Editor Picks—Favourite Posts On CRY Last Week

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We’re back again with another round of Editor Picks. Let us know if you like this series. We got a really good response the first time we did it so we figured why not keep it going.

These are posts from the week of September 6–12. Each CRY Editor will choose their favourite piece and share why they connected with it. Sound good? Here we go!

Kern

This was a tough one and I really want to choose three or four pieces, but there’s one post that feels special to me. When Athena Milios submitted Thriving As A Highly Sensitive Person Starts With Radical Acceptance, I really didn’t know what I was in for. Then when the piece started off with poetry, it was over. I was hooked.

Athena has a gift for blending science with the majestic. And not only does she explain what HSPs are, she gives strategies on how they can cope. It’s really brilliant. In her own words:

“Firstly, HSPs (and those around them) must start with radically accepting their sensitivities. Sensitivity should be treated as a difference but NOT as a defect!”

KB

I gotta say…the poetry submissions keep getting better and better. Every morning that I get to wake up and read your submissions, I feel immensely grateful to be exposed to such a range of raw creativity. I really appreciate ya’ll for submitting your work. Let’s keep it rolling and grow together!

My favourite poetry piece from last week has got to be, My Take on the Bitter and Oh, So Sweet Daily Game of Our Lives, by Teresa Young. I love when writers are able to tie personal experiences to collective experiences and in this piece, Teresa gives us an enlightening perspective on the beauty of human life that comes from finding balance & meaning in the juxtapositions.

In her own words:

We live
in a vortex of chaotic light,
like fires blazing in the night,
fueled by the truth
that the full house
of the great card game of our lives
includes ecstasy and despair….

Safia

In his piece “How fear kept my creativity in the dark”, I enjoyed how Charlie Cole described the hidden struggle that many creatives face with such transparency. Sharing your writing with the public can be scary as hell. Charlie’s piece provides a reflective and relatable account of his journey toward finally giving himself permission to be seen through his art. In his words:

Creation has always been synonymous with vulnerability for me. Photography, painting, writing, are all things that bring me joy, but more importantly, they bring me alive. I have always struggled to share my writing with anyone, even myself at times.

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