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Truth. Meaningful, Affecting. Telling, Gripping, Entrancing. “The meaning of life,” it quietly tells you while looking deep into your heart: Story

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Hallucination

“Are you worried?” you say, “I’m all right” I smile But before my eyes you are dwindling juvenile And ready…

Disease, Elderly, Hallucination, Mental Health, Poem, Poetry, Sad Poem

Checking the Fairy Tree

I was nineteen when I wrote this story, and as a writer it is about my primal landscape. My primal…

Children's Story, Fairies, Fairy Story, Fantasy, Primal Landscape, Romantic Literature, Short Story

Seventeen

Trigger Warning: Mention of Suicide The sea in the air, your gaze blue as the sky’s An ocean about to…

Anorexia, Anorexia Recovery, Hope, Poetry, Recovery, Sad Poem, Suicidal Ideation

A New Blog Called ‘Warrior’

Hello! It’s been a while since I’ve posted. This winter break my therapist inspired me to create a new blog…

A Dream of Writing, Eating Disorder Recovery, Eating Disorder Recovery Support, Therapy, Warrior

Running with the Wolves: Part Three

The autumn evening before The Hunt Demelsa sat just outside of the den, gazing up at the moon. Her physical…

Fiction, Running with the Wolves, Wolves

Running with the Wolves: Part Two

In the late summer her mother walked up to her, licked her ear, and said, “You are stronger now and…

Fiction, Running with the Wolves, Wolves

Running with the Wolves: Part One

Walking with a dance in her steps imprinted in the snow behind her, she flowered into a bound and twirl.…

Fantasy, Fiction, Wolves

The Statue of Ice

In the past I would worry I was not the one you adore Now I’m frightened that I don’t love…

Anorexia Nervosa, art, Drawing, Mental Illness, Painting, Poem, Poetry, Romance, Sunrise, Sunset, The Statue of Ice, Winter

Passing Memory in the Night

Originally posted on A Dream of Writing:
Passing Memory in the Night   Wind fleeting rushes with the witch through night Faces pass…

Tesauro: Part Ten

Moonlight cast the sand in silver light. Whispering waves rushed up the shore and retreated, softly rustling away, leaving a…

Ending, Fantasy, Fiction, Sea Nymph, Tesauro

Tesauro: Part Nine

Erhart opened the door of his cottage and noticed that he had left the door unlocked. “Blow,” he muttered at…

Fantasy, Fiction, Mermaid, Publishing, Tesauro

Tesauro: Part Eight

He kicked the stand up and took off furiously pedalling forwards through the pouring rain. Cool drops fell against his…

Fantasy, Fiction, Nymph, Tesauro

Tesauro: Part Seven

And so, when the wind rose, chilling Erhart, he dragged his black boots heavily scratching across the pavement. He shivered…

Fantasy, Fiction, ghost, Tesauro

Tesauro: Part Six

Erhart gazed up at the red sky blazing above, slightly propped up against a log. He felt weak. All of…

Fantasy, Fiction, Intrusive Thoughts, Short Story, Siren, Suicidal Thoughts

Tesauro: Part Five

Her ocean-blue eyes flooded with tears. She tried to speak. As if she were choking, her hand clutched at her…

Fantasy, Fiction, Mermaid, Tesauro

Tesauro: Part Four

Erhart saw her oddly calm eyes staring back at him, and her face tilted to one side, just before she…

Fantasy, Fiction, Hallucination, Mystery, Tesauro

Tesauro: Part Three

I created the image of Tesauro with water-colour coloured-pencils. I hope that you enjoy it! Perhaps the delicately rising and…

Fantasy, Fiction, Mermaid, Nymph, Sprite, Tesauro

Tesauro: Part Two

            Erhart closed his eyes tightly, holding and bracing himself by repeating, “Unreal,”  against the echoing rush of memories. A…

Fantasy, Fiction, PTSD, Tesauro

Tesauro: Part One

There was a thoughtful hesitation. The pen jerked across the page and black lines curled to form the word ‘insanity.’…

Fantasy, Fiction, Mental Health, Tesauro

Algebra Story

I have despised mathematics for most of my life because it did not let me be creative, only involving cold…

Algebra, Autumn, Funny, Humour, Mathematics, Maths, Maths Story

George Orwell’s “Shooting an Elephant” and Vegetarianism

My vegetarian beliefs are connected with how I felt reading George Orwell’s piece. I wrote the essay when I was starting to…

Animal Rights, Anorexia Nervosa, Environmentally Friendly, Ethics, George Orwell, literature, Mental Illness, Shooting an Elephant, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vegetarianism

When her Sky has Lost its Blue

Describes an emotional response to pollution, global warming, and resource depletion through empathy for Greta Thunberg. To a pure and passionate soul; a kindred spirit…

Animal Lover, Anorexia Nervosa, Bully, CO2, Depression, Donald Trump, Endangered Species, Environmental Awareness, Global Warming, Greta Thunberg, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Pollution, Resource Depletion, Science Poetry

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