You haven’t taken enough already? Taking my every last ounce of happiness, and every last good memory away from me wasn’t enough? Was giving you every single tear I had,…
The Anxiety Of Coming Out by Ben Ace | Shattering Stigmas
Author’s Note: Yesterday (October 10th) was World Mental Health Day, and today (October 11th) is National Coming Out Day. I like that these days come right next to each other…
Mental Health From a Kenyan Perspective by Yvonne Wabai | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
Trigger Warning: Mentions of suicide This year, it was reported that the rate of suicide in Kenya had hit a ten-year high, rising by 58% between 2008 and 2017. Depression…
Book Recommendations For Mental Illness Representation by Maram | Shattering Stigmas
Hello, my name is Maram, and I am a newbie bookish blogger. Today in this post I will be recommending some books that feature mental illness topics. I hope you…
Pages and Pills: A Look at Medication and Reading by Harker D. | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
It is not often that I see medication talked about in fiction in more than a passing fashion. Recently, Darius the Great is Not Okay by Abi Khorram offered what…
A poem by Gretchen Gomez | Shattering Stigmas 4.0
Gretchen Gomez is a Puerto Rican poet from The Bronx. When home you will find her watching crime shows, cuddling with her dog, or writing—trying to make sense of things….
Welcome to Shattering Stigmas 4.0
I feel like I’ve been talking about and planning for this event forever. Now that it’s here, it doesn’t feel real, but oh my goodness do we have a lot…
Blogtober 2018
Happy Halloween, everyone! Now that we’re in October, all the creatives are putting their own spin on the month’s name to correspond to their chosen medium. In years past, I’ve…
Archival Quality by Ivy Noelle Weir and Steenz | REVIEW
Synopsis: After losing her job at the library, Celeste “Cel” Walden starts working at the haunting Logan Museum as an archivist. But the job may not be the second chance she…
September 2018 Wrap-Up
Well, I hate to say it, but I have to be honest: September was a terrible month for reading. Only a month in, and school is already kicking my butt. I’ve barely had enough time to do everything I need to do, let alone what I want to do. But I did get one book in and managed to start three others!