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Update!

Hello! Terribly sorry for the long break. Things have been happening, and I (AQ) have some exciting news! In March, I joined a poetry...

Light Up The World

If I told you I can light up the world, what comes to mind? Perhaps I carry the world’s largest lantern, streaming beams across the sky....

Seasonal Depression

The grey sky And the snowy rooftops Blur together, A panorama In monochrome, A mural that blinds And burns the eye Gazing upon it. I...

Letter to the Late-Nighters

To everyone who is still awake at 5:30am— I know your mind is loud right now, and it’s rotating through thoughts faster than you can...

The Snowball of Burden (a poem)

Down the hill It tumbles Building, stacking The weight Crushing With every roll Like snow, it Gathers in A compacted ball The largest...

AQ's Gender Dysphoria

I've never strictly shown signs of preferring one gender over the other. I like being able to choose based on how I’m feeling each day,...

The Price of College & Mental Health

I, AQ, am a current college student; however, I'm taking a gap year. I've struggled with my mental health for as long as I can remember....

Meet the Messes!

Hello! Welcome to Words in Progress, a website built by two aspiring writers trying to get their lives together. Hi! I’m AQ (the one on...