Tag "Depression"

Our Stories 119 Comments

THE DARK CLOUD

It feels like I’m about to die, with a tight chest and an aching back. I struggle to turn my limp body to the side to catch my breath. I

Series (Non-Fiction) 67 Comments

SUITS AND TIES (Part 4)

The whole world goes on and on about love. Poets spend their lives writing about it. Everyone thinks it’s the most wonderful thing. But when you mention two guys in

Poetry 20 Comments

CHRISTMAS MORNING

Santa called to ask if I’m OK He said the winter love is spreading everywhere. I know your little sister was just brought to the hospital again. And your mum

Kito Stories 57 Comments

HIS COMING OUT STORY

Fear. The underlying theme of my coming out story is fear. Fear of being discovered. Fear of being rejected. Fear of being unloved. Fear of hurting the people I love.

James' Journal 18 Comments

JAMES’ JOURNAL (Entry 11)

August 9 I’m having a moment. One of those moments where I feel like I’m bursting with so much creativity and ideas, and I can pick up a pen to

Editor's Desk 15 Comments

AFTER THE LAW WAS PASSED. . .

I read about it on Linda Ikeji’s blog. I was at work that day and I spied something about it on my friend’s Blackberry pm, and I just knew the