Tag: loss

• The Broken Armchair

  “I’m going to sell it.” “There’s nothing wrong with it?” She let her gaze flicker over the chair in the corner, only for a moment, “I hate it.” She said. “Not comfy?” Her brother asked, completely oblivious to her discomfort. “It’s awful.” She said through a clenched jaw. He threw himself into the chair and…

  emmaswritingthings

  1st Sep 2022

  Short Story, Writing Prompts

  adult, anxiety, author, biography, blog, blogging, creative writing, death, depression, drama, dramatic, fresh start, horror, indie, inspiration, inspirational, intense, life, life writing, loss, mental health, new, new beginnings, non-fiction, parenting, prompt, PTSD, read, reading, self help, Short Story, story, survivor, trauma, writer, writing, writing prompt

• The Last Shift

  

  Today’s the day. I first entered employment at seventeen-years-old simply because my mother needed financial help. I continued to work hard at college and do well in my A-levels during the day, and then in the evenings and weekends I would go to work in a grocery store working on a checkout and bringing home…

  emmaswritingthings

  6th Jul 2022

  life writing, Uncategorized

  abuse, adult, author, biography, blog, blogging, book, brave, creative writing, domestic abuse, drama, dramatic, dreams, fresh start, happiness, healing, indie, inspiration, inspirational, intense, life, life writing, loss, love, mental health, new, new beginnings, non-fiction, Novel, read, reading, self help, Short Story, story, survivor, therapist, therapy, trauma, writer, writing

• Thinking About Nightmares

  

  Last night she was lost. We were by the coast, the air was stringy with salt and sand, and I was somehow hollow and overflowing both at once. Her father was there, in the dream. Her being lost was vaguely his fault, but he was trying to help I think, in his soul-sucking, selfish own…

  emmaswritingthings

  28th Jun 2022

  life writing, Poetry, Short Story, Uncategorized

  adult, anxiety, author, biography, birthday, blog, blogging, brave, creative writing, depression, drama, dramatic, dreams, fresh start, grief, happiness, healing, indie, inspiration, inspirational, intense, life, life writing, loss, mental health, new, new beginnings, nightmare, non-fiction, pain, psyche, PTSD, read, reading, self help, Short Story, story, subconscious, survivor, therapist, therapy, trauma, writer, writing