Stories by Me – Reading & Writing Blog

July 13, 2025

The Smell On His Sweatshirt

I was a wee baby when I wrote this one, probably 14. Part of my first collection, Things Of My Youth. Published in Frenetic…

April 16, 2025

Doubts/Witching Hour

“Doubts” was originally written by my angsty 14 year old self. It is published in Beneath The Mask Literary Magazine Issue 6 April 2025….

December 26, 2024

Hands / If I Wasn’t So Boring I Bet I’d Be Loved

Published in Anti-Heroin Chic Literary Magazine Issue 36 (a publication in this magazine was a long goal of mine) https://heroinchic.weebly.com/blog/poetry-by-danielle-patino Hands On a cold…

November 11, 2024

Remember

Published in Livina Press Magazine, Issue 10. Available for purchase on Amazon. Author Bio: Danielle Patino is a Master’s student in Manhattan at Hunter…

September 14, 2024

The Ocean

As Published in the Scarlet Review Literary Magazine The Ocean There’s a roar That comes with waves crashing. Overwhelming—that music Of the billow, of…

August 2, 2024

Love

As published in Tin Can Poetry May Issue https://www.tincanpoetry.com/post/love-by-danielle-patino Love A love where words Are declared Through moans And breathing so hard I can…

June 26, 2024

Beautiful Day

As published in Unseal Your Best Life Poetry Anthology by Lauren Brill (www.theunsealed.com). Can be purchased on Amazon. Beautiful Day It’s 6am When the…

June 11, 2024

Self-Love

As published in Ocean Poetry Anthology 2024, edited by A.M. Larks, illustrated by Leslie Gonzalez. Available for purchase on Amazon. Author Bio: Danielle is…

May 13, 2024

Permanence/Diffidence/Fatal Embrace/Thoughts After You’ve Left Me With Myself/Thaw

Published in Contemporary Jo Literary Magazine Issue Vl (can be purchased through amazon or online site, contemporaryjo.com/shop) Content Warning: Young love, Body Image, Suicidal…

April 21, 2024

Reflection/Flawless/Shed

Published in Death Wish Poetry Magazine Issue #1: Birth Pangs https://deathwishpoetry.com/magazine/# (Check out the online magazine to see some really cool cover art they’ve…