Today is the last day of Rookie. Thank you for seven incredible years. https://t.co/Rnfra5h3Ul

“I have blossomed like the resilient cacti of this land / Retaining every drop of sustenance and making the most of every rainfall of opportunity.” Poetry by Rookie readers. https://t.co/7qW2MPTmdT

“There’s the relentless presence of something less climactic or cinematic than straight-up pain: clunkiness. Dissonance. Like a badly reviewed Netflix movie or a joke that doesn’t land.” https://t.co/eQSrr1ycFq

Life Soundtrack: @lilmallrat shares a playlist of the songs that have shaped her. https://t.co/JIpA17I4On

“Whatever you are most afraid of is what you need to write.” Read more in our interview with @mbsycamore. https://t.co/LlMEgDZvXN

“You simply can't help yourself from having your beliefs challenged and your ignorance exposed when backpacking halfway around the world.” https://t.co/QQjhFuXb0U

“I am very intrigued at this point in my life with my own little fractures.” https://t.co/gDxpbKA10Z

“There’s always going to be a learning curve, you’re never going to do it 100% right, you just have to do it and learn how to do things you didn’t know how to do before.” Read more in our interview with Sabrina De Sousa and Alissa Wagner of Dimes. https://t.co/GTQbhGpPYL

“I’ve wondered how much my life would've changed if someone had shown me at least one artist of color at an earlier age.” https://t.co/YeLV4IQUma

“I think about her surety and strength and her absolute conviction that beauty is what we make it.” https://t.co/8UZZFTQxH0

“I think about her surety and strength and her absolute conviction that beauty is what we make it.” https://t.co/8UZZFTQxH0

Behold: dreamy collages by Rookie readers. https://t.co/MBjsWR8X01

“My mother tongue is filled with words I’ll never know. They curl on my tongue and never budge.” https://t.co/xgrLJoY9xK

“At night, everything changes.” https://t.co/j3KNBHvd4V

What’s on the agenda next month? https://t.co/YwSpX1Uguz

A playlist of songs for your next late night drive, feat. @leonbridges, @sza, @the1975, and more. https://t.co/wWPfFPL8cw

“These years are for finding who you are.” https://t.co/gRBYuRVpjb

“I recently came home after a long time away and the familiar environment looked very different to me.” https://t.co/QvSh6jeFg1

In this edition of Ask Saturn, our astrological advice column by @themidheaven, we’re talking about making friends in college. https://t.co/HRKx9GeZfp

“There are always people who are similar to you, but they're not always where you want them to be.” https://t.co/Ur2hrZAhS8