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Lena Folkert
Bio
Alaskan Grown Freelance Writer π€ Lover of Prose
Former Deckhand & Barista π€ Always a Pleaser & Eggshell-Walker
Lifelong Animal Lover & Whisperer π€ Ever the Student & Seeker
Traveler π€ Dreamer π€ Wanderer
Happily Lost π€ Luckily in Love
Stories (166/0)
Long Weekend
This is for Mackenzie Davis's Grocery List Challenge. Read Mackenzie's original and the challenge here: *** Mackenzie -- I hope I didn't break too many of the rules here. This was difficult to write as it was inspired by real events. I almost hope people don't get this one :(
By Lena Folkert8 months ago in Poets
The Day the Laughter Died--An Elegy. Content Warning.
π For Matthew today. πFor all the others of yesterday.πAnd for all who make us laugh, who laugh through the pain, who wish someone would see the truth--I see you. Your burden is not too much for me to share. π
By Lena Folkert8 months ago in Poets
Introducing the New Article Series: "The Ugly Truth About Fat" (working title). Top Story - October 2023.
Lately, I've been in a particularly deep depression and shame spiral. There are many causes and many things that are worsening the situation, but somehow, in my mind, everything that goes badly in my life seems invariably tied into my weight.
By Lena Folkert8 months ago in Viva
Dear H--Am I a Poet?
*** This is in response to Heather's "Write Me a Letter" Challenge. Heather, all I can say is, I'm sorry. Also, the letters are all there. I made them bold and underlined as they appeared in order --except the single "Z" which is out of order but present and accounted for ;) ;)
By Lena Folkert9 months ago in Writers
Embracing Darkness. Content Warning.
You look out through a fogged up window, wiping it clean with your palm, and there it is again β the world. Itβs right in front of you, and thereβs a glimmer of hope, a faint return of the memory of who you are, what you are.
By Lena Folkert9 months ago in Psyche
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