I made a playlist with a plot about suicide

I made a playlist with a plot about suicide

LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS is about a person who’s isolated and is struggling with depression and self-harm. Sinking deeper into the darkness, they’re on the verge of death when life BURSTS into the room. (You should be able to pick up on this moment, as the songs...
I Wrote a Whole Poem about They/Them Pronouns

I Wrote a Whole Poem about They/Them Pronouns

I was raised in a small town in southeast Alabama. It’s a whole topic for another day—that’ll be a long post—but before I continue, I challenge you to gently set aside your judgment and preconceived notions. I share that information to provide context. Un-learning so...
Why I Was So Impacted by Eugene Lee Yang’s Coming Out Video

Why I Was So Impacted by Eugene Lee Yang’s Coming Out Video

It took me over a week to process the emotions I felt while watching Eugene Lee Yang’s coming out video. I wasn’t sure if it was because I’m an artist too, or how much of a sucker I am for beautiful cinematography, pristine color correction, and incredibly intricate...
I Am Bone: Existential Poem

I Am Bone: Existential Poem

A spookily existential poem typed exactly as it was handwritten. Enjoy 💀 JOIN US ON PATREONSneak peeks of new projects and dark secrets from my personal life. All the stuff I don’t want in public. Spooky. JOIN NOW THE VIDEMUS PODCASTStories from life as a nomad,...
What the heck is ghostwriting?

What the heck is ghostwriting?

I have 3 main jobs here at Videmus: hosting The Videmus Podcast, telling dark juicy secrets to y’all on Patreon, and being a ghostwriter.   This means people hire me to write their books for them. Yes, for real. Here, I answer all your FAQs about what I do!  ...
Dissolve: Original Poem on Depression

Dissolve: Original Poem on Depression

I want to dissolve. I have never desired something so much as I do this morning. But the rustling of tree branches adorned with leavesseeps in from my window, pulling me out of bed,and carries me out the door. I find myself lying flat on my back on the sidewalk. The...
A letter to the 4-year-old Creator

A letter to the 4-year-old Creator

Dear Little One, You create beauty. The amount of imagination inside you already is mind-blowing. Your relentless drive to bring into existence what has never been thought of is earth-shattering. And the way you simply cannot hold in stories is worthy of the utmost...
For Those Of Us Who Are Lonely.

For Those Of Us Who Are Lonely.

Your mind is your mind,And I can’t grab the shadows from it and incinerate them for you. When the shadows creep in, all I want to do is engulf them in a fire so hot they’ll never return. I want to shine a torch into all the bad places and expel the dark shapes and...
Book Review: “Day Four” by Sarah Lotz

Book Review: “Day Four” by Sarah Lotz

This book was one of the most stressful, chaotic reads I’ve ever touched. “Four days into a five-day singles cruise on the Gulf of Mexico, the aging ship Beautiful Dreamer stops dead in the water. With no electricity and no cellular signals, the passengers and crew...
I talked self-hatred on the Pickles and Vodka Podcast

I talked self-hatred on the Pickles and Vodka Podcast

In April 2019, I was asked by an old friend of mine to come onto her podcast called Pickles and Vodka. Even though I don’t like pickles, I immediately accepted. Her podcast is kick-ass. Here’s the official intro, as seen on picklesandvodkapodcast.com: Sometimes life...