By their very nature, lists of content warnings are not exhaustive; the nature of what’s potentially upsetting about a story will be different for every reader. My list is based on checking MONSTERS IN MY MIND’s stories and poems against the lists of warnable items used on The StoryGraph (as of January 2021). In some cases I’ve changed the phrasing of an item from the list to make it more specific to what happens in the book, and in some cases I’ve added an item that occurred to me. However, if you need warnings for a plot element that isn’t related to anything from The StoryGraph’s list, it may not appear here.
Warnings are listed here story by story. Stories and poems for which no warnings apply have been skipped.
You Have to Follow the Rules:
Ableism
Self-Portrait as Bilbo Baggins:
Mental Illness
And All the Fathomless Crowds:
(un)Death of a Parent
Injuries
Violence
Mama’s Sword:
Ableism
Body Horror
Cosmic Horror
Meltdown/Panic Attack
Mental Illness
Moon Laws, Dream Laws:
Blood
Pregnancy
Goblin Love Song:
Gore imagery
Sexual Themes
Lady Blue and the Lampreys:
Blood/Gore
Child Abuse (brief reference)
Death/Murder
Sexual Content
Toxic Relationship
Violence
A Certain Kind of Spider:
Cannibalism
Sexism
Toxic Relationship
The Siren of Mayberry Crescent:
Blood
Car Accident
Toxic Relationship
Violence
Evianna Talirr Builds a Portal On Commission:
Cosmic Horror
The Mother of All Squid Builds a Library:
Animal Harm/Death
Cannibalism (sentient sea creatures eating other sentient sea creatures)
Flaying
Turning to Stone:
Ableism
Meltdown/Panic Attack
Mental Illness
Sexism
The Self-Rescuing Princess:
Injuries
Sexism
Violence
The Screech Owl Also Shall Rest There:
Blood/Gore
Death
Medical Treatment
Sexual Content
Violence
Lament For a Faithless Prince:
Sexual Themes
Toxic Relationship
Feasting Alone:
Shaming
How My Best Friend Raina Crashed a Party and Saved the World:
Surveillance
Toxic Relationship
The Parable of the Supervillain:
Death/Murder
Infidelity
The Company of Heaven:
Ableism
Harassment
Homophobia (Internalized)
Institutionalization
Mental Illness
Sexism
Toxic Relationship
Ribbons:
Blood/Gore
Body Horror
Confinement
Death
Self-Harm
Blue Fever:
Blood/Gore (described in songs; none of the actual characters are injured)
Death (described in songs)
Illness/Epidemic (described in songs)
Violence (described in songs)
The Pyromancer:
Burns/Scarring
The Mermaid at Sea World
Confinement
Death/Human Sacrifice
Violence
Finding Shadow:
Sexual Content
An Operatic Tour of New Jersey, With Raptors:
Animal Death (briefly)
Death/Grieving
Under the Clear Bright Waters
Explicit Sexual Content
Suicide Attempt
Space Pops:
Bigotry (against androids)
Death
Verbal Abuse
Zori Server:
Death
Permanent Injury
Violence
Sage and Coco:
Child In Peril
Sexual Assault (in backstory)
Violence
Centipede Girl:
Body Horror
Bugs
Medical Treatment
Violence
The Changeling’s Escape:
Ableism
What Great Darkness:
Cosmic Horror Themes
Injuries (a character is blinded)
Sexual Themes
Toxic Relationship
Violence
Daphne Without Apollo:
Sexual Assault (attempted)
The Tooth Fairy Throws In the Towel:
Cosmic Horror
Cursing
The Wives of Miu Fum:
Death/Grieving
A Toast to the Hero Upon Her Defeat of the Wyrm of L’Incertain:
Sexual Themes
Violence
The Chartreuse Monster:
Ableism
Death/Palliative Care