Pure Nowhere

Doc Martins, denim, tattoos & graffiti.

a letter (confession) to my mama, on the road to san francisco

I wish I could give you all of my naiveness so that you could allow yourself to fall in love with the world once again.

Dear YouthKyla RainOctober 7, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, roadtrip, letter, San Francisco, 35mm, Dear Youth (2), Photos (1)Comment

Spirituality and Chill?

I have trust in the path that the universe leads me on and I am in control of all that I do. I create my own reality.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardAugust 5, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

a step outside high school

Late nights, run-ins with toxic people and impulsive actions, chuck in a few bad relationships with boys I should not have let enter my life or body. I saw myself spiral, though it looked like “growing up.”

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardAugust 1, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

It Was Only Just A Dream

Lucid dreaming is in essence exploring the unconscious consciously.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJuly 25, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

finding myself in thailand

spending most of my savings and finally breaking free from the excuses I’d been repeating to myself for years

Photos, Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJuly 6, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Photos (1)Comment

how female friendship saved my life

I realized I was queer, beautiful, smart, funny and another million positive things.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJune 27, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

our very own adventures

Breathe in and breathe out, feel it running through your veins and coursing through your limbs as your feet hit the dirt road beneath.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJune 21, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment

March/April/May Edit

Meg’s long silver skirt, and waiting in line for Cub Sport, passing UNO cards between strangers and buying dollar bags of carrots.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJune 10, 2018Monthly Edits, CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

An Identity Like Honey

The city that birthed me does not feel like my mother, but rather a close aunt.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardJune 5, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

This, Too, Will Pass

A 4am rambling on the moment I realised I was in love with the concept of change.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardMay 24, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

How's it Sound?

Not just any yellow, the yellow that drapes a worn chair in the corner of your room, reminding you of expired sunshine in the earliest hours of the day.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardMay 10, 2018CULTURE CATEGORY, Dear Youth (2)Comment

Goodbye Ruby Tuesday

I always find myself reaching for little faded memories of whispered verses during a half asleep car-ride, or the way they’d move their thumb in circles around the palm of your hand when preoccupied.

Dear YouthAbby StrangwardMay 2, 2018Dear Youth (2)Comment