Callie Byrnes

Callie joined Thought Catalog as an intern in 2017 and now works as the Editorial Director for its sister site, Collective World. She enjoys writing personal essays and articles about pop culture, astrology, and tarot. She published her first book, ‘The Words We Left Behind,’ in 2024.

This Wanted Man May Have Admitted To Killing His Girlfriend In A Reddit Post And It’s Absolutely Horrifying

“I’m only trying to give myself some space and fully take in what happened before I turn myself in.”

This Clothing Company Offered Free Swimsuits To People On Instagram And It Completely Backfired

Forget the Red Wedding — this is the Red Swimsuit.

‘Breezing’ Is A New Dating Trend That’s All About Not Giving A Fuck

Breezing is all about throwing away the games and just being real — or, at least, as real as we would be if we were always calm, cool, collected and unable to give a fuck.

This College Instructor Listed Everything She Caught Students Doing On Their Laptops In Class And It’s Hilariously Relatable

I don’t know what’s worse, “photoshopping President Trump onto muppets” or “looking at photos of sliced bread.”

This Woman’s Facebook Post About How To Love Someone With Anxiety Is Heartbreakingly Accurate

Mental illness is something a lot of us deal with, though it’s not something a lot of us are open about.

This $12,000 Luxury Festival Turned Into The Modern Day Hunger Games When Attendees Got Stranded On A Remote Island

Welcome to Lord of the Flies: Ja Rule edition.

‘Stealthing’ Is Not A ‘Sex Trend,’ So Can We Stop Calling It That Right This Instant?

If you haven’t heard of “stealthing,” you’re one of the lucky ones. Vice called it a “movement”; USA Today called it a “sex trend.” I call it an “act of human violation.”

This Haunting Blog From Tony’s Point Of View Is Perfect For Any ’13 Reasons Why’ Fan

If you’re still riding the high from Netflix’s original series 13 Reasons Why, we have the perfect gift for you: this bone-chilling blogspot account called “Hannah’s Reasons,” written from Tony’s point of view.

Aaron Carter Got Into A Twitter War With A Sorority Girl And Proved That 2017 Is The Worst

This student at the University of Iowa tweeted at Aaron to vote for her sorority in competition run by Iowa Greek Life’s account, but he wasn’t having it.

This Teacher Received An Emotional Letter From A Student And People On Twitter Have A Lot Of Feelings About It

This fifth grade teacher didn’t realize the impact he had until a student wrote him this letter at the end of the school year.

This Student Sent A PowerPoint To Her Crush Explaining Why He Should Date Her And It’s Hilariously Relatable

Want to up your dating game? Make a PowerPoint.

This Woman Used Spotify To Ask A Guy Out And Now People On Twitter Are Making Their Own Hilarious Playlists

I guess it’s ~cool~ to talk about your feelings via Spotify now?