I was born into this world with a Gothic soul and a profound passion for the English language — The first memory I have from this world is the feeling of being crushed in a small, dark place that was gradually getting smaller and smaller. Although I know that this affirmation can cause a bit of distress to some, there are, in fact, studies that prove that some people…

You are not the only one to have an existential crisis — I was talking to Robert Ralph the other day about death and how we both feel about it. In case you don’t know him, Robert is also a prolific Medium writer with 5.4K followers and the owner of New Writers Welcome Publication. He was telling me how he even cries…

The dark side of sea and water folklore creatures that mirrors our ancient fears — When doing research for my article Mermaids and Sirens — The dark side you may not know about for my July-August monthly magazine You Are Gothic But You Don’t Know It, I learnt many interesting facts about the dark side of worldwide folklore connected to sea creatures. You probably agree…

To go beyond the main storyline and learn more about its other artistic representations — At a basic level we could say that Stranger Things is: 1) Another American production, this time set in a small place called Hawkins in the 80s 2) Science fiction mixed up with horror 3) A story about kids and teenagers helping each other to fight against monsters 4) It’s…

I could promote them on my own YouTube Channel and become my own influencer — Ever since I was a child, I’ve loved my trinkets. Real jewels have never really appealed to me. I guess girls don’t always love diamonds. I often wonder if I was a mermaid or a crow in a past life. I guess that on the basis that mythological beings are…

A little reflection of life, death and the in-betweens of loss — I have walked this path many times. Friends have let me down, family members have let me down, employers have let me down, employees have let me down, my body and that of my husband’s have let me and him down. My very own project let me down. …

But becoming cognitively flexible is something you can also learn to train — If you are an entrepreneur, your expectations are to do better than the previous month. What “doing better” means for you, depends on how cognitively flexible and resilient you are. …

Following what you are passionate about defines who you really are and opens the door to new opportunities — I’ve been writing about the Gothic since day one on this platform, but only today I came across a painter and writer who shares the same passion for the American Horror Supernatural series as me: Supernatural. It was an amazing portrait of Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester in the series) that…