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Tag: childhood

Ways In Which Your Body Stopped You From Living Your Dreams

You wanted to be a prima ballerina but childhood malnourishment & dire poverty made your bones too weak, your tiny … More

addiction, body, childhood, dreams, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, self harm, writing

Sink

He says he never brings girls back to his place because he’s embarrassed about his flat. I tell him that … More

alcohol, childhood, death, fiction, friendship, grief, life, prose, short prose, short story, trauma, writing

Liberteens

“Located in a peaceful and secluded part of Southgate, Priory Hospital North London is set within a striking Grade I … More

addiction, alcohol, childhood, drugs, memories, mental illness, nostalgia, overdose, poem, poetry, teenage, teenagers, teens, youth

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

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

Protected: Malinka

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

Paint

130520 I have completely lost my ability to draw, paint, create any kind of satisfying visual work; yet another piece … More

art, artists, childhood, creativity, diary, drawing, failure, inspiration, memory, obsession, paint, painting, poetry, writing

Happy Death Day! (3)

3 years. Sometimes it feels like 3 days, sometimes 3 weeks, sometimes a decade, but always far too long ago … More

afterlife, anniversary, childhood, daddy, daughter, death, emotions, family, grief, journal, letter, loss, love, memory, mortality, mourning, writing

Not A Mother

“You can’t say anything It’s not your problem Don’t get involved” Sometimes I want to knock on your door and … More

child abuse, childhood, family, fear, future, growing up, Hijacked Amygdala, motherhood, poetry, prosetry, writing

My New Friend

“Hey, kid, where’s your mama?” “At work,” she says. “What about your dad?” “Gone.” I flinch for a moment, wondering … More

advice, childhood, conversation, danger, dialogue, friendship, girls, learning, life, safety, short prose, strangers, women, writing, youth

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