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Chapter 12: We are here

Chapter 12: We are here

A Chapter by Helen


And so it was that Helen grew, with love and without love. And the harshness of her name, and the loneliness of her life were softened by the messages..
Chapter 13: Such is life

Chapter 13: Such is life

A Chapter by Helen


The next day Jim Dolan took his two daughters for a walk, far enough and long enough for his wife to leave.Helen couldn't remember if her father had s..
Chapter 14: Wayward child

Chapter 14: Wayward child

A Chapter by Helen


Her mother leaving had almost broken Helen, and she stayed alive mainly because she looked forward to her nightly encounters with the two small spirit..
Chapter 15: The end is nigh

Chapter 15: The end is nigh

A Chapter by Helen


The year was 1988, and few remembered Dark Lord Pompadour, but his hold on the land was still strong. Most people still believed in his legacy, in the..
Chapter 16: A new life

Chapter 16: A new life

A Chapter by Helen


Helen entered the room where the meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous was being held. She knew she needed help, but had it really come to this? Someone han..
Chapter 17: A time of growth

Chapter 17: A time of growth

A Chapter by Helen


And so it was that Helen and Michael were together at the end of the dark days, and they had their own share of soul sickness to overcome. But it was ..
Chapter 18: The truth revealed

Chapter 18: The truth revealed

A Chapter by Helen


Helen stared at the leather pouch that was hanging from the branches of the tree in her garden. It was tiny, but perfectly and skilfully stitched and ..
Chapter 19: Dane Hills

Chapter 19: Dane Hills

A Chapter by Helen


And so it was that the fifty two year old woman found herself at Dane Hills as if it were the most natural thing in the world to be there, seeking the..
Bottom Rim

Bottom Rim

A Poem by David Plantinga


another poem in ballad stanza
The bottle

The bottle

A Poem by Flutterby89


My fathers struggle
Hidden In Plain Sight

Hidden In Plain Sight

A Story by Blank_canvas


a girl who thinks she lost her family finds she had a better one all along. a story about how family isn't always defined by the blood in your veins
Alt-country

Alt-country

A Book by Writer


alt-country novel
Justin

Justin

A Poem by geminate


"Justin. What felt like seconds now feels like yearsA few months and days together, now you're with me for eternityYour image ingrained in every fibe..
Bambi's Legacy No. 1

Bambi's Legacy No. 1

A Poem by geminate


There is a place in time your eyes twinkled just for mineThere was a heartbeat within me and the pitter patter of those before her in our midstEvery n..
How I meet you

How I meet you

A Poem by snail


A synopsis of dissociation and the disarray of developing mechanisms to cope with physical contact.