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Seasonal, Stories and Poems

Short Story – Holly, Out There

December 19, 2018January 23, 2019 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

(A re-imagining of Grimm's Rapunzel) It began with a peculiar blossom. The winter had been long and frigid and barren, but for a tiny blossoming plant outside her window.

Tagged Brothers Grimm, depression, empowerment, Fairytales, fantasy, feminism, fiction, gothic, Grimm Project, Magic, nostalgia, Rapeunzel, Re-imagining, Short Story, Storytelling, Winter4 Comments
Reviews and Essays

Book Review – Little Star (John Ajvide Lindqvist)

November 15, 2018November 26, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

This book left me in such a state that I may never listen to ABBA again.

Tagged ABBA, book reviews, books, depression, gore, horror, John Ajvide Lindqvist, mental illness, music, psychosis, supernatural, violence6 Comments
Stories and Poems

Poem – Forgotten

October 28, 2018October 31, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

Echoes of unspoken words Shadows of an unseen figure

Tagged depression, ghost, lonliness, poems, poetry2 Comments
Stories and Poems

Out of the Darkness

October 3, 2018October 6, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

The doctor’s soft voice tried to reach her, but she found it impossible to draw her attention completely away from the tree.

Tagged anxiety, comic books, depression, fiction, PTSD, Short Story, super hero, supernatural, superpowersLeave a comment
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