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High Enough

I am standing on the roof. I am smoking a cigarette. I should be at work but I am too … More

death, depression, dreams, grief, home, London, loss, memoir, mental illness, prose, real life, relationships, short prose, suicidal, suicide

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

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

The View From The Smoking Room

I can see through windows once obscured by the lime tree that now stands smaller, nude and the skeleton of … More

gardens, home, houses, imagery, life, London, nature, night, observation, poem, poetry, smoking, winter, writer, writing

The Dream House

I should’ve realised that we weren’t going to make it on that sunny June afternoon when we were wandering around … More

dreams, family, future, Hijacked Amygdala, home, life, love, madness, mental illness, motherhood, poetry, prosetry, reality, short prose, suicide, writing

Wonderful, Miserable

*door opens* “Hello, my lov—” “JESUS CHRIST! You scared the fucking life out of me! I didn’t hear you come … More

books, conversation, depression, dialogue, friendship, happiness, home, life, literature, love, misery, reading, relationships, writing

Choose Life

Choose life. Choose living below the poverty line straight from birth. Choose tolerating the parents who spawned you against your … More

#PigGate, addiction, alcohol, Broken Britain, death, drugs, family, food, friends, home, housing, life, London, philosophy, real life, truth, writing

LDN

Tonight, the skyline is dull. London’s landmarks have been devoured by fog. The famous financial district stands shaking, fearing the … More

anxiety, architecture, city, depression, family, fear, finance, grief, home, London, love, skyline, thinking
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