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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

Ivy

I bought 10ft of artificial ivy once off t’internet / for pennies part of the Poison Ivy costume I was … More

advice, death, family, funeral, grief, illness, loss, memory, poetry, wisdom

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

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

Blind by HLR – for my Dad on Father’s Day

I wanted to share this poem about my Dad, for my Dad, today on Father’s Day. This poem is particularly … More

death, family, Father's Day, grief, love, memory, poem, poetry

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

Mundane Things That Immediately Make Me Think of a Specific Dead Person

washing my hair over the edge of the bath / orange squash and/or lemonade / unscrewing, emptying, refilling a hot … More

daily life, death, existence, family, friends, grief, list, listicle, loss, memory, poem, poetry, 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

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