Category Archives: Originals

This is a juicy one! Advice for Teenage Dreez:

What advice would you give to your teenage self? I’ll hold it down till you get here. 💕 Dreezy Loves You ❤️🖤💚

I wrote a poem. FLUID (021924)

FLUID by Sondria If I belong to you, You’ve been mine for millennia. Millennial…love affair. Hyper aware of being unaware, Under aware of reality We self-medicate—wait. Hyper aware of being unaware, Under aware of what to do about it We multi-task—stop. Hyper aware of being only aware, Lotus position in thin underwear We make…better decisionsContinue reading “I wrote a poem. FLUID (021924)”

Days Til Funeral: 11

My grandmother transitioned off of this plane in the first few days of 2024 and it shifted my desire to be seen while propelling my artistic output. My social media is gone, but not my desire to share moments of my existence. So let’s start (or continue) here. 🧑🏿‍💻✨ Write you soon! ~Dreezy Loves YouContinue reading “Days Til Funeral: 11”

That one time my mama taught me to read and write…

Share one of the best gifts you’ve ever received. The best gifts I’ve ever received—my art and my life—were from the same radiant being. My mama taught me to write first…my alphabet in print, upper and lowercase. With this knowledge, I’d combine random letters all day and ask her if they were words—for a longContinue reading “That one time my mama taught me to read and write…”

ARCHER, INTO THE DARK: A Fine Farewell

By Sondria First of all, I LOVE ARCHER SO HARD (phrasing), and I would follow H. Jon Benjamin’s voice to the ends of the earth. If you have had the opportunity to indulge in either series, you know that Sterling Archer (Archer) and Bob Belcher (Bob’s Burgers) are voiced by the same human: H. JonContinue reading “ARCHER, INTO THE DARK: A Fine Farewell”

THE TALENTED TULI #3

“Well, you know you have to let potato chips breathe—just like fine wine. When you first open the bag they smell like…well shit, they smell like feet.” The table rolled in laughter.

“Mom can you please not do bits during dinner.”

“I’m just having conversation, you fucking cunt.”

“Jesus.”

“Jesus,Tuli.”

“Yeah, right: Jesus Tuli… you know what? I’m sorry. That’s my bad. Babygirl—mommy’s sorry. I’m gonna go for a smoke. Be…right back. Fresh as a daisy and sweeter n’ sugar. I’m sorry.”

Does Lying Count? 🥸✍🏿

How are you creative? First, my mind put a comma in there that I now see doesn’t exist. I automatically re-wrote “creative” as a noun instead of its intended adjective—NOW THERE’S YA CREATIVITY!! So I guess my answer becomes: I am creative in that I automatically and perpetually revise reality into a version that makesContinue reading “Does Lying Count? 🥸✍🏿”

THURSDAY T’INGS: 122123

“THURSDAY T’INGS” is a letter from our editor, Sondria. It’s essentially a journal entry examining her writing goals and overall feels about the week.

WRITING PROMPT #2: RESPONSE BY @sondriawrites

@sondriawrites responds to Wednesday 12/20/23’s Writing Prompt No. 2.