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Burnt Teaspoons

“Oi. What colour are my eyes?” Until that moment, I had deliberately avoided looking into his eyes. Eye contact is … More

alcohol, CNF, creative non fiction, depression, memoir, micro memoir, prose, relationships, sex, society, writing

Can’t/Won’t Write

Well he asked me what I was passionate about and I said writing, I’m a writer, and he asked me … More

drunk, prose poem, prose poetry, prosetry, secrets, sex, short story, strangers, writing

& party & bullshit

So we were at this house party and I was sitting in the kitchen sink drinking lukewarm vodka out of … More

alcohol, CNF, creative non fiction, drugs, life, memoir, party, prose, sex, short prose, student life, university, writing, youth

How Could You?

You used my own body against me. This flesh that is mine to weaponise. This house that is mine to … More

abuse, body, poem, poetry, sex, violence, writing

Review: First Cut #3 – Muller

Book: Baptism by FireAuthor: Amy-Jean MullerPublisher: Close To The Bone (Jan 2021)Book #3 in the First Cut series Buy here: … More

book review, books, chapbook, first cut, patriarchy, poems, poetry, poetry community, power, reading, religion, review, sex, violence, womanhood, writing

Life As We Know It (Now)

Fortnightly overdoses and falling asleep in the bath Ridiculous wine descriptions and tattooed knuckles Antiseptic and anticipation Disappearing acts and … More

alcohol, crazy, drugs, food, life, London, love, madness, memories, poetry, prosetry, sex, writing

J.H.C.

The guy standing next to me at the bar is wearing Joop! Jump. That smell always makes me think of … More

childhood, fear, fuck you, girl power, journal, memory, men, nostalgia, power, relationships, sex, writing, youth

Strange(r)

You’ll never be a stranger to me I know you too intimately And yet we sit         … More

experimental, form, FVR, heartbreak, life, love, lust, memory, nostalgia, poem, poetry, romance, sex, truth, writing

Moondance

Another spontaneous Saturday night, you and I, rock and roll and warm white wine. We share a moondance, barely clothed, … More

death, depression, grief, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, poetry, prosetry, relationships, sex, short prose, suffering, writing

Burnt Teaspoons

“Oi. What colour are my eyes?” Up until that moment, I had deliberately avoided looking into his eyes. Eye contact … More

addiction, alcohol, conversation, drugs, Hijacked Amygdala, relationships, sex, short prose, writing

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