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Tag: life

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

& party & bullshit

So we were at another house party and I was sitting in the kitchen sink drinking lukewarm Glen’s vodka out … More

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

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

‘AN INTERVIEW WITH POET SUPERSTAR HLR BY STEPHEN J. GOLDS’

https://punknoirmagazine.com/2021/07/24/an-interview-with-poet-superstar-hlr-by-stephen-j-golds-2/ This time last year, I was trying to talk the editor of an Indie Crime Press into letting me … More

blogging, books, indie authors, interview, life, music, poems, poetry, poets, reading, writers, writing, writing community

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

Definition

THE DEFINITION OF DRUNK IN LOVE: I know you remember my laughter as we drunkenly cartwheeled down the silent corridor … More

happiness, heartbreak, Hijacked Amygdala, life, love, memories, nostalgia, poem, poetry, relationships, writing

Tangerine

And watching these twisted tangerine sunrises means so much more to me when you’re not standing beside me with your … More

beauty, hate, Hijacked Amygdala, life, London, memories, prosetry, unrequited love, writing

240616

Mood: tired but wired Watching: Orange Is The New Black – season 4 Reading: The Vegetarian by Han Kang Listening: … More

alcohol, books, diary, family, food, journal, life, list, makeup, mood, music, personal
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