Hungry After Dark
@hungryvisionary.bsky.social
Started trauma-dumping into a manuscript in 2012(ish). Still editing it in my 30s, now with better boundaries and worse attention span. Occasional political, lit, and food reposts included.
Started diving into “Coming Home” by Brittney Griner.
May 2, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Started diving into “Coming Home” by Brittney Griner.
I love these beautiful, reaffirming reminders. 💕
February 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I love these beautiful, reaffirming reminders. 💕
Because at the end of the day, you need to reclaim all those 8 years and take back your power.
Public love bombing aside, they’ve already shown you who they are.
The best thing you can do is focus on yourself - your healing, your growth, and the life you’re building beyond this chapter.
Public love bombing aside, they’ve already shown you who they are.
The best thing you can do is focus on yourself - your healing, your growth, and the life you’re building beyond this chapter.
February 18, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Because at the end of the day, you need to reclaim all those 8 years and take back your power.
Public love bombing aside, they’ve already shown you who they are.
The best thing you can do is focus on yourself - your healing, your growth, and the life you’re building beyond this chapter.
Public love bombing aside, they’ve already shown you who they are.
The best thing you can do is focus on yourself - your healing, your growth, and the life you’re building beyond this chapter.
Ch. 7 - Navigating the public image of someone you had an off-and-on bond can be brutal, especially when their community only sees their best. Meanwhile, your grief is private, unseen even by your inner circle. It’s isolating, but your healing is valid even if no one fully sees what you endured.
February 18, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Ch. 7 - Navigating the public image of someone you had an off-and-on bond can be brutal, especially when their community only sees their best. Meanwhile, your grief is private, unseen even by your inner circle. It’s isolating, but your healing is valid even if no one fully sees what you endured.
Ch. 7
She ghosted twice. I ended it. Then she came back, only to downplay the past and act like we never set fires.
If someone gives you breadcrumbs, it’s actions over words. Real love is clear, no guessing. Set standards early. If they erase you, don’t make them a lasting part of your story.
She ghosted twice. I ended it. Then she came back, only to downplay the past and act like we never set fires.
If someone gives you breadcrumbs, it’s actions over words. Real love is clear, no guessing. Set standards early. If they erase you, don’t make them a lasting part of your story.
February 17, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Ch. 7
She ghosted twice. I ended it. Then she came back, only to downplay the past and act like we never set fires.
If someone gives you breadcrumbs, it’s actions over words. Real love is clear, no guessing. Set standards early. If they erase you, don’t make them a lasting part of your story.
She ghosted twice. I ended it. Then she came back, only to downplay the past and act like we never set fires.
If someone gives you breadcrumbs, it’s actions over words. Real love is clear, no guessing. Set standards early. If they erase you, don’t make them a lasting part of your story.
“Pay attention to people who ‘can’t’ with you, but ‘can’ with everyone else.”
It’s a simple stance, but once you grasp it, it changes everything. There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from realizing someone you’ve invested into has always had the ability to show up. Just not for you.
It’s a simple stance, but once you grasp it, it changes everything. There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from realizing someone you’ve invested into has always had the ability to show up. Just not for you.
February 13, 2025 at 4:33 AM
“Pay attention to people who ‘can’t’ with you, but ‘can’ with everyone else.”
It’s a simple stance, but once you grasp it, it changes everything. There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from realizing someone you’ve invested into has always had the ability to show up. Just not for you.
It’s a simple stance, but once you grasp it, it changes everything. There’s a particular kind of heartbreak that comes from realizing someone you’ve invested into has always had the ability to show up. Just not for you.
It’s funny how your own body will find its own way to show you that deep down, your soul is ready for closure.
February 12, 2025 at 9:47 PM
It’s funny how your own body will find its own way to show you that deep down, your soul is ready for closure.
Atlanta always made an effort to be where I was, but to love means more than just to endure.
As her fingertips sank deeper, that 1st position thrill coursed through me.
Then, she sensed just how little of myself I was giving.
As her fingertips sank deeper, that 1st position thrill coursed through me.
Then, she sensed just how little of myself I was giving.
February 8, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Atlanta always made an effort to be where I was, but to love means more than just to endure.
As her fingertips sank deeper, that 1st position thrill coursed through me.
Then, she sensed just how little of myself I was giving.
As her fingertips sank deeper, that 1st position thrill coursed through me.
Then, she sensed just how little of myself I was giving.
Everything began when she first slid into my DMs.
Witty banter and a touch of sarcasm which was honestly enough to get my attention at the time.
The connection was electric and intense. However, our hearts were always left in the air. I told myself no more bathing under the Sun with a Gemini.
Witty banter and a touch of sarcasm which was honestly enough to get my attention at the time.
The connection was electric and intense. However, our hearts were always left in the air. I told myself no more bathing under the Sun with a Gemini.
February 2, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Everything began when she first slid into my DMs.
Witty banter and a touch of sarcasm which was honestly enough to get my attention at the time.
The connection was electric and intense. However, our hearts were always left in the air. I told myself no more bathing under the Sun with a Gemini.
Witty banter and a touch of sarcasm which was honestly enough to get my attention at the time.
The connection was electric and intense. However, our hearts were always left in the air. I told myself no more bathing under the Sun with a Gemini.
For a year called 2020, we all didn’t see what was coming. I also didn’t expect to fly myself to Chicago.
The world was unraveling,
headlines heavy with endings,
but then—there was you.
I did not expect you.
Not here, not now.
But in a time of uncertainty,
you became the one thing
I knew for sure.
The world was unraveling,
headlines heavy with endings,
but then—there was you.
I did not expect you.
Not here, not now.
But in a time of uncertainty,
you became the one thing
I knew for sure.
January 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
For a year called 2020, we all didn’t see what was coming. I also didn’t expect to fly myself to Chicago.
The world was unraveling,
headlines heavy with endings,
but then—there was you.
I did not expect you.
Not here, not now.
But in a time of uncertainty,
you became the one thing
I knew for sure.
The world was unraveling,
headlines heavy with endings,
but then—there was you.
I did not expect you.
Not here, not now.
But in a time of uncertainty,
you became the one thing
I knew for sure.
Every entry I’ve ever written about her, missing her. Coming home to her.
Coming.
With her.
If I've ever seen love, it was it. She was, her.
I didn't mean to joke around, take things for granted, or treat anything as important as that so lightly.
2017 was different. My mentality, different.
Coming.
With her.
If I've ever seen love, it was it. She was, her.
I didn't mean to joke around, take things for granted, or treat anything as important as that so lightly.
2017 was different. My mentality, different.
January 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Every entry I’ve ever written about her, missing her. Coming home to her.
Coming.
With her.
If I've ever seen love, it was it. She was, her.
I didn't mean to joke around, take things for granted, or treat anything as important as that so lightly.
2017 was different. My mentality, different.
Coming.
With her.
If I've ever seen love, it was it. She was, her.
I didn't mean to joke around, take things for granted, or treat anything as important as that so lightly.
2017 was different. My mentality, different.
My purpose in rewriting this book is to open up about how each breakup in my life has taught me valuable lessons about navigating Bipolar II Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, while revisiting memory lane where I now see them differently.
January 22, 2025 at 1:16 AM
My purpose in rewriting this book is to open up about how each breakup in my life has taught me valuable lessons about navigating Bipolar II Disorder and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, while revisiting memory lane where I now see them differently.
Ch. 2 Love in Las Vegas
When you embark in the quest for love, you actually try to ‘sell’ your ‘self’ as a product and also ‘buy’ someone else. You are willing to give something and open to receive.
Here’s the caveat. Your money is not good here.
When you embark in the quest for love, you actually try to ‘sell’ your ‘self’ as a product and also ‘buy’ someone else. You are willing to give something and open to receive.
Here’s the caveat. Your money is not good here.
December 30, 2024 at 2:58 AM
Ch. 2 Love in Las Vegas
When you embark in the quest for love, you actually try to ‘sell’ your ‘self’ as a product and also ‘buy’ someone else. You are willing to give something and open to receive.
Here’s the caveat. Your money is not good here.
When you embark in the quest for love, you actually try to ‘sell’ your ‘self’ as a product and also ‘buy’ someone else. You are willing to give something and open to receive.
Here’s the caveat. Your money is not good here.
If this manuscript had a soundtrack, then “Pray For Me” by Andrew Garcia is track 2 for the chapter - Vicious Visalia Girl.
“Sometimes I feel like you only date me, just to try to save me. Churchin' couldn't change me, even if they pay me.”
“Sometimes I feel like you only date me, just to try to save me. Churchin' couldn't change me, even if they pay me.”
December 19, 2024 at 8:42 AM
If this manuscript had a soundtrack, then “Pray For Me” by Andrew Garcia is track 2 for the chapter - Vicious Visalia Girl.
“Sometimes I feel like you only date me, just to try to save me. Churchin' couldn't change me, even if they pay me.”
“Sometimes I feel like you only date me, just to try to save me. Churchin' couldn't change me, even if they pay me.”
Friends With Ex-Lovers
The more I hung out with my exes, the more my obsessions snowballed.
I was drawing up comparisons. Magnolia, Mulan, and Katy.
I was mentally exhausted by the arduous OCD-driven task of repeating stock phrases in my head, “Katy, Magnolia, Mulan.
Katy, Magnolia, Mulan”.
The more I hung out with my exes, the more my obsessions snowballed.
I was drawing up comparisons. Magnolia, Mulan, and Katy.
I was mentally exhausted by the arduous OCD-driven task of repeating stock phrases in my head, “Katy, Magnolia, Mulan.
Katy, Magnolia, Mulan”.
November 16, 2024 at 1:04 PM
Friends With Ex-Lovers
The more I hung out with my exes, the more my obsessions snowballed.
I was drawing up comparisons. Magnolia, Mulan, and Katy.
I was mentally exhausted by the arduous OCD-driven task of repeating stock phrases in my head, “Katy, Magnolia, Mulan.
Katy, Magnolia, Mulan”.
The more I hung out with my exes, the more my obsessions snowballed.
I was drawing up comparisons. Magnolia, Mulan, and Katy.
I was mentally exhausted by the arduous OCD-driven task of repeating stock phrases in my head, “Katy, Magnolia, Mulan.
Katy, Magnolia, Mulan”.
If this manuscript had a soundtrack, then “Only Sorry” by Arlissa is a perfect match for the chapter - Vicious Visalia Girl.
October 26, 2024 at 6:59 AM
If this manuscript had a soundtrack, then “Only Sorry” by Arlissa is a perfect match for the chapter - Vicious Visalia Girl.
If this manuscript had a soundtrack, then “The One” by Fletcher is a perfect match for the chapter - What’s in Mountain View?.
October 26, 2024 at 6:52 AM
If this manuscript had a soundtrack, then “The One” by Fletcher is a perfect match for the chapter - What’s in Mountain View?.
If this manuscript had a soundtrack, then “Dumb Love” by Mimi Webb is a perfect match for the chapter - It’s Not Always Sunny in San Diego.
October 26, 2024 at 6:49 AM
If this manuscript had a soundtrack, then “Dumb Love” by Mimi Webb is a perfect match for the chapter - It’s Not Always Sunny in San Diego.
Donna,
Thank you for your patience, during some of my darkest times.
I’m not keen on the term “stepping stone”. I guess the more accurate way to describe the experience is:
“Thank you for loving me for 3 transformative years. When I do meet my soulmate, she’ll experience the best version of me.”
Thank you for your patience, during some of my darkest times.
I’m not keen on the term “stepping stone”. I guess the more accurate way to describe the experience is:
“Thank you for loving me for 3 transformative years. When I do meet my soulmate, she’ll experience the best version of me.”
October 20, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Donna,
Thank you for your patience, during some of my darkest times.
I’m not keen on the term “stepping stone”. I guess the more accurate way to describe the experience is:
“Thank you for loving me for 3 transformative years. When I do meet my soulmate, she’ll experience the best version of me.”
Thank you for your patience, during some of my darkest times.
I’m not keen on the term “stepping stone”. I guess the more accurate way to describe the experience is:
“Thank you for loving me for 3 transformative years. When I do meet my soulmate, she’ll experience the best version of me.”
