Holly Riordan

Holly is the author of Severe(d): A Creepy Poetry Collection.

My Whole World Would Be Different If I Wasn’t So Insecure

If I wasn’t so insecure, I wouldn’t overanalyze silly little things, like if someone took too long to text me back or said they were too busy to see me. I would let it roll off of my back instead of wondering if I did something wrong, if I should have tried harder, if they secretly hate me. 

Date A Boy Who Is Proud To Call You His Girlfriend

Date a boy who isn’t afraid of being spotted in Sephora with you and letting you sample colors on the back of his hand. A boy who will happily add tampons to his grocery list and pick them up himself.

My Anxiety Makes Me Settle For Less Than I Deserve

No matter what the situation is, no matter how uncomfortable I become, I still don’t ask for what I want, because I don’t want to be a bother. I don’t want to make things awkward. I don’t want to end up embarrassing myself somehow. 

25 People Tell Stories About Their Eerie Encounters With The Supernatural

“Each step is harder to take than the last, I can feel something, something oppressive, something heavy, I’m starting to get tightness in my chest. I feel hate, the feeling of something hating, pure undiluted hate. It wanted me to know that it isn’t human, it never has been human, and it hates all humans.”