At four, I wore my mother’s clothes.
At six, I learned to hide.
Mum’s Shoes — Part 1 of my story.
A childhood of small freedoms, laughter that hurt, and learning to become invisible.
anastasianorel.substack.com/p/mums-shoes
#Memoir #Identity #PersonalWriting
At six, I learned to hide.
Mum’s Shoes — Part 1 of my story.
A childhood of small freedoms, laughter that hurt, and learning to become invisible.
anastasianorel.substack.com/p/mums-shoes
#Memoir #Identity #PersonalWriting
Mum’s Shoes
At four, I wore my mother’s clothes. At six, I learnt to hide.
anastasianorel.substack.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:17 PM
At four, I wore my mother’s clothes.
At six, I learned to hide.
Mum’s Shoes — Part 1 of my story.
A childhood of small freedoms, laughter that hurt, and learning to become invisible.
anastasianorel.substack.com/p/mums-shoes
#Memoir #Identity #PersonalWriting
At six, I learned to hide.
Mum’s Shoes — Part 1 of my story.
A childhood of small freedoms, laughter that hurt, and learning to become invisible.
anastasianorel.substack.com/p/mums-shoes
#Memoir #Identity #PersonalWriting
For a long time, this part of my life existed only in private thoughts, late-night notes, and things I was too afraid to say aloud.
I’ve finally started writing it down.
This is the beginning.
#Memoir #Identity #PersonalWriting
anastasianorel.substack.com/p/why-im-tel...
I’ve finally started writing it down.
This is the beginning.
#Memoir #Identity #PersonalWriting
anastasianorel.substack.com/p/why-im-tel...
Why I’m Telling This Story Now
An introduction to The Woman I Wasn’t Allowed to Be
anastasianorel.substack.com
October 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
For a long time, this part of my life existed only in private thoughts, late-night notes, and things I was too afraid to say aloud.
I’ve finally started writing it down.
This is the beginning.
#Memoir #Identity #PersonalWriting
anastasianorel.substack.com/p/why-im-tel...
I’ve finally started writing it down.
This is the beginning.
#Memoir #Identity #PersonalWriting
anastasianorel.substack.com/p/why-im-tel...
This is where I begin.
I write as Anastasia Norel about the parts of my life I kept hidden for years — identity, memory, silence, and becoming myself.
Read: anastasianorel.substack.com
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WritingCommunity
I write as Anastasia Norel about the parts of my life I kept hidden for years — identity, memory, silence, and becoming myself.
Read: anastasianorel.substack.com
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WritingCommunity
October 2, 2026 at 1:12 PM
This is where I begin.
I write as Anastasia Norel about the parts of my life I kept hidden for years — identity, memory, silence, and becoming myself.
Read: anastasianorel.substack.com
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WritingCommunity
I write as Anastasia Norel about the parts of my life I kept hidden for years — identity, memory, silence, and becoming myself.
Read: anastasianorel.substack.com
#Memoir #PersonalWriting #WritingCommunity
Home is in the Heart: When You’ve Been Away for Far Too Long
Being away for many years can change our understanding of home. This reflection explores memory, belonging, and the emotional meaning
www.mayabutalid.com/home-is-in-t...
#HomeIsInTheHeart #LifeAbroad #HomeAndBelonging #PersonalWriting
Being away for many years can change our understanding of home. This reflection explores memory, belonging, and the emotional meaning
www.mayabutalid.com/home-is-in-t...
#HomeIsInTheHeart #LifeAbroad #HomeAndBelonging #PersonalWriting
www.mayabutalid.com
September 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Home is in the Heart: When You’ve Been Away for Far Too Long
Being away for many years can change our understanding of home. This reflection explores memory, belonging, and the emotional meaning
www.mayabutalid.com/home-is-in-t...
#HomeIsInTheHeart #LifeAbroad #HomeAndBelonging #PersonalWriting
Being away for many years can change our understanding of home. This reflection explores memory, belonging, and the emotional meaning
www.mayabutalid.com/home-is-in-t...
#HomeIsInTheHeart #LifeAbroad #HomeAndBelonging #PersonalWriting
"Sometimes, people know exactly what they did wrong and how much they hurt you, and still do not feel sorry at all."
#family #trauma #lessons #lifelessons #personalwriting fizzayounis.medium.com/lessons-my-d...
#family #trauma #lessons #lifelessons #personalwriting fizzayounis.medium.com/lessons-my-d...
Lessons My Dysfunctional Family Taught Me
From Survival to Healing
fizzayounis.medium.com
September 11, 2026 at 4:09 PM
"Sometimes, people know exactly what they did wrong and how much they hurt you, and still do not feel sorry at all."
#family #trauma #lessons #lifelessons #personalwriting fizzayounis.medium.com/lessons-my-d...
#family #trauma #lessons #lifelessons #personalwriting fizzayounis.medium.com/lessons-my-d...
I've spent a lot of my life feeling like I should be doing & achieving more.
But maybe being average isn't the same as being insignificant.
The Strange Comfort of Being Average
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/t...
#SelfWorth #SelfReflection #PersonalWriting
But maybe being average isn't the same as being insignificant.
The Strange Comfort of Being Average
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/t...
#SelfWorth #SelfReflection #PersonalWriting
The Strange Comfort of Being Average
I’ve spent a lot of my life feeling like I should be doing more, becoming better and achieving something. But maybe being average isn’t the same as being insignificant.
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com
September 5, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I've spent a lot of my life feeling like I should be doing & achieving more.
But maybe being average isn't the same as being insignificant.
The Strange Comfort of Being Average
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/t...
#SelfWorth #SelfReflection #PersonalWriting
But maybe being average isn't the same as being insignificant.
The Strange Comfort of Being Average
thesearemyunwantedopinionscom.wordpress.com/2026/09/05/t...
#SelfWorth #SelfReflection #PersonalWriting
If you thought Facebook memories from 'way back when' were cringe, try reading long public essays that vehemently state views that no longer resemble the person you are today.
Yikes on several bikes 😬
#Blogging #Blogger #Writing #AmWriting #PersonalWriting #LifeWriting #UKBlogger #BlogLife
Yikes on several bikes 😬
#Blogging #Blogger #Writing #AmWriting #PersonalWriting #LifeWriting #UKBlogger #BlogLife
February 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
If you thought Facebook memories from 'way back when' were cringe, try reading long public essays that vehemently state views that no longer resemble the person you are today.
Yikes on several bikes 😬
#Blogging #Blogger #Writing #AmWriting #PersonalWriting #LifeWriting #UKBlogger #BlogLife
Yikes on several bikes 😬
#Blogging #Blogger #Writing #AmWriting #PersonalWriting #LifeWriting #UKBlogger #BlogLife
#LifeUnscripted #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Spoonie #MECFS #Writing"/hashtag/WritingCommunity" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#WritingCommunity #PersonalWriting #UKBlogger #Writing #Blogging #UKWriters #PersonalBlog
January 30, 2026 at 7:21 PM
#LifeUnscripted #ChronicIllness #InvisibleIllness #Spoonie #MECFS #Writing"/hashtag/WritingCommunity" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#WritingCommunity #PersonalWriting #UKBlogger #Writing #Blogging #UKWriters #PersonalBlog
Why I'm writing a survivor's journal
New on Cara Sutra this week:
carasutra.com/2026/01/why-...
#LifeUnscripted #SurvivorsJournal #PersonalWriting #TraumaRecovery
New on Cara Sutra this week:
carasutra.com/2026/01/why-...
#LifeUnscripted #SurvivorsJournal #PersonalWriting #TraumaRecovery
Why I’m Writing a Survivor’s Journal
This isn’t a recovery story. It’s a survivor’s journal. My honest account of trauma, healing, and aiming for life as a contented mess.
carasutra.com
January 15, 2026 at 7:53 PM
Why I'm writing a survivor's journal
New on Cara Sutra this week:
carasutra.com/2026/01/why-...
#LifeUnscripted #SurvivorsJournal #PersonalWriting #TraumaRecovery
New on Cara Sutra this week:
carasutra.com/2026/01/why-...
#LifeUnscripted #SurvivorsJournal #PersonalWriting #TraumaRecovery
Sometimes clinging to the past isn’t about missing it. Sometimes we replay everything because we’re trying to calculate the risk of moving forward.
catlivingoutloud.substack.com/p/becoming?r
#PersonalWriting #Healing #Becoming #StartingOver
catlivingoutloud.substack.com/p/becoming?r
#PersonalWriting #Healing #Becoming #StartingOver
Becoming
Who we were, what we survived, and the strange, painful process of growing into ourselves.
catlivingoutloud.substack.com
August 14, 2026 at 1:24 AM
Sometimes clinging to the past isn’t about missing it. Sometimes we replay everything because we’re trying to calculate the risk of moving forward.
catlivingoutloud.substack.com/p/becoming?r
#PersonalWriting #Healing #Becoming #StartingOver
catlivingoutloud.substack.com/p/becoming?r
#PersonalWriting #Healing #Becoming #StartingOver
✍️ Write what genuinely scares you. Authentic fear translates to authentic horror for readers. #PersonalWriting #HorrorWriting
August 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
✍️ Write what genuinely scares you. Authentic fear translates to authentic horror for readers. #PersonalWriting #HorrorWriting
My DMs are always open.
Whether it’s something you felt from a post,
A thought that won’t settle,
A story you need to say out loud just once,
Or just quiet conversation about the strange weight of things.
I reply. Always.
#OpenDMs #PersonalWriting #SlowInternet #DigitalPresence #EmotionalSpace
Whether it’s something you felt from a post,
A thought that won’t settle,
A story you need to say out loud just once,
Or just quiet conversation about the strange weight of things.
I reply. Always.
#OpenDMs #PersonalWriting #SlowInternet #DigitalPresence #EmotionalSpace
July 20, 2025 at 8:35 AM
My DMs are always open.
Whether it’s something you felt from a post,
A thought that won’t settle,
A story you need to say out loud just once,
Or just quiet conversation about the strange weight of things.
I reply. Always.
#OpenDMs #PersonalWriting #SlowInternet #DigitalPresence #EmotionalSpace
Whether it’s something you felt from a post,
A thought that won’t settle,
A story you need to say out loud just once,
Or just quiet conversation about the strange weight of things.
I reply. Always.
#OpenDMs #PersonalWriting #SlowInternet #DigitalPresence #EmotionalSpace
Please read my #sad #essay published on my #birthday! ♥️
#writing #personalwriting #substack #ideation
#writing #personalwriting #substack #ideation
It's My Party, I'll Cry If I Want To:
On Barbie Jeeps, Broken Promises, and Birthday Blues is a personal essay about my battle with suicidal ideation and disappointment on my birthday.
This is the first time I'm writing about suicidal ideation publicly. Thanks in advance for reading
On Barbie Jeeps, Broken Promises, and Birthday Blues is a personal essay about my battle with suicidal ideation and disappointment on my birthday.
This is the first time I'm writing about suicidal ideation publicly. Thanks in advance for reading
December 26, 2024 at 5:01 PM
A handmade jug broke in transit despite careful wrapping. I wrote about brokenness, wabi-sabi, tikkun olam, and Neruda’s “Ode to Broken Things.” Thanks for reading. #personalwriting
www.travelfarwritenow.com/travel-far-n...
www.travelfarwritenow.com/travel-far-n...
On things that break and how to handle the inherent brokenness of this world
A DREADED MESSAGE arrived this morning in my inbox—a message about a handmade terracotta jug that broke in transit from Skokie to Madison. How sad! How tragic. I'd wrapped it so carefully, first in...
www.travelfarwritenow.com
July 2, 2026 at 7:37 PM
A handmade jug broke in transit despite careful wrapping. I wrote about brokenness, wabi-sabi, tikkun olam, and Neruda’s “Ode to Broken Things.” Thanks for reading. #personalwriting
www.travelfarwritenow.com/travel-far-n...
www.travelfarwritenow.com/travel-far-n...
@leverhulme.ac.uk @britaesthetics.bsky.social @artshumsucl.bsky.social @ucl-che.bsky.social
#rachelcusk #briandillon #vidyanravinthiran #memoir #lifewriting #essayism #personalwriting #literature #philosophy #autofiction #theory #literarytheory #form #self #selfhood #novel #outlinetrilogy
#rachelcusk #briandillon #vidyanravinthiran #memoir #lifewriting #essayism #personalwriting #literature #philosophy #autofiction #theory #literarytheory #form #self #selfhood #novel #outlinetrilogy
September 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#briandillon #rachelcusk #vidyanravinthiran #memoir #lifewriting #essayism #personalwriting #literature #philosophy #autofiction #theory #literarytheory #genre #form #self #selfhood
September 28, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#writingcommunity #readingcommunity #blueskyauthors #authors #writing #blogger #Nonfiction #personalwriting #memoir #blogging #blog
May 22, 2026 at 2:41 PM
June 15, 2026 at 1:03 PM
June 13, 2026 at 1:10 PM
June 12, 2026 at 12:19 AM
Hey, I updated this folder with a new story about cosplay, conventions, and love! You should be reading "Best Convention Ever" right now!
#writesky #personalwriting #readmystuff
#writesky #personalwriting #readmystuff
May 29, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Hey, I updated this folder with a new story about cosplay, conventions, and love! You should be reading "Best Convention Ever" right now!
#writesky #personalwriting #readmystuff
#writesky #personalwriting #readmystuff
Starting up the weblog again (after 15,000 times restarting it). I have some ideas now on what I'd like to write about. Let's see if I stick to that.
For now, it's at: kindofblue.com
#weblog #blog #personal #writing #personalwriting
For now, it's at: kindofblue.com
#weblog #blog #personal #writing #personalwriting
Yet another restart? | The weblog of Bill Turner
Restarting this website again and again and again...
kindofblue.com
September 6, 2025 at 3:59 AM
Starting up the weblog again (after 15,000 times restarting it). I have some ideas now on what I'd like to write about. Let's see if I stick to that.
For now, it's at: kindofblue.com
#weblog #blog #personal #writing #personalwriting
For now, it's at: kindofblue.com
#weblog #blog #personal #writing #personalwriting
8/10 👻
No Longer Afraid of the Dark: On Finding Horror Once the Nightmares Stopped
A personal turn toward horror — and what fear reveals once it’s no longer consuming you.
🔗 mikespry.substack.com/p/no-longer-...
#HorrorWriting #GenreEssay #PersonalWriting #NarrativeElectricCo
No Longer Afraid of the Dark: On Finding Horror Once the Nightmares Stopped
A personal turn toward horror — and what fear reveals once it’s no longer consuming you.
🔗 mikespry.substack.com/p/no-longer-...
#HorrorWriting #GenreEssay #PersonalWriting #NarrativeElectricCo
No Longer Afraid of the Dark: On Finding Horror Once the Nightmares Stopped
A personal turn toward horror — and what fear reveals once it’s no longer consuming you.
mikespry.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:25 PM
8/10 👻
No Longer Afraid of the Dark: On Finding Horror Once the Nightmares Stopped
A personal turn toward horror — and what fear reveals once it’s no longer consuming you.
🔗 mikespry.substack.com/p/no-longer-...
#HorrorWriting #GenreEssay #PersonalWriting #NarrativeElectricCo
No Longer Afraid of the Dark: On Finding Horror Once the Nightmares Stopped
A personal turn toward horror — and what fear reveals once it’s no longer consuming you.
🔗 mikespry.substack.com/p/no-longer-...
#HorrorWriting #GenreEssay #PersonalWriting #NarrativeElectricCo
#Blog #Blogger #Blogging #blogoftheday #writing #books #nottomissnovels #authorksc #kscauthor #Souza_Author #read #Kindle #SaturdayMorning #writerslife #Story #Words #Engage #Audience #Communication #Storytelling #GettingPersonal #Personal #PersonalWriting
nottomissnovels.com/blog/f/getti...
nottomissnovels.com/blog/f/getti...
Getting Personal In Writing
"Getting personal in writing" means incorporating your experiences, thoughts, feelings, and perspectives directly into your writing, essentially sharing a piece of yourself with the reader, often thro...
nottomissnovels.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:36 PM
https://www.thewomanwholived.com/personalwriting/2023/1/14/surprise-youre-adopted-now-try-to-get-medical-care
Just a reminder that this is the life we live here in West Virginia.
Just a reminder that this is the life we live here in West Virginia.
www.thewomanwholived.com
May 28, 2023 at 2:33 PM
https://www.thewomanwholived.com/personalwriting/2023/1/14/surprise-youre-adopted-now-try-to-get-medical-care
Just a reminder that this is the life we live here in West Virginia.
Just a reminder that this is the life we live here in West Virginia.