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Wounds

My wounds never heal. When you stay, the blood trickles down my forehead. When you go it pours down like November rains.. But when it stops my teeth scream, and...

LONELINESS

I’m naked and unafraid, old friend; unmoved in the face of your savagery. Hold me. I cling to you like a distraught child, while the bruises spread on my skin. ...

I'm sorry I never call, dad

It’s that pretend strength that cuts me every time. I think it wouldn’t be so hard if you cried. I would, too, and we’d sob together for a while, then hung up. ...

Buried

There’s never any hope for the buried.. so you know you have to dig. But with every passing day the hole grows, and where the fuck is your shovel? No no, you ha...

Happily ever after [Extract]

She smiled. Although it wasn't quite her smile, but a shadow of a former emotion. The feeling wasn't there anymore, only the pain of the emptiness in its place....

Majority Influence and Social Change

Majority influence plays a vital role in maintaining social order. The fact that we biologically love to be like the rest of the world and tend to keep away fro...

'Stuck' - Part 1

I wake up. Molly is singing our favorite lullaby next to my ear, her voice low and brittle. '..Now the darkness gathers, start begin to peep, Birds and beasts a...

#Fearless parenting - Why do children misbehave?

A lot of parents live with the misconception that children want to be 'naughty', and we are responsible to 'discipline' them. The truth is, children are keen to...

#Fearless Parenting - Temper tantrums - Distress or Manipulation?

Temper tantrums are scary, both for the child and the parent. They usually happen because the brain isn't developed enough to deal with powerful emotions any ot...

To my husband..

I wrote this for my husband a little while ago. I read it again last night after an argument, to reminder myself that we can survive anything. We're going throu...

#Fearless Parenting - Connection before Discipline

Most parents are scared that without discipline, their kids will become 'spoiled brats'. If we don't discipline them, how will they learn? The truth is, childre...

#Fearless Parenting!

My son Vinny and I are out and about pretty much all day. Whether it's toddler groups, soft plays or the park, we see lots of other kids with their parents. Eve...

Winner of the 'Finish the Story' Challenge

Thank you all who got involved with this challenge, by taking part or voting for your favorites. I have chosen the winner: source 'Sleeping with a stranger' by ...

'When Flora left' [extract]

She looked out the window and the rain seemed heavier than ever before. 'It's just London', she though, and shut the curtains. She lit a cigarette and sat in he...

When he met Flora [extract]

There was something dark behind that smile, he could tell. And yet all her other gestures looked so gentle, so fragile. She was a woman, but there was something...

'Finish the Story Challenge' - Help Choose the Winner

Hello Steemians!! Thank you so much to everyone who took part in this creative writing challenge. As promised, the entry with the most upvotes has received a 5 ...

"HOT" POST HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE @STEEMITBLOGGERS

"HOT" POST HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE @STEEMITBLOGGERS -------------------------------- Dry Flowers | My Travel to the Nature @milaoz >Today I want to show you the dri...

You only have this moment..

Life is never fair. And there's no karma, no paying for your sins, and no rewards.. The things we tell ourselves to get through the toughest days are various, b...

Mother

Oh! If she could have it all again she could work harder, she could sleep less, or listen more; But how? for she offerred her whole being and was not enough.. O...

Finish the Story Challenge!

In case any of you are struggling with writer's block, here's a little writing challenge to get your creative juices flowing. The challenge: Continue this story...