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I haven’t written in a while, but this was written in memory of a friend who recently passed. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #poem #Grief

HowToBe247's tweet image. I haven’t written in a while, but this was written in memory of a friend who recently passed.

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#poetry #poem #Grief

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That was painful but finally done. #HiddenBooksGame

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#HiddenBooksGame

“To be sick is to suffer in the hands of the living.” — Emily Dickinson open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #MentalHealth #poetry #poetrycommunity

HowToBe247's tweet image. “To be sick is to suffer in the hands of the living.”
— Emily Dickinson

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#MentalHealth #poetry #poetrycommunity

This is for all marginalised communities that have been hurt by hate. CW: emotional manipulation, extremist communities, trauma. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #essay #WritingCommunity #Trauma

HowToBe247's tweet image. This is for all marginalised communities that have been hurt by hate. 

CW: emotional manipulation, extremist communities, trauma.

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#essay #WritingCommunity #Trauma

This is probably relevant for every platform, but I can’t be the only one dying a death trying to keep up with social media... open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #essay #socialmedia #substack #WritingCommunity

HowToBe247's tweet image. This is probably relevant for every platform, but I can’t be the only one dying a death trying to keep up with social media...

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#essay #socialmedia #substack #WritingCommunity

Inspired by Van Gogh’s Irises, painted during his time at Saint-Rémy. The poem reflects on the body as another kind of study. CW: self-harm, mental health. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #MentalHealthMatters

HowToBe247's tweet image. Inspired by Van Gogh’s Irises, painted during his time at Saint-Rémy. The poem reflects on the body as another kind of study.

CW: self-harm, mental health.

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#poetry #MentalHealthMatters

Well, it wouldn’t be Halloween if we didn’t have something related to the season. But I’ve been thinking about the idea of witches for a while and what women have endured for centuries when accused.  open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #Halloween #WitchWatch

HowToBe247's tweet image. Well, it wouldn’t be Halloween if we didn’t have something related to the season. But I’ve been thinking about the idea of witches for a while and what women have endured for centuries when accused. 

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#poetry #Halloween #WitchWatch

Inspired by the strength of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl. There's a content warning with this as a result. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #poetrycommunity #poem #trauma #MentalHealthMatters

HowToBe247's tweet image. Inspired by the strength of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl. There's a content warning with this as a result.

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#poetry #poetrycommunity #poem #trauma #MentalHealthMatters

I came across my old journals from more than ten years ago, and they read like some kind of Shakespearean tragedy. But it got me thinking about alternate realities. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #MentalHealthMatters #Trauma

HowToBe247's tweet image. I came across my old journals from more than ten years ago, and they read like some kind of Shakespearean tragedy. But it got me thinking about alternate realities.

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#poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #MentalHealthMatters #Trauma

A short poem in response to our current climate, with a subtle nod to a classic dystopian novel. This has a content warning related to war and state violence. #poetry #peace #Gaza open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas…

HowToBe247's tweet image. A short poem in response to our current climate, with a subtle nod to a classic dystopian novel. This has a content warning related to war and state violence.

#poetry #peace #Gaza 

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Following on from a previous essay on the meaning of life, this is another dark aspect of living with a strange condition. There's another trigger warning with this. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #mentalhealth #WritingCommunity

HowToBe247's tweet image. Following on from a previous essay on the meaning of life, this is another dark aspect of living with a strange condition. There's another trigger warning with this.

open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas…

#mentalhealth #WritingCommunity

As a former long-term smoker, I find that the cravings never really go away... open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #poem #addiction

HowToBe247's tweet image. As a former long-term smoker, I find that the cravings never really go away...

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#poetry #poem #addiction

After questioning whether online friends are real friends, I found myself wondering: can we also get trapped in the rabbit hole of obsessive groupthink? open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #essay #writing #Culture

HowToBe247's tweet image. After questioning whether online friends are real friends, I found myself wondering: can we also get trapped in the rabbit hole of obsessive groupthink?

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#essay #writing #Culture

This is a much darker, far more personal essay than my recent ones about what it’s like to leave your body in order to survive and never be able to return to it.  Trigger warnings with this one. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #essay #mentalhealth #writing #trauma

HowToBe247's tweet image. This is a much darker, far more personal essay than my recent ones about what it’s like to leave your body in order to survive and never be able to return to it. 

Trigger warnings with this one.

open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas…

#essay #mentalhealth #writing #trauma

As a journalist, I faced the dreadful task of reporting on the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012, which still leaves me shaken. After seeing the words ‘thoughts and prayers’ once more, it set off an avalanche of emotions. #poetry #thoughtsandprayers open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas…

HowToBe247's tweet image. As a journalist, I faced the dreadful task of reporting on the Sandy Hook massacre in 2012, which still leaves me shaken. After seeing the words ‘thoughts and prayers’ once more, it set off an avalanche of emotions.

#poetry #thoughtsandprayers 

open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas…

As I’ve been writing a lot about friendships, the internet and AI, this seemed like the next logical thinking point. #essays #AI #technology #Friends open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas…

HowToBe247's tweet image. As I’ve been writing a lot about friendships, the internet and AI, this seemed like the next logical thinking point.

#essays #AI #technology #Friends 

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