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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

On Re-Reading My Own Book

Yesterday, I re-read my debut poetry collection, History of Present Complaint, for the first time since its release in February … More

books, borderline personality disorder, BPD, CPTSD, diary, dissociation, grief, journal, memory, poems, poetry, PTSD, reading, suicide, therapy, trauma, writing

Heart(less)

I kept explaining my heart away. Too heavy to carry, too broken to mend, I dreamt that that mess of … More

body, love, memory, mental health, mental illness, poem, poetry, prosetry, relationships, trauma, writing

Sink

He says he never brings girls back to his place because he’s embarrassed about his flat. I tell him that … More

alcohol, childhood, death, fiction, friendship, grief, life, prose, short prose, short story, trauma, writing

Mercy

Standing on the cliff edge two steps away from certain death I hurled the contents of the velvet box into … More

heartbreak, magazine, memory, mercy, poem, poet, poetry, The Hungry Ghost Project, trauma, writing

Found in Phone Notes

09:23 The last time I met Emily Dickinson in my dreams we had coffee and ice cream, and I taught … More

depression, dreams, grief, mental illness, poems, poetry, prose poetry, trauma, writing

HLR interviewed by Amy-Jean Muller for Outcast Press

conversation, grief, interview, lit mag, loss, poems, poetry, poetry community, trauma, writing, writing community

Anatomy of a Disordered Personality: Bones

I’m delighted that poem #2 ‘Bones’ from my WIP (my second full-length prosetry collection Anatomy of a Disordered Personality) has … More

body, books, journal, lit mag, memoir, memory, new work, poem, poetry, prose, prose poem, prosetry, publishing, reading, trauma, writing

Reviews: History of Present Complaint by HLR

So my debut prosetry collection History of Present Complaint has been out in the world for 2 weeks now! The … More

author, blogging, book review, books, debut, hybrid, mental health, mental illness, new books, poems, poetry, prose, psychosis, readers, reviews, trauma, writing

History of Present Complaint by HLR: cover / blurbs / reviews / pre-order

My debut prosetry collection History of Complaint will be released in print and digital on Friday 26th February 2021 (just … More

blurb, books, BPD, chapbook, CNF, cover reveal, debut, memoir, mental health, mental illness, new books, NHS, poetry, prose, prose poetry, psychosis, PTSD, publishing, trauma

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