Rain
@raininginmountains.bsky.social
aspiring author, west virginian lesbian, 21
my account to work on original stories and talk about appalachian stuff, mental health, and other things I feel bad about doing on my larger, more social account
my account to work on original stories and talk about appalachian stuff, mental health, and other things I feel bad about doing on my larger, more social account
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i went outside for a moment today and felt my migraine calm a bit, had me thinking of when i was younger and the morning mist was one of my few joys - it was rawer, when i was young and lost and the world was slightly less polluted
i went outside for a moment today and felt my migraine calm a bit, had me thinking of when i was younger and the morning mist was one of my few joys - it was rawer, when i was young and lost and the world was slightly less polluted
every now and then the nightmares remind me that i lost friends of years and none of them sought me out to check in or ask clarification or anything, that i just got progressively ignored more until i decided to abandon it all
it haunts me, yet i cant do anything about it
it haunts me, yet i cant do anything about it
February 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
every now and then the nightmares remind me that i lost friends of years and none of them sought me out to check in or ask clarification or anything, that i just got progressively ignored more until i decided to abandon it all
it haunts me, yet i cant do anything about it
it haunts me, yet i cant do anything about it
today i spoke to my - mildly estranged - mother about migraines and the sympathy and understanding made me realize that i could have been receiving that my whole life if i would have simply learned how to communicate it instead of stonefacing it
a win for the future, a loss for the past
a win for the future, a loss for the past
January 30, 2026 at 5:05 AM
today i spoke to my - mildly estranged - mother about migraines and the sympathy and understanding made me realize that i could have been receiving that my whole life if i would have simply learned how to communicate it instead of stonefacing it
a win for the future, a loss for the past
a win for the future, a loss for the past
i really need to learn how to read academia better, i always feel very embarrassed when i need to read something written by someone who put their heart into writing and/or researching it only to get stumped because of how dense it is
does anyone have any advice for that?
does anyone have any advice for that?
January 27, 2026 at 4:56 AM
i really need to learn how to read academia better, i always feel very embarrassed when i need to read something written by someone who put their heart into writing and/or researching it only to get stumped because of how dense it is
does anyone have any advice for that?
does anyone have any advice for that?
intense storms are a nightmare with migraines, it feels like a part of me is being scooped out - i had a couple hours of decent functionality but now im glued to my couch and truly just doomed
the human body is tragically designed
the human body is tragically designed
January 25, 2026 at 11:46 PM
intense storms are a nightmare with migraines, it feels like a part of me is being scooped out - i had a couple hours of decent functionality but now im glued to my couch and truly just doomed
the human body is tragically designed
the human body is tragically designed
January 25, 2026 at 3:41 AM
it’s hard to be grateful
i know i should be happy that i can eat today, that i have drinkable water - neither of those things have been a guarantee in my life
i wish it would satisfy me to know that and feel at peace and continue on, it feels greedy to desire more
i know i should be happy that i can eat today, that i have drinkable water - neither of those things have been a guarantee in my life
i wish it would satisfy me to know that and feel at peace and continue on, it feels greedy to desire more
January 22, 2026 at 10:56 PM
it’s hard to be grateful
i know i should be happy that i can eat today, that i have drinkable water - neither of those things have been a guarantee in my life
i wish it would satisfy me to know that and feel at peace and continue on, it feels greedy to desire more
i know i should be happy that i can eat today, that i have drinkable water - neither of those things have been a guarantee in my life
i wish it would satisfy me to know that and feel at peace and continue on, it feels greedy to desire more
the problem with trying to help people is that i cant let myself be a hypocrite and so i end up with days like today where i try to put in the effort im encouraging someone else to put in and then i cant take it or afford anything to take the edge off and i feel like charred remains of a person
January 22, 2026 at 10:01 PM
the problem with trying to help people is that i cant let myself be a hypocrite and so i end up with days like today where i try to put in the effort im encouraging someone else to put in and then i cant take it or afford anything to take the edge off and i feel like charred remains of a person
anxiety lingers in my heart as a mass of sounds and tastes and smells and touches that i remember and when something pushes it to the top i cant stop remembering them all and i feel like a cornered animal
January 21, 2026 at 12:18 AM
anxiety lingers in my heart as a mass of sounds and tastes and smells and touches that i remember and when something pushes it to the top i cant stop remembering them all and i feel like a cornered animal
I forgot that I have the ability to write multiple things in one setting - I feel inspired to write something gritty and action-filled, and I realize I can put it in the past of my more dramatic and thoughtful and ‘modern’ setting
January 20, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I forgot that I have the ability to write multiple things in one setting - I feel inspired to write something gritty and action-filled, and I realize I can put it in the past of my more dramatic and thoughtful and ‘modern’ setting
kindness isn’t always free, but it takes so little on the average day - nonetheless i wish it took nothing, that my heart had room to give it to everyone who needs it, that everyone who needs a little push or boost or praise could receive it, that the world could be a bit warmer
January 20, 2026 at 3:08 PM
kindness isn’t always free, but it takes so little on the average day - nonetheless i wish it took nothing, that my heart had room to give it to everyone who needs it, that everyone who needs a little push or boost or praise could receive it, that the world could be a bit warmer
the hardest thing to hone is 'intuition', but its so precious when you can - your body, muscle and nerve and grey matter, they want to remember things, want to know things by heart, and once you've made something yours, it leads you
cooking by intuition has led me bad places, but mostly good ones
cooking by intuition has led me bad places, but mostly good ones
January 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
the hardest thing to hone is 'intuition', but its so precious when you can - your body, muscle and nerve and grey matter, they want to remember things, want to know things by heart, and once you've made something yours, it leads you
cooking by intuition has led me bad places, but mostly good ones
cooking by intuition has led me bad places, but mostly good ones
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 AM
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i need a pinned here so im reposting an old poem
December 2, 2025 at 2:45 AM
i need a pinned here so im reposting an old poem
'Guilt' is an ironic thing, to me. Often, I say I don't experience it - I am rarely 'guilty' over things other people are, I try to live with few regrets and face forward.
Yet, I am hypocritically chained by a sense of guilt when my body gives in, when I cannot be strong enough.
Yet, I am hypocritically chained by a sense of guilt when my body gives in, when I cannot be strong enough.
January 18, 2026 at 12:20 AM
'Guilt' is an ironic thing, to me. Often, I say I don't experience it - I am rarely 'guilty' over things other people are, I try to live with few regrets and face forward.
Yet, I am hypocritically chained by a sense of guilt when my body gives in, when I cannot be strong enough.
Yet, I am hypocritically chained by a sense of guilt when my body gives in, when I cannot be strong enough.
there is something bizarrely magical about these energy drinks my partner got me, the worst headache ive gotten with one was after hours of binging genshin impact and otherwise every single time it makes my migraine symptoms vanish or feel borderline meaningless???
January 17, 2026 at 9:47 PM
there is something bizarrely magical about these energy drinks my partner got me, the worst headache ive gotten with one was after hours of binging genshin impact and otherwise every single time it makes my migraine symptoms vanish or feel borderline meaningless???
what i love about basic carbs like bread and pasta and rice is that as long as i can stomach food at all - not always a given, but most of the time - i can eat them
a bowl of pasta or rice is thoughtless, a few slices of wonderbread can keep me going
its not healthy, but its what i can handle
a bowl of pasta or rice is thoughtless, a few slices of wonderbread can keep me going
its not healthy, but its what i can handle
January 17, 2026 at 9:24 PM
what i love about basic carbs like bread and pasta and rice is that as long as i can stomach food at all - not always a given, but most of the time - i can eat them
a bowl of pasta or rice is thoughtless, a few slices of wonderbread can keep me going
its not healthy, but its what i can handle
a bowl of pasta or rice is thoughtless, a few slices of wonderbread can keep me going
its not healthy, but its what i can handle
the fact that it took someone on here pointing it out by grouping with them to realize having debilitating migraines weekly is a condition and not just part of life is probably a bad sign for my ability to recognize patterns, especially when some people never get them at all
January 17, 2026 at 7:38 PM
the fact that it took someone on here pointing it out by grouping with them to realize having debilitating migraines weekly is a condition and not just part of life is probably a bad sign for my ability to recognize patterns, especially when some people never get them at all
barely any progress today, but i settled on a 'starting' name for one character and am writing a small scene to set the tone of appalachiaslop
Ruby Norn Underwood, who is totally cisgender and extroverted and not at all crushed by parental expectations (lol)
Ruby Norn Underwood, who is totally cisgender and extroverted and not at all crushed by parental expectations (lol)
January 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM
barely any progress today, but i settled on a 'starting' name for one character and am writing a small scene to set the tone of appalachiaslop
Ruby Norn Underwood, who is totally cisgender and extroverted and not at all crushed by parental expectations (lol)
Ruby Norn Underwood, who is totally cisgender and extroverted and not at all crushed by parental expectations (lol)
i feel like its a bit stereotypical to listen to 'imaginary appalachia' while writing appalachian fantasy, but my ability to find music that fits the vibe i like is so abysmal that its all i can find that fits, ive been looping 'sleeping on the blacktop' a lot
January 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
i feel like its a bit stereotypical to listen to 'imaginary appalachia' while writing appalachian fantasy, but my ability to find music that fits the vibe i like is so abysmal that its all i can find that fits, ive been looping 'sleeping on the blacktop' a lot
the tone of my day was just set when my father looked me in the eyes and told me bluntly about his arrangements because he is unsure of how long he is going to live with the stresses and medical issues he currently has
i hope he lives long, but that was depressing nonetheless
i hope he lives long, but that was depressing nonetheless
January 16, 2026 at 7:09 PM
the tone of my day was just set when my father looked me in the eyes and told me bluntly about his arrangements because he is unsure of how long he is going to live with the stresses and medical issues he currently has
i hope he lives long, but that was depressing nonetheless
i hope he lives long, but that was depressing nonetheless
i dont know how many 'i just need to survive' i have left in me, but until i run out, its the only thing that can calm me down when i get flooded with bad news and delays and setbacks
January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
i dont know how many 'i just need to survive' i have left in me, but until i run out, its the only thing that can calm me down when i get flooded with bad news and delays and setbacks
hastily jotting down 'small appalachian critter tail' in my character notes for the character whose progression is centered around rejecting societal expectations and becoming an increasingly esoteric girlthing monster
January 16, 2026 at 5:36 AM
hastily jotting down 'small appalachian critter tail' in my character notes for the character whose progression is centered around rejecting societal expectations and becoming an increasingly esoteric girlthing monster
one thing i want to be able to convey with my writing is 'value' - that one person can see a prison and another a paradise, that one person's suffering is not always another's, that home is to many people vastly different
January 16, 2026 at 5:24 AM
one thing i want to be able to convey with my writing is 'value' - that one person can see a prison and another a paradise, that one person's suffering is not always another's, that home is to many people vastly different
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i've devised a new contraption which i call "the pear wiggler but for good girls" and its like the pear wiggler but instead of pears its plushies and the good girl in question gets put in the middle of it and jostled around in a warm and cozy plushie paradise
June 20, 2025 at 4:37 PM
i've devised a new contraption which i call "the pear wiggler but for good girls" and its like the pear wiggler but instead of pears its plushies and the good girl in question gets put in the middle of it and jostled around in a warm and cozy plushie paradise
the warmth of a comforter and blanket is really nice after surviving a headache for several hours, the pain is still present and dulling my thoughts but the physical comfort is keeping it down enough
coziness is justice
coziness is justice
January 15, 2026 at 4:21 AM
the warmth of a comforter and blanket is really nice after surviving a headache for several hours, the pain is still present and dulling my thoughts but the physical comfort is keeping it down enough
coziness is justice
coziness is justice