True to its title, this poem was inspired by a particularly horrible nightmare and the experience of coming back to consciousness from it. I wanted to capture the way nightmares can feel as though they are physically haunting your body, even after you’ve woken up to find none of it was real.
This poem explores the abstract and multifaceted feelings that accompany the discovery of self-identity and coming to terms with the many contradictions of the human experience.
A prose poem I wrote after a break-up and wanted to connect with my 'witchy’ side. It explores feelings of loneliness, spiraling madness and the negative side of being too independent.
This poem is about the haunting beauty behind the female humpback whale (also known as ‘Sweet Girl’) who met a tragic end. It was inspired by the photograph taken by Rachel Moore in 2024.
This poem charts a journey from surviving for a future self to living for the wounded teenager within. It challenges the myth of linear healing, arguing instead that recovery is a complicated, non-linear process of ‘tremors.’
This poem explores the importance of practising gratitude by reflecting on and appreciating the beauty we see all around us.
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I came up with the idea as I was falling asleep. The light of my phone screen was just dimming, and this striking image of a face being THERE right in front of my face wouldn’t leave my head. Unlike the narrator, I opened my eyes and typed the idea into my phone.
A historical fiction piece about a young woman balancing family duty, a new job, and the quiet spark of an unexpected connection. It’s a story of sacrifice, hope, and finding yourself when life pulls you in every direction.
This piece was inspired by three items I saw around my room: a necklace, a model typewriter, and a picture of a dollhouse from an album cover, which I then incorporated into a story.
A piece I wrote replicating the experience of sleep paralysis — where the fear has started to settle in.
In this flash fiction story, I incorporated magical realism with my love of winter as I wondered what it would be like to live inside a snow globe.
Initially written during a creative writing workshop, I considered the idea of being able to buy bottled-up emotions. However, as someone whose euphoria is often found in buying a new book, I wanted to explore how different people might experience the same emotion.
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