Originally Published on December 1, 2025 for Rock DNA Magazine Dracula’s Ball descended upon Underground Arts on the most fitting date of all, Halloween. While the ball has gone through quite a few venue switches throughout its years, this switch was one that fit most like the days at Shampoo (R.I.P.) in the early 2000s….
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I keep picking at the scab
TW: Talk of suicide, trauma. If you are having thoughts of suicide, self-harm, and need support, call or text 988, or visit 988lifeline.org. I keep picking at the scabWhen I thought ending my lifeWas an easier solutionTo avoid the painOf not being good enough.I should probably get rid of that shirtThat is morbidly comfortingBut a stark…
Sanctuary
A safe place.A womb a sacred siteTo worship and workOne must create within.To be clergy,And take reins from the rainsThe sand and the dirtOne must first riteAt the altar of the treesAnd right the wrongs of other ritesTo pillage, to sow the desiresOf man-made sinsA suicidal ideationOf greedAnd hapless victimsCaught in an endless webCaught in…
Samantha Mae Sweeney 