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Burnt Teaspoons

“Oi. What colour are my eyes?” Until that moment, I had deliberately avoided looking into his eyes. Eye contact is … More

alcohol, CNF, creative non fiction, depression, memoir, micro memoir, prose, relationships, sex, society, writing

Advance Review of History of Present Complaint, HLR

History of Present Complaint by HLR cleverly interweaves the terrifying past with the equally frightening present. HLR’s debut is brave … More

Do men take pepper spray with them whenever they pop to the shop?

7pm, Saturday night, north London in lockdown. A young woman has to go to the supermarket. What she needs to … More

daily life, danger, international womens day, life, London, poem, poetry, safety, women, writing

ARC review of History of Present Complaint by HLR — TheFeatheredSleep

History of Present Complaint (2021) By WordPress favorite HLR Published by Close To The Bone Publishing After a while, when … More

Favourite Reads of 2020

MY TOP 3 BOOKS OF THE YEAR SALTWATER – JESSICA ANDREWS (Sceptre, 2019) THE DISCOMFORT OF EVENING – MARIEKE LUCAS … More

2020, 2020 review, awards, book lovers, book reviews, books, favourite books, publishing, reading, reading list, review

My Feelings Are Fighting Amongst Themselves Again

The fucked-up family of feelings that reside inside me are fighting amongst themselves again / squabbling siblings trying to out-shout … More

anger, BPD, depression, emotions, eupd, family, fear, feelings, free writing, mental health, mental illness, metaphor, panic, poem, poetry, rage, suicide, writing

OUT OF THE MOUTHS OF DOCTORS | HLR’s poem shares her experience of putting her body in the hands of strangers.

Grateful to be published alongside so many brilliant women! <3 Dear Damsels by HLR Your blood ishighly uncooperative.If you were … More

Interview @ Deer Heart

My gorgeous, talented friend Kait Mauro launched a new digital magazine last month called Deer Heart which features all kinds … More

art, artists, blog, blogging, digital magazine, lit mag, photography, poets, submissions, support, talent, writers

Bread

People around here disappear all the time. In the pub the other day we were discussing some of the regular … More

coping, death, friends, grief, London, love you, miss you, mourning, pub life, slang, thoughts, writing

Shine On

I am still alive – celebrate or curse this fact as appropriate In September I spent over a week in … More

apology, blogging, DBT, party, photo, recovery, therapy, update, writing

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