Chelas Montanye
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I’m an advocate for education and equal health care. I love satire. I love to express myself through art and writing. Social issues fascinate and astound me. Co-founder of Art of Recycle.
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Diary of An Auto-Immune Survivalist - The Hemorrhage
Blood poured from my vaginal canal and into the toilet. Clots of blood slipped out of me like a chain of fat beads that plopped into the water below. Reaching my hand beneath my seated tush, I caught one of the warm bloody clumps and brought it into view. It looked like a thick slice of beef liver, larger than the palm of my hand. The frail red mass separated into pieces as it dropped back into the toilet’s bowl. Hurriedly, I pulled a hand towel from its hook and put it up, in-between my legs. Shoving the towel into my vaginal opening, I applied as much pressure as I could as a desperate measure to slow the blood flow. My panic grew. I squeezed my thighs together to hold the towel in place.
By Chelas Montanyeabout a year ago in Psyche
Diary of an Auto-Immune Survivalist. Top Story - August 2024.
Staring at the Midmark Ritter 204, the examination bed called to me. I craved its soft comfort and embrace. That pristine, crisp paper sheet of protective hygienic covering was what prevented me from making myself comfortable. I yearned to lie my body upon that tan leather table and relax my muscles and close my eyes, if only for a moment. The bed may as well have been encased in glass. The white parchment crumpled at the slightest touch, and lying upon it would crush and tear it to pieces. Disturbing it would be the evidence of the attention-seeking behavior that I was often accused of when seeing a new specialist. That paper stood between me and a few moments of desired rest.
By Chelas Montanyeabout a year ago in Psyche
How To Find The Best Creative Writing Teachers
I’m sharing with you my thoughts about how I feel, when it comes to seeking out an online stranger’s help to teach us how to pour emotions on to paper. This article is not about insulting your intelligence, but creative writing isn’t about writing fantasy novels with flair, or romantic settings where lovers dare, to seek sweet forbidden fruits in the shadow of castles ruins. If you are looking for classes on how to “creatively” write, then a few courses of English Gen Ed at your local public college is a very realistic way of learning how to properly write. The desperation in the voices of countless people, begging for information on where to find the most skilled masters of creative writing, shows us how our society has failed us in many ways. Creative writing won’t make you a writer, and it is not the key to unlocking some supposed mystery of understanding how to captivate a worldwide audience. Stop throwing your money at this false hope.
By Chelas Montanyeabout a year ago in Writers
E.S.P.Y.
A small man follows a worn path on the beach. The wooden walkway is embedded firmly into the sand, close to the ocean water. A wave laps up over the warped and weathered planks and sprays salt onto his black leather shoes. He stops briefly to hike up the pant legs of his suit and continues walking towards the restaurant at the end of the trail.
By Chelas Montanyeabout a year ago in Fiction
The Sweet Gift
Briiiiiing, riiiinng, Briiing, riiing. A bicycle bell rang out quietly in the distance. Elena was walking along the dead street, back to her rented bungalow. Her bright yellow dress twirling as she danced along the dirt road, holding her white billowy sunhat in its place. She was heady with her new experiences in Michoacán, and a little intoxicated. This heavenly vacation had been on her bucket list, and she was more than elated to be here.
By Chelas Montanyeabout a year ago in Fiction
The Rise of Munchausen Syndrome
Experiences within the United States Healthcare System vary from person to person, depending on circumstances and severity of a person’s illness. Bias according to race and gender is cautiously monitored and is not considered a factor when treating a patient within the medical system, thanks to HIPPA laws that were enacted in the US in 1996.
By Chelas Montanyeabout a year ago in Psyche
