“Why aren’t we friends yet ... captioned a photo of her holding up a peace sign. Rachel never tried to hide her illness online; she let the world see her as she was. That never changed ...

I was nervous on my way to meet a stranger who had been my friend on LiveJournal. Reconnecting made me feel 19 again. On a Wednesday afternoon in August, I sat at my kitchen table and tried not to ...

And the funny thing? We've never met in person, and it's been three years. We've kept up virtually so far, but our friendship is very real Our friendship exists entirely through screens and texts.