Skip to content

Treacle Heart

poetry & prose by HLR

  • Home
  • Poetry
  • Prose
  • Diary
  • Lists
  • Letters
  • About
  • Books / Publications / Prizes
  • History of Present Complaint

Tag: diary

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

On Re-Reading My Own Book

Yesterday, I re-read my debut poetry collection, History of Present Complaint, for the first time since its release in February … More

books, borderline personality disorder, BPD, CPTSD, diary, dissociation, grief, journal, memory, poems, poetry, PTSD, reading, suicide, therapy, trauma, writing

Diary Entries – 11/52

Monday super sad again today, choosing names for children that I’ll never have. Tuesday thinking about that time we took … More

Daily Diary, diary, grief, journal, memoir, mental illness, notebook, poem, poetry, prose poem, prose poetry, prosetry, real life, writing

Out of Context Post-Its

intimate mingling of feelings of plentitude + emptiness WRITE YOURSELF, YOU WILL SURVIVE (Annie Ernaux) look like I’ve been fed … More

books, diary, ideas, journal, notes, quotations, quotes, writers, writing

070321

content warning: main theme of suicide, suicidal ideation, depression, death I am supposed to die today. Sunday 7th March 2021. … More

confessional, covid19, death, depression, diary, goals, illness, life, mental health, mental illness, mortality, pandemic, prose, suicidal, suicide, suicide prevention, support

Introducing… First Cut

FIRST CUT POETRY SERIES As you may or may not know, my debut prosetry book History of Present Complaint is being … More

blogging, books, diary, life, new poets, news, poetry, poetry community, poets, publishing, reading, writing, writing community

Diary: March

CONTENT WARNING: MENTAL ILLNESS, SELF-HARM, SUICIDE, SUICIDAL IDEATION, DRUGS/ALCOHOL, DISORDERED THINKING I have decided to publish brief excerpts of the … More

2020, blog, coronavirus, covid19, diary, family, journal, memoir, mental health, mental health awareness, mental illness, notebook, personal, real life, writing

Diary: February

CONTENT WARNING: MENTAL ILLNESS, SELF-HARM, SUICIDE, SUICIDAL IDEATION, DRUGS/ALCOHOL, DISORDERED THINKING I have decided to publish brief excerpts of the … More

addiction, awareness, death, diary, illness, journal, mental health, mental illness, notebook, suicide, truth, writer, writing

141019

Free-written 2 weeks after I had a psychotic break last year The middle-aged Italian woman across the way is at … More

breakdown, city life, community, diary, free writing, home, life, mental health, neighbours, prose, relationships, short prose, writing

I Gave Myself September (3)

Part 1 Part 2 I have learnt that when I’m buzzing with instructions of intense self-sabotage, if I ignore and … More

destruction, diary, existence, gifts, life, mental health, mental illness, prose, prosetry, series, writing

Posts navigation

Older Posts
Website Built with WordPress.com.
Privacy & Cookies: This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this website, you agree to their use.
To find out more, including how to control cookies, see here: Cookie Policy
  • Follow Following
    • Treacle Heart
    • Join 2,436 other followers
    • Already have a WordPress.com account? Log in now.
    • Treacle Heart
    • Customise
    • Follow Following
    • Sign up
    • Log in
    • Report this content
    • View site in Reader
    • Manage subscriptions
    • Collapse this bar
 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.