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Making a Move: Oh Hey Substack
Hi friends. I’m excited and maybe a little bittersweet, but also excited to share that I’m moving my creative writing and blog from this WordPress to Substack in the fall. This transition will let me create a cozy space dedicated to my poetry, personal essays, and random thoughts. I had hoped that this blog would…
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31 July Writing Prompts
I’m a little late to posting this, but over on my instagram I shared a listing of writing prompts. I figures here’s also a good place to share that list. I like writing prompts a lot, I find they help me think through new ideas and they’re good exercises to keep yourself writing. I hope…
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Publication Announcement: Funicular Magazine
June is slipping away quickly, but I am excited to share some writing news! My poem “When” has been accepted for publication in Funicular Magazine Issue 17. Which is available for purchase RIGHT NOW. Funicular Magazine is an award-winning Edmonton-based literary magazine that prides itself on publishing knockout works. The magazine got its start back…
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Come To Bed With Me – A Poem
come to bed with meturn off the lightstrip the shirtfrom your back don’t fusswith the sheetsi always leave themin a tangled mess fluff the pillowsand get comfortable let me kissyour forehead let my bodywarm your body let my heartbeat sync with yours let my breathshare your air —Theo Sterling, 2025
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Why Hello Spring
Spring is here, and I feel as though I can finally release the breath I didn’t know I was holding. Living where I do, winter stretches on like an overbearing in-law, coming up with endless reasons to spend “just another night”. But now, the grass has made a turn for the better, bringing life back…
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On Turning 28 Years Old
On Easter Monday this year, I turned 28 years old. While I’m not harbouring feelings of resentment, unhappiness, melancholy or pride, I do feel a difficult swirling of emotions throughout my body as this realization of getting older settles into me. Maybe this is what resigned acceptance feels like—a sort of inevitability similar to seeing…
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