Rae 🦋
@raehrpalmer.bsky.social
Contemporary writer living in Berlin. Plant lover and cat mother who uses poetry and short stories to reflect on the dysfunction of my upbringing.
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November 17, 2025 at 4:25 PM
whenever you try
to get anywhere in life
remind yourself of the fact
that it is life's way of
teaching you resilience
to constantly move
the #goal posts
to combat this
remind yourself to leave
a mark at every new goalpost
so you can look back
and show yourself
how far you've truly come
#vss365
to get anywhere in life
remind yourself of the fact
that it is life's way of
teaching you resilience
to constantly move
the #goal posts
to combat this
remind yourself to leave
a mark at every new goalpost
so you can look back
and show yourself
how far you've truly come
#vss365
November 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Right now, it seems that no matter
how hard I try, I never can quite get
it right. No matter what I say or do,
it will never be enough for you.
I know I'll never make you see
who I am, and that we'll never agree,
still I'll #measure my self-worth
only on what you think of me.
#vss365
how hard I try, I never can quite get
it right. No matter what I say or do,
it will never be enough for you.
I know I'll never make you see
who I am, and that we'll never agree,
still I'll #measure my self-worth
only on what you think of me.
#vss365
November 11, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 10, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Read every word & share with everyone you know. This is real life here in Chicago. Americans need to know this grotesque reality & stand with us.
lose yourself in #literature
let the words unfurl
into your whole being;
messages of hope
and comfort, spreading
from one brain to another
lose yourself in stories
let the ebb and flow of
the protagonists' adventure
lull you into a half-awake
peaceful slumber of content
(1/2)
#vss365
let the words unfurl
into your whole being;
messages of hope
and comfort, spreading
from one brain to another
lose yourself in stories
let the ebb and flow of
the protagonists' adventure
lull you into a half-awake
peaceful slumber of content
(1/2)
#vss365
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
lose yourself in #literature
let the words unfurl
into your whole being;
messages of hope
and comfort, spreading
from one brain to another
lose yourself in stories
let the ebb and flow of
the protagonists' adventure
lull you into a half-awake
peaceful slumber of content
(1/2)
#vss365
let the words unfurl
into your whole being;
messages of hope
and comfort, spreading
from one brain to another
lose yourself in stories
let the ebb and flow of
the protagonists' adventure
lull you into a half-awake
peaceful slumber of content
(1/2)
#vss365
memories
of you
stick
like the
sap
crawling
through
my veins
subduing
the blood
as it desperately
tries to push
through your
#undertone
that somehow
manages to
soil every
single
thing
that ever
brought me joy
#vss365
of you
stick
like the
sap
crawling
through
my veins
subduing
the blood
as it desperately
tries to push
through your
#undertone
that somehow
manages to
soil every
single
thing
that ever
brought me joy
#vss365
October 13, 2025 at 6:44 PM
memories
of you
stick
like the
sap
crawling
through
my veins
subduing
the blood
as it desperately
tries to push
through your
#undertone
that somehow
manages to
soil every
single
thing
that ever
brought me joy
#vss365
of you
stick
like the
sap
crawling
through
my veins
subduing
the blood
as it desperately
tries to push
through your
#undertone
that somehow
manages to
soil every
single
thing
that ever
brought me joy
#vss365
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what do I gotta do to be one of them frogs chilling under a toadstool
October 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
what do I gotta do to be one of them frogs chilling under a toadstool
#libertine:
'a person, especially a man
who freely indulges in
sensual pleasures
without regard
to moral principle'
I always found the use
of the word 'man' curious
it had been my experience
that the women I met
had filled me with much
more liberation
than any man could dream of
#vss365
'a person, especially a man
who freely indulges in
sensual pleasures
without regard
to moral principle'
I always found the use
of the word 'man' curious
it had been my experience
that the women I met
had filled me with much
more liberation
than any man could dream of
#vss365
October 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
#libertine:
'a person, especially a man
who freely indulges in
sensual pleasures
without regard
to moral principle'
I always found the use
of the word 'man' curious
it had been my experience
that the women I met
had filled me with much
more liberation
than any man could dream of
#vss365
'a person, especially a man
who freely indulges in
sensual pleasures
without regard
to moral principle'
I always found the use
of the word 'man' curious
it had been my experience
that the women I met
had filled me with much
more liberation
than any man could dream of
#vss365
it is a day to be celebrated
the day you finally #associate love
with safety, warmth, and caring
rather than defiance, sadness, and fear
when that day comes
we should celebrate you
because you got yourself here
as close to 'the other side'
as it is possible to be
#vss365
the day you finally #associate love
with safety, warmth, and caring
rather than defiance, sadness, and fear
when that day comes
we should celebrate you
because you got yourself here
as close to 'the other side'
as it is possible to be
#vss365
October 6, 2025 at 11:16 AM
it is a day to be celebrated
the day you finally #associate love
with safety, warmth, and caring
rather than defiance, sadness, and fear
when that day comes
we should celebrate you
because you got yourself here
as close to 'the other side'
as it is possible to be
#vss365
the day you finally #associate love
with safety, warmth, and caring
rather than defiance, sadness, and fear
when that day comes
we should celebrate you
because you got yourself here
as close to 'the other side'
as it is possible to be
#vss365
I just adore how the wind whipping through the forest trees outside my bedroom window mimics the sound of waves crashing against the shore.
August 23, 2025 at 6:18 AM
I just adore how the wind whipping through the forest trees outside my bedroom window mimics the sound of waves crashing against the shore.
I used to write for the right reasons, but I think I've been losing that recently.
As a result, I've stopped writing.
How do you reclaim the reasons you started writing? How do you quiet down the noise of everything else?
I miss it, but I just can't find the energy to do it.
As a result, I've stopped writing.
How do you reclaim the reasons you started writing? How do you quiet down the noise of everything else?
I miss it, but I just can't find the energy to do it.
August 13, 2025 at 6:35 AM
I used to write for the right reasons, but I think I've been losing that recently.
As a result, I've stopped writing.
How do you reclaim the reasons you started writing? How do you quiet down the noise of everything else?
I miss it, but I just can't find the energy to do it.
As a result, I've stopped writing.
How do you reclaim the reasons you started writing? How do you quiet down the noise of everything else?
I miss it, but I just can't find the energy to do it.
The guilt trap: When 'fun' starts to mean 'self worth'.
'Because the truth is that trauma is not linear. I know we hear it and we say it all the time, but we need to start believing it. I need to start believing it.'
Read it here: buff.ly/BTwLe3G
'Because the truth is that trauma is not linear. I know we hear it and we say it all the time, but we need to start believing it. I need to start believing it.'
Read it here: buff.ly/BTwLe3G
July 30, 2025 at 8:46 AM
The guilt trap: When 'fun' starts to mean 'self worth'.
'Because the truth is that trauma is not linear. I know we hear it and we say it all the time, but we need to start believing it. I need to start believing it.'
Read it here: buff.ly/BTwLe3G
'Because the truth is that trauma is not linear. I know we hear it and we say it all the time, but we need to start believing it. I need to start believing it.'
Read it here: buff.ly/BTwLe3G
The Trauma Grief Process: On the feelings you will encounter as you heal.
Different types of grief come when you're healing from trauma, and they're all joined by the usual five stages. But then there are the extra stages.
Read all about them here: buff.ly/bDXFJcq
Different types of grief come when you're healing from trauma, and they're all joined by the usual five stages. But then there are the extra stages.
Read all about them here: buff.ly/bDXFJcq
July 23, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The Trauma Grief Process: On the feelings you will encounter as you heal.
Different types of grief come when you're healing from trauma, and they're all joined by the usual five stages. But then there are the extra stages.
Read all about them here: buff.ly/bDXFJcq
Different types of grief come when you're healing from trauma, and they're all joined by the usual five stages. But then there are the extra stages.
Read all about them here: buff.ly/bDXFJcq
I just love hanging out with my best friend 🐾
July 16, 2025 at 10:51 AM
I just love hanging out with my best friend 🐾
You are entitled to your grief: On the other feelings that grieving can bring up.
A reflection on the emotions that come from bereavement in a dysfunctional family.
Read it here: buff.ly/IKSpcdl
A reflection on the emotions that come from bereavement in a dysfunctional family.
Read it here: buff.ly/IKSpcdl
July 16, 2025 at 9:31 AM
You are entitled to your grief: On the other feelings that grieving can bring up.
A reflection on the emotions that come from bereavement in a dysfunctional family.
Read it here: buff.ly/IKSpcdl
A reflection on the emotions that come from bereavement in a dysfunctional family.
Read it here: buff.ly/IKSpcdl
if trauma was a career field
I'd surely be a #savant
I can expertly read into
every muscle twitch
every despondent sigh
every single movement
to see if you're mad at me
and if there is a trigger looming
I'll greet it like an old friend
but trauma isn't a career
so I'll fix myself instead
#vss365
I'd surely be a #savant
I can expertly read into
every muscle twitch
every despondent sigh
every single movement
to see if you're mad at me
and if there is a trigger looming
I'll greet it like an old friend
but trauma isn't a career
so I'll fix myself instead
#vss365
July 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We've entered the time of the year where I spend 85% of my time squinting against the sun and double-checking I've actually put my sunglasses on. What a time to live.
#microverse #microtography
#microverse #microtography
July 10, 2025 at 8:25 AM
We've entered the time of the year where I spend 85% of my time squinting against the sun and double-checking I've actually put my sunglasses on. What a time to live.
#microverse #microtography
#microverse #microtography
I thought I longed for summer, but now it's here, I realise I'm longing for a summer I already experienced.
#microverse #microtography
#microverse #microtography
July 8, 2025 at 8:15 AM
I thought I longed for summer, but now it's here, I realise I'm longing for a summer I already experienced.
#microverse #microtography
#microverse #microtography
I try to be tender to myself
to radiate compassion through my bones
the way I would for someone else
when I remember how you taught me
to love someone is to feel like a #boxer
losing my most important match
cowering in the corner
needing to escape
yet knowing that
I never could
#vss365
to radiate compassion through my bones
the way I would for someone else
when I remember how you taught me
to love someone is to feel like a #boxer
losing my most important match
cowering in the corner
needing to escape
yet knowing that
I never could
#vss365
July 4, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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July 4, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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