u/FlowernotFading

You will be aware of an absence, presently,
Growing beside you, like a tree,
A death tree, color gone, an Australian gum tree
Balding, gelded by lightning—an illusion,
And a sky like a pig's backside, an utter lack of attention.

But right now you are dumb.
And I love your stupidity,
The blind mirror of it. I look in
And find no face but my own, and you think that's funny.
It is good for me.

To have you grab my nose, a ladder rung.
One day you may touch what's wrong
The small skulls, the smashed blue hills, the godawful hush.
Till then your smiles are found money.

Eight weeks postpartum. Been struggling with mad anxiety all through the pregnancy and beyond. Have barely left the house other than to attend midwife appointments, health visitor screenings etc.

TW: >!I had a missed miscarriage last spring that absolutely destroyed me. Got pregnant again and spent the next nine months in a constant state of fight or flight. Panic attacks at every scan assuming the worst had happened again. When I had the baby, the anxiety got worse. Fear that germs, illness, other people, car accidents, wild animals, serial killers or meteors were going to hurt her.!<

Been working with a therapist. Today, baby and I went out and met a friend for coffee. In a public place. And nothing bad happened. I’m alive, my girl is alive. 🤍

Berries for girl dinner to celebrate 🙌🍓

It’s a good year for weird girls!

I loved Lost Lambs, am currently reading Sisters in Yellow and I’m on the waiting list at the library for Honey. I’m always looking to add more to my tbr.

What are some of your favourite releases from 2026?

And are there any upcoming releases you’re looking forward to?

Oh, I ✨LOVED✨ this book!

So well written, multiple weird girls throughout and I adored the ending. I’ve seen people complain about >!the gnat “gimmick”!< but I thought it was a funny, harmless little addition to the book. Made me smile whenever I found one.

Would love to hear other thoughts on Lost Lambs.

Excited to start these! Virgin Suicides is a re-read but everything else is new to me.

Anyone read any of these? What did you think?

I’ve just discovered Welsh poet Rhian Edwards and can’t wait to read more of her work.

This poem from her collection, Clueless Dogs, really stood out to me. She takes the domestic setting of a home, and turns it into something nightmarish.

Would love to see others’ interpretations.

Downloaded this yesterday through BorrowBox on a whim as I was going on a solo drive and needed something to listen to. Not sure how many pages, but to listen to it clocks in at just under 3hours. Finished in one sitting (drive!).

Rest and Be Thankful is about >!a burned-out pediatric nurse working nights while her body and mind start to unravel!<. Absolutely blown away. The writing captures exhaustion, trauma, and the emotional toll of caregiving so viscerally.

Would definitely recommend. Has anybody else read/listened to this or any other Emma Glass? What did you think?

Pleased with my library finds. I think I’m solely responsible for the amount of times these Melissa Broder books have been checked out.

Picked up Lost Lambs because of the cover (literally judging a book by its cover). No idea if it’s weird-girl-lit or not.
Has anyone read it? No spoilers but what did people think of it?