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High Enough

I am standing on the roof. I am smoking a cigarette. I should be at work but I am too … More

death, depression, dreams, grief, home, London, loss, memoir, mental illness, prose, real life, relationships, short prose, suicidal, suicide

& 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

Leia John reviews History of Present Complaint by HLR

I’m so pleased to have made an awesome new poet friend recently, Leia John of ‘Poems That Suck’ / @suckasspoetry … More

book review, mental health, mental illness, poems, poetry, poetry books, poetry community, prose, prosetry, review, reviews, writing, writing community

Things The Narrator Does in ‘History of Present Complaint’

– hits a policeman in the face – forgets what humans are – believes she’s a microwave meal – wins … More

book, books, CNF, debut, memoir, mental health, mental illness, narrator, new books, poetry, poets, prose, real life, UK debut, writing
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