There are occasions when you feel, alive. Moments when the simplest gestures remind you of hope, when bleeding knees yield answers, when the inner voices die down the same way you wish to. These moments are precious. Waking up doesn’t feel like a suicide mission, loving doesn’t feel like a failing attempt at getting...

I’ve got this teddy bear. It’s been in my room since we were 18. I bought it for you but you left town for first year before I could give it to you. So the bear just sat there. Waiting. I left home eventually too, leaving the bear alone in my room. Hundreds and...

I live in a big city. You know, the usual… Tall buildings, bad traffic And dark heavy smoke in the air. I like Saturdays because I get to read. It reminds me of the last days with mother As I watched her take her last breath And that final squeeze before she left me....

11 years old. I saw the red that painted my favourite pair of panties. The white one, with the pink polka dots. Stained. My eyes filled with fear. Mom’s eyes filled with joy. An anxious feeling flowed through my body. “Today, you are a woman.” She told me. I suddenly was not so scared...