TLSJ Vol.1
“The Order”
Fiction. Based on a True Festival Experience.“It’s just a blanket, they put over their ‘mental illness’ and you’re trying to trap a fire…”-Mike Owens This journal entry is...
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“Forgive”
Fiction. Based on a True Forgiveness Letter.“When you fall in love with someone who is so deep in the hole, it hurts you also. Whenever you love a...
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“Aye”
Fiction. Based on a True Message in a Blog.“In some way, everything I do is inspired by love and loss…I think in some way I’m always seeking to heal myself...
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“Butterflies”
Fiction. Based on a True Love Letter.“You still don’t know that you’re a butterfly until you are all the way out.” – Dream Rockwell May 12, 2018 Dear...
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“Buckets Full”
Fiction. Based on a True Goodbye Letter.“…count my buckets full…” -Larisa Gosla Dear Rylie, The truth is I said I love you because I was hoping you would...
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Fiction. Based on a True Humbling Down.“I feel so grateful for my community. Without my friends, I would not be where I am today. I feel so blessed...
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“She Wept”
Fiction. Based on a True Weeping.“But when you see it [depression] as something that’s uniquely beautiful, just as beautiful as joy…the sad parts of life are just...
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“Justin Time”
Fiction. Based on a True Delirium Tremors.“The pressure of knowing that other people will be viewing my art and attributing it to myself, it just caused me to...
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“The Future’s Past”
Fiction. Based on a True Alternate Reality.“If you’re in those cycles that are repeating, it’s much bigger than you. Humans are great at taking things so personally…You don’t...
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“Dark Place”
Fiction. Based on a True Conversation Prior to the 2016 Elections.“It started to build up, and it got to a really dark place.” -Matt Milano How do we shape the culture? Branding....