Fight Night

Claret on cotton and hearts on sleeves; words that hurt and eyes that bleed. After too much truth serum, I … More

Notions of Infinity

Forever’s never guaranteed but still you wrote the F-word inside every card you ever sent to me. I cannot bring … More

You my favourite person kiss my favourite scar (and I wanna whisper Will you stay with me until these red … More

Tonight, the church bells sound like us: Furious (you) and out of time (me) Punctuated with silence Interrupted by sirens … More

“What on earth happened to your face?” She closed her eyes, tilted her head down so that her chin was … More

At the bus stop outside my godawful girls’ secondary school, where I have stood waiting for so many minutes, for … More

It hasn’t even been a year. I don’t want you. I don’t want you. I think if you touched me … More

This is the first Hallowe’en/Bonfire Night/Christmas/New Year’s on my own in 8 years. The urge to burst into tears at … More