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✧ january wrapped ✧
my monthly recap: picking up old hobbies and finding peace
Jan 31 • raquel
Sex Never Felt Like Love to Me
The propaganda of fictional romance
Jan 8 • raquel
why we need failure
and why we will always fail
Jan 7 • raquel

December 2025

When Forgetting is a Memory
On the day I finally forget, I know what will happen: I will remember
Dec 26, 2025 • raquel
Sometimes I remember what you did to me, and I still adore you
I don’t wait for you anymore, but something in me still does
Dec 24, 2025 • raquel
i tried to be easier to love
or what happens when you’re “too much” for someone who wants less
Dec 13, 2025 • raquel
If Boys Are Becoming Angry, Imagine How Tired We Are
Why misandry is a convenient excuse for ignoring male privilege and how these complaints distract from real gendered violence
Dec 7, 2025 • raquel
a letter to december
and for anyone who happens to read this <3
Dec 1, 2025 • raquel

November 2025

the girls who carried my heart
a small reflection on the girls who carried me back to myself
Nov 23, 2025 • raquel

September 2025

you adored me before
how it feels meeting someone again after months apart
Sep 27, 2025 • raquel
i have loved you for the last time
a short story about the love that prevails even after someone is gone
Sep 3, 2025 • raquel
lowering my boundaries didn’t bring him closer
instead, it pushed him away
Sep 1, 2025 • raquel
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