What do you do with the sensory overload of experiencing the Empire State Building? A vocal member of the 5am Writers Club tells us exactly why he writes.

Natalie has poured out her thoughts into thousands of pages of all the diaries and journals she’s filled over the years. Where does that need come from?

Writing is hard, but through a unique combination of guilt, creativity, and procrastination of going to the gym, Josh has it figured out.

Dilane writes from the depths and surfaces of her dynamic, interesting brain. It’s a compulsion, a necessity, and what makes her special.

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Becoming more open and understanding about gender identity is a learning process. And we all make mistakes. Let’s be gentle with ourselves and others.

Coming out is hard enough the first time. But when you’re bisexual, the process starts over and over again, begging the question “Will I be rejected?”

After years of suffering from his father’s machinations, Ayden unravels the abuse and the impact of one split-second decision.

Some friends will tell you “don’t change,” but that’s impossible. Great friendships endure through the biggest changes in our lives.