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Category: Essays

Daria & Pete

I would enquire, would ask exactly how they all met, but all the members of this party are now dead. … More

childhood, CNF, creative non fiction, death, family, grief, identity, life, London, memoir, memory, non-fiction, secrets, writing

A Brief History of Tea

I used to resent making my father cups of tea. “Why can’t you just make it yourself?” He’d just stare … More

CNF, creative non fiction, death, depression, England, essay, family, grief, memoir, memory, mental illness, non-fiction, psychosis, writing

Review: First Cut #3 – Muller

Book: Baptism by FireAuthor: Amy-Jean MullerPublisher: Close To The Bone (Jan 2021)Book #3 in the First Cut series Buy here: … More

book review, books, chapbook, first cut, patriarchy, poems, poetry, poetry community, power, reading, religion, review, sex, violence, womanhood, writing

Review: First Cut #2 – Soldan

Book: So Fast, So CloseAuthor: William R. SoldanPublisher: Close To The Bone (Dec 2020)Book #2 in the First Cut series … More

America, book review, books, chapbook, childhood, drug addiction, family, grit lit, new books, parenthood, poetry, poetry community, reading, review, travelling, writing

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anxiety, book, childhood, death, depression, family, love, memories, memory, mental illness, poems, poetry, Poland, sadness, writing

I Gave Myself September (2)

Read part 1 here Not a lot of people cheat death once, let alone 3 or 6 or x or n … More

confessional, death, essay, existence, existentialism, humanity, life, mental health, pain, peace, prosetry, suffering, suicide, writing

I Gave Myself September (1)

Content warning: recurrent theme of suicidal ideation Days and weeks and months, indeed whole years, that I never wanted, expected … More

confessional, depression, essay, existence, existentialism, humanity, life, mental health, mental illness, nihilism, pain, strength, suffering, suicide, trauma, writing

200620

I’m excited to announce that I’ve (finally!) set up a wordpress site with which to publish my late father’s writings. … More

blog, blogging, death, grief, life, love, notebooks, poet, poetry, posthumous, project, publishing, quotations, tribute, wisdom, writing

Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day, to the greatest Dad that we ever could have wished for! I knew this day would be … More

alcohol, bereavement, coping, dad, daughter, essay, family, Father's Day, grief, letter, love, memories, metaphor, remembrance

Pineapples & Mermaids

TW: self-harm The reality of what I have done only presented itself in my unreality. How awful I am, to … More

BPD, diary, dreams, eupd, family, guilt, honesty, journal, love, mental health, self harm, tattoos, writing

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