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Him and I : Mental Illness in Relationships
Him and I[1] People often think that being in love borderlines on having a mental illness. I don’t know if that is true, but I know what it is like to be half of a couple who both struggle with it every day. And thanks to the pandemic, I have had a lot of timeContinue reading “Him and I : Mental Illness in Relationships”
I am the one – poem by Gabriela Marie Milton / MasticadoresUSA update
Mariia aiiraM; Shutterstock I am the one [poem included in my poetry collection Passions: Love Poems and Other Writings] I am the voice of your past lovesresounding in your wildest fantasiesdressed in roses at the altar of your dreamsI am the one you’ve never hadmy soul flows from the tears of the Nilefrom the handsContinue reading “I am the one – poem by Gabriela Marie Milton / MasticadoresUSA update”
Poetry Shelf review: Ash Davida Jane’s How to Live with Mammals
How to Live with Mammals, Ash Davida Jane, Victoria University Press, 2021 Every poem in Ash Davida Jane’s new collection How to Live with Mammals is an explosion in the mouth; the intricacies and nuances last all day, and beyond. I keep saying to myself well this is my favourite, this is the one IContinue reading “Poetry Shelf review: Ash Davida Jane’s How to Live with Mammals”
Ode to Dylan Thomas
You did not go gentle through your life, knocked hard for flesh to let you enter, soul-shaken by your mother and your wife, thistledown-free and unafraid of winter. You, self-confessed gusty man and a half, languished in whisky and bitter-sweet ale, like the Dewi singing, ready with a laugh and a rhyme like a spoutingContinue reading “Ode to Dylan Thomas”
Him and I : Mental Illness in Relationships
People often think that being in love borderlines on being a mental illness. I don’t know if that is true, but I know what it is like to be half of a couple who both struggle with it every day. And thanks to the pandemic, I have had a lot of time to reflect on not only my mental disorders but also my husbands’.
A New Form of Book Piracy — Just Can’t Help Writing
A very interesting read. I am definitely going to keep an eye out for things like this with my future self publishing projects. Originally posted on chrismcmullen: Image licensed from Shutterstock. BEWARE OF BOOK PIRATES Earlier this year, after publishing a new book, I visited Amazon to check it out. When I finished inspecting theContinue reading “A New Form of Book Piracy — Just Can’t Help Writing”
#EnchantedNightSelectedTales by #MiklósBánffy — The Book Lover’s Boudoir
My interest is definitely peaked. I love when dark meets magical. It’s going on my list for sure! Transporting stories of intrigue, superstition and rivalry from a European master, in English for the first time. In this stark, haunting collection, Miklós Bánffy narrates with wry wisdom stories of cunning, betrayal and myth ranging from classicalContinue reading “#EnchantedNightSelectedTales by #MiklósBánffy — The Book Lover’s Boudoir”
Something to cling to… — Her Writing Haven
Check this poet out! She’s got talent!!!! Amid the chaosof our cluttered world,sometimes we have onlybut a past moment,something distinctly differentfrom all the other colorless days.And that one solitary moment,the one we treasurewith fondness and lovegives us something to cling towhen we can no longer seea single thread of light.Those rare moments existto reassure usContinue reading “Something to cling to… — Her Writing Haven”
Teaching With a Mental Illness
Before the Covid-19 pandemic, I had to face each day with the genuine possibility that my depression and anxiety would seep and creep out in front of my students in some form or fashion. I could always tell how bad it would be when I heard my alarm clock go off in the dismal hoursContinue reading “Teaching With a Mental Illness”
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