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TW: eating disorders. Today we're featuring this bittersweet piece by Carlea Baughn (@carlea.the.poet on Instagram) about eating disorders and healing … and if you find yourself in these words, please know you are not alone.

What would you tell your younger self if you had the chance? Carlea Baughn answers that with this beautifully sentimental letter to her younger self for our Closure submission prompt.

"There's supposed to be a closure to us... But you won't give me that, And I can't even give me that." What does closure mean to you? This series explores that question and discusses the ongoing struggle of closure. This post features poetry by Ashley High, the newest Peach Team member, to start off our closure themed posts.

This poem titled Baseball Bruises and Burning Buildings was sent in by Carlea Baughn, a young femme slam poet from WA. In this poem she describes the fearful experience rejecting someone's advances can lead to. (All words and images are by Carlea) TRIGGER WARNING: violence, sexual assault, victim blaming.

Flowers exist in your soul ~ Photography ... and the first F I L M to ever be posted on Peach, via Alice from @plantsalie on instagram! Check it out <333333

Be a "look at the sky"; "look at the sunset"; "stay in the car and finish the rest of the song" kind of person ~~ It's the small things in life that matters"" ~~ Photography by contributor Hailey who prioritizes being kind to nature and appreciating life and the goodness of the world, which comes through in her photos!

"I wish I could eat the whole world up" Nectar, sent to us by Sage Lundquist, which is one of her index card poems; a series of poems and illustrations on cards that can easily be traded, gifted, or left in public for passerby to find. (Which is one of the coolest ideas of all time and now I want to find an index card poem sitting around somewhere in public!)

"I am everything they are afraid to see." A collection of unpublished works submitted to us by Carlina Hirsch for our October theme. They speak of innate human desire and the hidden capacity we have as people to orchestrate our lives toward darker inclinations.

Beautiful photography contributed by Sofie (@hiitssofie on Instagram) that conjures up all the things we love best about fall. All photos by Sofie.

Doux is French for soft, which perfectly describes these images by contributor Sam. Through these photos, Sam explores Paris and broadcasts its magnificent beauty through her lens of elegance and neutrals.