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Soft Things That Hurt

Essays on tenderness, emotional bruises, and the ache of small things that matter too much.

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Synopsis

Soft Things That Hurt is a quiet exploration of emotional bruises—the tender moments we pretend don’t sting, but carry anyway.

Through essays and reflections, Ivy Writerly examines the ache that lives in kindness, memory, vulnerability, and the things we never quite say out loud. This book isn’t loud or dramatic—it just knows where the nerves are.

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AuthorIvy Writerly
FormateBook
Number of pages256
Year of issue2026
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CoverKerrie Legend Designs

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There is a particular kind of hurt that arrives wrapped in kindness. It comes from the friend who remembers your birthday a day late, from the stranger who holds the door just as you decide to take the stairs.

I have spent most of my life apologizing to these soft things for how much they ache. This book is me finally setting them down, one by one, and looking at them in the light.

Content warnings

This book includes:

  • Grief and loss
  • Estrangement

What readers say

Reviews

  • ★★★★★

    This book didn’t just speak to me—it sat beside me in silence until I was ready to hear it.

    Portrait of Elena PriceElena PricePoet & archivist of unsent letters

  • ★★★★★

    I’ve never underlined so much in a book. Every page felt like something I was trying to say but couldn’t quite name.

    Portrait of Maribel QuinnMaribel QuinnPhotographer and chronic packer of emotional suitcases

  • ★★★★★

    This is not a self-help book. It’s a mirror. A quiet one, but it doesn’t flinch.

    Portrait of Cass IrvingCass IrvingTherapist, recovering perfectionist

  • A writer of rare patience. Writerly’s essays move like weather: slowly, then all at once.

    The Lantern ReviewSample literary journal

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