Authenticself Stories

Standing in aisle three of the local pharmacy on a random March day in 1994, high school junior Melissa Anderson has a realization. Her life is like a stick of deodorant...

A book of my poems, a new one everyday.

In life we tend to play victim or super hero and sometimes we play both depending on our circumstances. When you are facing challenges what do you do? Do you play victim...

This is a short story about a girl who grew up not knowing her identity for most of her young life. She's struggling with loving and accepting herself just as she is...

"With the delicious and magical bite in every piece of Hershey's chocolate, it made me taste the moment. A piece of you is a piece of me. It made me take My Sweetes...