Self-love is a persisting idea that has been crucial in people’s lives. But it is also one that’s commonly neglected or quickly forgotten. Multiple authors and humanitarians like Shainna Ali and Audrey A. Thomas have written books intending to emphasize how important it is that people find it within to love and appreciate themselves...

Alien invasions are not the only apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic events that affect America and turn it into a dystopia. It could be plagued by a pandemic that turns everyone into zombies. Like the rest of the world, it could be hit by the devastating effects of global warming. Maybe a nuclear fallout has finally come and changed the country’s landscape forever.

I imagine that the process of dying is a terrifying one. The unimaginable fear of suddenly not existing can be mentally taxing. This stress can even be more taxing to those who are left after. After all, it is not easy losing a loved one. The absence they fill in our hearts can never be filled once again.