“The Ocean at the End of the Bridge” Fiction. Based on a True Childhood.
The night will spread Like a curtain To reveal her, the ghost Of an eleven...
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“Mourning” Fiction. Based on a True Invocation.
||anxiety, Artist-Inspired Journal Entries, attachment, Che-Inspired, criticism, denial, dependency, despair, doubt, fear, isolation, judgement, mental health, pain, sadness, self-pity, worry
In the quiet mornings, we shared cigarettes and body warmth. Under the vibrant golden moon,...
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“April 25” Fiction. Based on a True Almost Milestone
Writing helped me connect with others. I wrote for them: my niece, my classmates, younger...
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“Joy Harjo” Fiction. Based on a True Meeting with a Poet.
||anger, Artist-Inspired Journal Entries, control, dependency, dishonesty, doubt, fear, judgement, mental health, other, pain, resentment, sadness
But it’s not a house anymore, it’s where she keeps Her hoard of secrets like...
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“The Map to Nowhere” Fiction. Based on a True Map to Living.
||anxiety, apathy, despair, fear, judgement, Kandee-Inspired, mental health, pain, resentment, the past
A love for words That have taught me Of the smallest things Like the way...
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“Loss on the Windowsill” Fiction. Based on a True Windowsill of Mine.
We cannot be comforted by the second best toy or even the promise of a...
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” Halfway Homeless.” Fiction. Based on a True Nearly Homeless Experience.
||abandonment, attachment, control, dependency, doubt, Gabe Cordell-Inspired, mental health, pain, running away, self-pity
On Monday, the authorities condemned your house. They said to you that the owner/contractor whom...
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“A Home of Flesh and Bone” Fiction. Based on a True Hospitalization.
||addiction, anxiety, attachment, control, dependency, despair, fear, insanity, Jelveh-Inspired, loneliness, mental health, pain, perfection, self-loathing, the past
Destroying my body resulted in insanity and the demise of the one thing that would...
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“Taking Flight” Fiction. Based on a True Epiphany
I’m sick of crying and feeling like I’m denying the potential that exists inside of...
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“Ears” Fiction. Based on a True Story of Loss.
I would have told her that her ears were beautiful and not something to hide....
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