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Tag: family

Apotropaic

Apotropaic Last night I found the earrings I was wearing when you died. I’ll never wear them again, but I … More

death, family, grief, life, loss, memory, mortality, poem, poetry, trauma, writing

Inheritance

You left us nothing but your everything You gave us nothing but your all no bank account, no savings, just … More

death, family, grief, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, memory, poetry, prosetry, tribute, truth, writing

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

Terrified

I should’ve realised that we weren’t going to make it when we were wandering around that big, empty house out … More

depression, domestic life, family, home, life, love, marriage, mental illness, motherhood, poem, poetry, relationships, suicide

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

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

Death Day #4

Dear Dad, Four years ago I saw you close your eyes for the final time; mine still move, wide and … More

anniversary, death, family, grief, loss, love, miss you, poem, poetry

My Feelings Are Fighting Amongst Themselves Again

The fucked-up family of feelings that reside inside me are fighting amongst themselves again / squabbling siblings trying to out-shout … More

anger, BPD, depression, emotions, eupd, family, fear, feelings, free writing, mental health, mental illness, metaphor, panic, poem, poetry, rage, suicide, writing

Dear K

In response to https://kaitmauro.com/dearbrittney/2019/12/13/letter-no-4 Dear K An ocean apart and I can feel your pain as if it were my … More

advice, books, correspondence, depression, diary, family, grief, Letters, life, love, memory, poetry, suicide, writing

Birthday Letters

December: the month of birthday letters: letters that, this year, I cannot write. Now You Are 9. Now You Are … More

birthdays, death, depression, diary, family, fear, grief, journal, Letters, love, notebook, words, writing

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