hello po, good afternoon.
this has been on my mind lately. aside from being busy with a lot of things in my personal life, everything has started to feel a little too overwhelming for me. as a writer, my heart literally dropped seeing how most of the well-known and even rising writers are getting bashed online— sometimes for things that don’t even deserve that kind of harshness. & it made me pause, not just as a reader, but as someone who pours so much of herself into every word she writes.
i’ve always believed that writing is a safe space. it’s where i get to express emotions i can’t always say out loud, where i build worlds, and where i share pieces of my heart with people who are willing to read them. but lately, seeing the environment become more critical than supportive— it slowly started to affect me more than i expected.
to be honest, the light in me it hasn’t been shining as bright as it used to. there’s still passion, still love for writing, but it feels heavier now. like every word carries pressure instead of comfort. and i don’t want to reach a point where writing becomes something i fear instead of something i cherish.
so for now, i’ve decided to make my story, TCOHMT, unpublished.
this decision didn’t come from fear of criticism or because i’m giving up— because i’m not. it’s simply because i want to take a step back, to breathe, to protect the space that writing holds in my life.
to everyone who took the time to read TCOHMT, thank you so much. every read, every vote, every message— it all meant more than you think. you became part of something very personal to me, and i will always be grateful for that.
this isn’t goodbye.
and hopefully, when i come back, i’ll come back stronger— with the same passion, but a lighter heart.
thank you for understanding.
