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Want

“What do you want?” “I want to chew on your bones // to go back to 2008 and stop her … More

addiction, CNF, creative writing, life, memoir, mental illness, poem, poetry, prose poem, prosetry, relationships, 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

Shrink

This is a found poem using text from ‘Chasing Beauty’, a memoir piece by Jane Birkin. First published by Elle … More

art, creative writing, erasure, found poetry, magazine, poem, poetry, reading, writing

The Building: An Olfactory Journey

Entrance: Cold – Rain – Paper Stairs: Damp – Vomit – An aggressive amount of air freshener Flats 1-8: Burnt toast – Weed … More

creative writing, journey, life, olfactory, reality, senses, writing, writing exercise, writing prompt

Wednesday, Again

Less than three months into my indefinite stay, Hell froze over. It was a Wednesday afternoon. I remember this because … More

creative writing, dark, death, depression, life, macabre, notebook, prosetry, short prose, short story, writing

Willow

“If you don’t like where you are, then move – you are not a tree,” you say, even though you know I … More

creative writing, death, depression, life, London, nature, personality disorder, poetry, self portrait, spoken word, time, writing

WWSD?

I’m having one of those days where nothing happens, and nothing is going to happen, and everything is static and … More

bipolar, blah, borderline, BPD, creative writing, depression, dreams, extremes, ffs, health, love, mental health, miss you, neurosis, philosophy, poetry, psychosis, quotations, quotes, self harm, Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar, thinking, thoughts, ugh, weird, what is life?, writing, wtf

Voices/Vices

I can’t decide which is more painful when you talk to me or when you ignore me either way it’s … More

addiction, creative writing, depression, heartbreak, love, love you, miss you, obsession, pain, poem, poems, poetry, short poem, writing

One Tenth Of A Memory

The bus pulled up and I looked out of the window and thought, “I’ve been here before.” Well of course … More

autobiographical writing, creative writing, depression, fuckkk, homeless, journeys, life, memories, memory, past, pseudodementia, real life, remembering, short story, teenagers, thinking, writing

Meet Me

“I can’t wait for you to meet me. I’m better now, I think I’m better now, I’m a better person. … More

bipolar, borderline, BPD, creative writing, friendship, love, manic, meds, mental health, mental illness, up/down, writing

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