Five Total Strangers

by Natalie D. Richards

I feel differently about it now that I know about her brother. She isn’t doing this to have a good time. She’s probably just trying to dull out every awful, hollow thing she’s been drowning in for the last three years.

numbness is a gift. It keeps us moving and helps us to survive the things that feel unsurvivable.

“Because sometimes it is easier to force strength for others than to allow ourselves to feel weak and hurt.”

think that’s what grief does. It reminds us that we are small. That we are not in control.”

These things turn your world inside out. They change us. But only for a while.”