sarah xerta

I know a lot of people are saying this has been an awful week for the writing community AND IT HAS in terms of the issues we’ve been discussing but for me personally I’ve never felt more sane and validated and unsurprised – like, this toxicity is what I deal with almost constantly in terms of flashbacks, processing, memories, AND private conversations with so many of my girlfriends, both in and out of the writing community, who have endured similar abuse. And it’s not because we’re obsessing or “choosing to focus on the negative.” This is reality right now. Internet breaks are healthy but this week feels more like reality surfacing than anything else. This week feels like the truest week I’ve had in a long time. Like all my private thoughts and conversations are suddenly public. It’s exhausting and exhilarating. If someone wants to come over for a dance party and/or cigarettes later that’d be cool.