infinite:

how rare & beautiful it truly is that we exist • elle, mid 20s, christian, side b/y • icon by rozugold, cover art by olga prusakova

[thatfriendlyanon]

the day has arrived!! the mourner's almanac: a poetry collection is officially out in the world!

Thank you so much for all of your excitement, encouragement, and support; this book exists as it does now because of so many people’s love along the way. What a journey this collection has gone on, and now, it gets to finally reach your hands.

There is something slightly terrifying about putting a piece of yourself out in the world in the form of art. But I think of all the ways artists’ work has come alongside my broken heart and been like a candle in my many darknesses, and it makes me want to be brave. I hope the words I share and the stories I create through these poems can walk alongside your heart through whatever season you may be in.

It is available for purchase here, or by searching The Mourner's Almanac on Amazon. Thank you for being here. Let's press forward towards spring together.

[rosieandthemoon]

I painted a little portal

[drizzledrawings]

Childhood is such a fleeting thing

[thatfriendlyanon]

oh . is this what other people are talking about when they say they get more emotional around their period

[lacetulle]

The Atelier Couture | Paradise Collection

[crimeboys]

sick to my stomach. everyone preferred wilbur as ghostbur. everyone preferred tommy dead, as their martyr. too much for everyone until everything about them is bite-sized, palatable pieces. you will be loved when youre dead and they dont have to hear your pain. your anger. every horrible thing spilling out. at least your guts are quiet. at least your ghost can't be sad. at least the guilt doesn't have a voice.

[l-antre-de-cecile]

The song

A commission work made for a friend, inspired by the movie's poster. The song of the sea is such a wonderful movie, check it out if you haven't already!

[mal-a-l-aise]

i want for us this: that we are well

(theseus, the oh hellos)

[queenlucythevaliant]

Long-term anxiety is an apprenticeship to courage. Long-term depression is an apprenticeship to joy.

[yuricedes]

brothers

[sobcat]

[stuckinapril]

carrying a book w me wherever i go because it offers a strange sense of comfort in this giant and intimidating world

[thatfriendlyanon]

ᴡᴇᴇᴋ ᴛᴡᴏ : ʀᴇꜰʟᴇᴄᴛ & ᴀssᴇss

[scraps of past conversations on repeat / pangs of sadness over the stillness in my brain / gentle redirection when the thoughts stray back / journal pages crammed with scribbled questions / external insights / "you're not crazy" "i'm proud of you" "oh. wow" / worship music on drives to work like a soft blanket instead of a barbed wire fence / still frightened of what God might require, but communing with Him nonetheless / new songs that rattle around my soul / books like manna falling into my hands / i still don't understand & it still doesn't seem fair & i still don't agree with everything i'm reading but i believe there is still truth to be found / identifying patterns / boundaries vs enabling vs expectations vs responsibility / repentance is a heart-posture, not a to-do list task / maybe it's okay to go to Him with it again and again / maybe it's okay to still be learning how to do this / as long as He is here in the process maybe it's going to be okay]

(song in mb: xxx)

[thatfriendlyanon]

anyway. if it's true dónal finn hadestown west end live recording 2024. amiright

[thegaymertrainer]

Ribbon dancing I was not aware of your evolution 🤯

[theragamuffininitiative]

@thatfriendlyanon

[your-own-scifi-nerd]

you ever think that Grace acted brave because he was under the assumption that he was? because until he regained the memory that he begged not to be forced on the mission he assumed he chose to be brave and go on the mission despite the dangers and the near hundred percent chance he would die in space. So he assumed he was brave so he made brave choices and decisions. Yet the bravest choice he made was after he realized he was a coward.

[strrawberrryjam]

i made little magnets for my fridge :)