dementia
Merciful Rain
Merciful Rain written by: Phyllis Souza - Dementia is her name, and her mind feels foggy. She can't think clearly, trapped inside...
Taps on The Ceiling
Taps on The Ceiling written by: James Nelli - Tap, tap-tap. The tapping was gentle but persistent, a soft rhythm...
Daisy Chains
Daisy Chains written by: Jule Moser - She loathes this tablecloth. Its colors made her nauseous...
The Hardest Thing
The Hardest Thing written by: Steven Whitaker - The room stood dimly lit and quiet. Occasional sounds of conversation and soft electronic...
Sweet Elva Jean
Thief written by: Lisa Rivers Kiesling - The morning began like most others in the Kiesling home...
How Many?
How Many? written by: Bill Tope - I'm suddenly frightened, scared to death, actually. I feel a little dizzy and breathless...
The Past Can Make You The Loveliest Present
The Past Can Make You The Loveliest Present written by: Lola Ulani Giljon - It is 9 am on a grey November morning and the mother...
Just to Be Beside You (Is Enough)
Just to Be Beside You (is enough) written by: Kate Durrant - 'Does he know what day it is?’ they ask, head on one side...
Hold Tight
Hold Tight written by: Zsofia Kremer - On a dreary December day, Julie hopped into her car...
An Unexpected Gift
An Unexpected Gift written by: Elizabeth Bowden-David - My brother Stuart, who has been our mother’s caregiver for five years...
Pieces of Her
Pieces of Her written by: LT Parrish - Sixteen-year-old Jane shuffled down the hallway and peeked into the spare...
The White Garden
The White Garden written by: Nick Adigu Burke - From my armchair, by the window, I watched them enter...
The Onomatopoeia of a Life Eclipsed by Dementia
The Onomatopoeia of a Life Eclipsed by Dementia written by: Jane Bradshaw CRACK! Can you see it...
The Neverending Adventures of Eleanor Dobbins
The Neverending Adventures of Eleanor Dobbins
written by: Simon Nadel
- I’m in a bedroom. I probably should...
