An Open Letter to the World I Grew Up In

July 24, 2020 by Raina Mak

ENGLISH ORIGINAL:

TERJEMAHAN BAHASA INDONESIA:

"Validate Me"

July 30, 2019 by Raina Mak

We seek validation from others, insofar as to base our definitions of ourselves and worthiness on these people, who will never know our insides in the way that matters.

two faced

June 23, 2019 by Raina Mak

How does one go about overcoming their biggest insecurity exactly? By getting 17 stitches apparently.

Alone with me

July 10, 2018 by Raina Mak

Sometimes we have to let our inner 8 year old self write, without a second read, a second opinion, proper grammar, without sounding any type of way you think she/he should. Here's mine:

Self

March 04, 2018 by Raina Mak

You are given this mind of yours without an exchange policy, yes, but also without pre-determined standards.

My Fear of Nothing

September 18, 2016 by Raina Mak

A reoccurring conversation with one of my best friends consists of me complaining about having nothing to do and her replying by whining about wanting to hibernate for days on end.

Hope to See You on the Flip-Side

July 15, 2016 by Raina Mak

Hope lifts you a little higher in the air, fills you with little lights of excitement, only to let you fall harder and fuse out with more smoke. Hope, was a one-way ticket to despair.

Reaching Legitimacy

June 10, 2016 by Raina Mak

So here's to embracing the permanent space for improvement and discarding the overrated goal of "reaching legitimacy."