Tea With My Monster: A Mental Health Awareness Anthology

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Advanced Praise for TEA WITH MY MONSTER

Tea With My Monster captures many shades of mental illness and offers insight and depth to such a heavy topic. 'My Mother Gave Birth to a Dragon' and 'Talking Therapy' were both rich pieces on completely opposite ends of the spectrum. both perfectly captured the essence of mental illness and striving to live in a more intuitive way. - Simran Bhakta

Tea With My Monster is an honest yet hopeful anthology. Equally grating and gripping at times, it shows us what can happen if we dare to sit in our darkest hours and look our inner monsters in their eyes. From the poetic such as 'A Cat Curled Inside' by Caitlan Docherty, to the prolific lengths of Joe Rolnicki's 'The Cemetery Express, ' this anthology has it all, alternated with beautiful illustrations and photography. - Laura Hermans

'One day I should like to be so powerful that my loud desperation to live could bend the very laws of nature, ' ponders Cait Thompson in this rich, uniting, powerful collection. An astonishing and fascinating exploration of the mind, with a depth and honesty that takes your breath away.
- Daisie Lane

There is struggle, and there is hope. We are so grateful to each contributor for their offering - for an invitation to Tea With My Monster. It is an intimate gathering, and we're glad you're here. - AJ Wojtalik, Asst Editor, Beyond The Veil Press

EXCERPTS from PROSE chapter

'There is a wolf that sits outside my door, he waits and eats all things that aren't allowed inside. I bathe in the glow of isolation ... I am eager for a purpose to be pressed upon me, but repugnant at the idea of a concrete future.' - The Mountain Grey, Isabelle Quilty

'For me, suicide is mentionable. Mr. Rogers said, "If it's mentionable, it's manageable." So, let's move forward into a real-life scenario ... I have no clear idea of how I got to work on that day. I remember making the choice to end my life.' - Rule #1, Joan Smith Green

'i love being with myself ... i love existing in this body
now after i realized that if no one else is going to love her
at least i should ... i only let her back in when the pain was gone.'
- Me And Her #1, Sarah Eckstine

'I was sitting in a rural health clinic with no PPE and a receptionist who coughed a little too much for comfort... Months April and May don't exist, of course. I drove to June, punch drunk in a motorcycle without a helmet on ... I stood in front of a mirror and asked myself what I wanted.'
- Pandemic Disco, Via V. K.

When it comes to mental health, we all struggle in different ways,
but this collection offers solace in knowing that we are not alone.
We are never alone.