A letter to Loneliness + A letter to Friendship Love

Dear Friendship Love,

Thank you for being the most precious, life-giving antidote to Loneliness. When a fresh wound opens and my thoughts spiral, you teach me that friendship will wrap me up with care and kindness and whisper words of affirmation.

Here I share two interlinked letters about feeling held in deep emotional distress. The letters are about letting pain in and rising from it through the love and care of friends.

ThoughtsSarah Rose-CherryMay 25, 2025Mental health, Relationships, Friendship

Once, I Was Lily

‘Once, I Was Lily’ is a short story about a young girl battling for control of her own mind. It was published by Deakin University as part of The Other Side digital anthology, B3-4 Publishing, May 2021.

Short story, Anthology, JournalSarah Rose-CherryJuly 4, 2021Mental health, Queerness, Relationships, Trauma

she / he / they. you (I / we)

‘she / he / they. you ( I / we)’ is an experimental poem about queer bodies, emotional scars, and the struggle against heteronormative expectations in relationships and sex. It was published in Leaf Pile, a digital zine collaboration between Baby Teeth Journal and EnbyLife (2020).