New Chapter is a poetry book and the messy, sometimes messed up, honest diary of Rachel Williams that is just as much about trauma and scars as it is about finding hope and love. Some things can’t, and shouldn’t, be forgotten but “painted” with. amazon.com/New-Chapter-di…

I have a good head on my shoulders— it isn’t on yours anymore.

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Okay, so I guess I was today years old when I learned Ezra is an anteater, then 😊

BattleBorn #BornBattleReady Prompt word: Apricity Your smile, like apricity, made me forget your normal cold face; it turned on electricity that thawed out perceptions to chase in search of authenticity that you’re so careful to not embrace. I think you have duplicity; part cries under

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BattleBorn #BornBattleReady Prompt word: Vanity My plush stool is awaiting, so I sit, and then I fluff my hair in the mirror— the rays of gold are a dopamine hit, and of my sweet stylist, I revere her. Maybe they’ll put my face on some money— time is money, and I’ll be here a while, so

Glad purrgil are getting the recognition they deserve 💙🐋

A behind the scenes look at New Chapter’s cover—unedited vs. final version :) Taken October 4, 2023, at 11:28 pm... It's been a looong road 🤪 It's been in paperback, but Kindle went live today 🥳 amazon.com/New-Chapter-di… #poetry #torturedpoet #poetrycommunity #booktwt #book

I didn't know if I'd share this one or not, but I keep hearing people talk about how death's been out to get them too. I hope it encourages you, and I hope you like it :) To add a bit of closure, things have gotten better. It's still hard, but it's better, and I felt God reset

Still hurt—July 14, 2025 It’s harder to watch grass grow than watch the sun set— to watch what you know will end than what might die yet. And though it’s become a given, why is it, I wonder? Is it ‘cause it takes longer, or since I like color? Why am I so satisfied to watch

Another behind the scenes—color vs. final version. I took color out of the photos in New Chapter while having some words have color to represent the life of the book being in the words. Here’s the table of contents picture. Taken August 2, 2024 at 3:22 pm

#poetry A bit of interpretation :) This poem is about change. Paragraph 1 has natural imagery in contrast to Paragraph 3’s societal imagery, and Paragraph 2 has lyrical imagery in contrast to Paragraph 4’s numerical imagery. Change is outright blatant in Paragraph 2, and it

I can confirm I haven't topped it 😁

#poetry I feel like I have to add that sharks are not normally like they are in Jaws at all and are really important to the ecosystem :)

#poetry Like I sent out my love, but it couldn’t find you so boomeranged back, even out of the blue, it hit me really hard, and believe me, it’s true— it’s true when I have said how bad it hurts to miss you.

#poetry I taped some flowers to the paper as if scotch could keep them alive and then allowed the hope to whisk me that maybe they could still thrive. But then, soon enough, they’ll dry up, and it will all grow sober as I realize they should have stayed where they were planted

BattleBorn #BornBattleReady Prompt word: Lyrical I saw a brown bird that was sitting on the roof— oh how must it feel to not have fear of falling? Or maybe it does— do we even have the proof there aren’t panicked yells intermixed with its calling? Years climbing a ladder brings the