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Tag: creative non fiction

Notebook Fragments: 2018-2022

Content warnings: Mental illness, suicidality, self-harm, disordered eating, addiction, death, sexual assault. Notebook Fragments: 2018-2022 (after Ocean Vuong) x Obsessively … More

CNF, creative non fiction, diary, grief, journal, memoir, memory, mental health, mental illness, non-fiction, poetry, prose poetry, real life, social media, writer, writers life

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

Snapshots of Us

How did we get here? Well, you saw a photograph of me in a magazine and said, “I have to know … More

CNF, creative non fiction, creative writing, frienship, love, memoir, memory, portraits, relationships, vignettes, writing

Wild Horses

You mix my medication into a pot of vanilla yoghurt and instruct me on how to eat. Open. Come on. … More

breakdown, CNF, creative non fiction, memoir, mental illness, prose, real life, relationships, short prose, writing

& party & bullshit

So we were at this house party and I was sitting in the kitchen sink drinking lukewarm vodka out of … More

alcohol, CNF, creative non fiction, drugs, life, memoir, party, prose, sex, short prose, student life, university, writing, 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

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
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