‘I’ve lost my mind.’ ‘Oh dear. Where’s it gone?’ ‘That’s just the problem – I don’t know. I can’t remember anything without it…’
Category: Creative Writing
Drip drop
Drip. ‘Akira, are you crying? I thought you had a good day?’ ‘It was great.’ ‘So they are tears of happiness then?’ Drip. ‘No, no, no. Sad,… Read more “Drip drop”
My medication is no longer keeping me stable – I feel like I’m spinning on a turntable.
People may pass, but the ground stays still.
The ground is quite safe.
Carving
I am carving out my own little niche in the world and it is really quite cosy. Sometimes I peer out, but usually I stay and sit… Read more “Carving”
Silence
it licks me and sticks to me until I just don’t wan na be
Out of The Woods
(This is my imaginative recasting of the character Badger from ‘The Wind in The Willows’, one of my favourite childhood books. I hope you enjoy.) Said Otter… Read more “Out of The Woods”
Sally Brampton
Lovely Sally Brampton walked into the sea – Now she’s lost to the waves but finally free. Sally, oh Sally, what a sad thing to do,… Read more “Sally Brampton”
Ghost
I’ve switched places with the ghost in my house, and I do the haunting while she goes out. My face is grey and my hands are cold,… Read more “Ghost”
Mind the Gaps 