Author: Joanna Fanuko

Hold on to the present. Let go of the past. Reach your hand out to the future. PUNKTUATED.blog features my original poetry, mental health advocacy, and deep thoughts. Thanks for following and reading!

BRITNEY.B*TCH

.Reading time 5 minutes.

There’s a thing or two that we can learn from Britney Spears. First of all, she is a mother, a triple threat singer/dancer/actor, and a fighter. Second of all, we’ve seen it in the tabloids way back when she shaved her head during a kind of nervous breakdown: what I’m getting at is, she’s human. […]

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W.RITE?

.Reading time 7 minutes.

An interesting article from The Washington Post on punctuation, specifically the choice between one or two spaces after the end of a sentence, intrigued me this morning while I had my cup of Joe. On the topic of punctuation, or PUNK.TUATION in my case, I like to move freely with the alphabet and set of […]

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PET.LOVE

.Reading time 3 minutes.

Those of us with a furry family member know the love and joy a pet brings to everyday life. Pets have been an integral part of my mental health journey. I have been blessed to grow up with family dogs and cats who bring me such happiness. What is the science behind the therapeutic benefits […]

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