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First Cut: Interview with Steve Lambert

The ninth book in the First Cut Poetry series, The Shamble by Steve Lambert, was released one year ago. To … More

books, First Cut Poetry, interview, language, poetry, poetry books, poets, reading, the writing life, writers, writing

The F Word

“What are you afraid of?” she asks, pen poised over the page of her notebook that is otherwise blank apart … More

conversation, dialogue, fear, freedom, Freud, help, Hijacked Amygdala, language, life, mental illness, prose, psychoanalysis, suicide, therapy, writing

SCUM*

They are cooking a roast dinner. She is rifling through the drawers, searching for her favourite knife, and he is … More

dark, flash fiction, Hijacked Amygdala, language, life, love, mental illness, radical feminism, relationships, short prose, true crime, violence, writing

Literally

Dear Sir/Madam, It would appear that I have identified a problem with your mood tracking app. As you know (or … More

apps, depression, help, language, letter, life, mental health, mental illness, mood, self help, suicide prevention, technology, words

Enough

All I have: 1) myself, and 2) words. But what if I can’t find the words, if I run out … More

anxiety, depression, fear, grief, journal, language, memoir, notebook, poem, poetry, words, writing

wsowrodrsd

In response to today’s (final) prompt of NaPoWriMo 2019: to write a minimalist poem. I always try to cut out … More

anagram, crime, experimental, GloPoWriMo, knife crime, language, London, minimalism, NaPoWriMo, poem, poetry, power, words, writing

CVIII

Based on today’s NaPoWriMo prompt to “remix” a Shakespearean sonnet, this poem is inspired by sonnet 108, which you can … More

GloPoWriMo, language, love, NaPoWriMo, notebook, poem, poetry, prompt, shakespeare, sonnet, writing

Reason

Isn’t it strange that I am your voice of reason but not my own? And for good reason, too. Me … More

free verse, free writing, friendship, Hijacked Amygdala, language, life, poem, poetry, stream of consciousness, thoughts, words, writing

301218

​I disagree when you describe my associates as “unsavoury characters” because surely if something is un-savoury then it, by definition, … More

drunk, friends, friendship, journal, language, life, notebook, poem, poetry, pub life, words, writing, wronguns

Skyline

When I look out across the city, on these tipsy evenings where I am so filled with anger and tarnished … More

bipolar, blah, BPD, city, despair, existentialism, fuck this, heartbreak, language, LDN, London, mental health, miss you, pain, sexual health, suicide, tipsy, whhhyyyyyyy, words, writing, wtf

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