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Tag: short story

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

One Time at Camden Lock

1 / I watch the man in the crumpled white shirt take a swig from his can of Stella and … More

alcohol, Camden Town, crime, life, London, love, memory, mental illness, murder, observation, poetry, prose, prosetry, relationships, short prose, short story

Red Flag

This flash story was originally published in C*nsorship Magazine, June 2021 Overnight, Cordelia built The Savoy out of silk. It … More

flash, flash fiction, prose, relationships, short story, writing

Strong Oak

CW: suicide, death, description of dead body I went past him on the bus. I could only see his feet, … More

alcohol, death, delusions, fiction, mental health, mental illness, Poland, prose, psychiatry, psychosis, short prose, short story, suicide, writing

Wednesday, Again

Less than three months into my indefinite stay, Hell froze over. It was a Wednesday afternoon. I remember this because … More

creative writing, dark, death, depression, life, macabre, notebook, prosetry, short prose, short story, writing

The Immaculate Depression

The girl often wondered where it had come from. Why was her life so much darker than yours? than his? … More

books, depression, family, grief, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, mental health, mental illness, notebook, pain, prosetry, short story, writing

Treacle Heart

Standing behind her, he unpinned her hair and swept it to one side, taking his time, kissing her shoulders while … More

dark, depression, fiction, life, love, madness, prose, prosetry, sadness, sex, short story, surrealism, writing

Feliz aniversário C.L ♡

Clarice Lispector would have celebrated her 95th birthday today. In honour of this glorious lady, I have spent the day indulging … More

authors, birthday, books, glamour, inspiration, inspirational, life, literature, love, PRH, prose, publishing, quotes, reading, short story, writer, writing

The Thing | A Short Story of Psychosis

When she was 15, something began living inside of her head. It inhabited her body, her soul, every inch of her … More

behaviour, bipolar, depression, health, mental health, mental illness, poetry, psychiatry, psychology, psychosis, psychotic, short story, writing
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