Family
Notes from the Mind Palace.
Listen to Cheated Hearts. by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs. There is a specific, sickening frequency to being done dirty by someone you trusted. It isn’t just a simple disagreement; it is a profound violation that completely rewrites the reality of the space you inhabit.
By Syl De'Vil9 days ago in Confessions
Red Flag Rage
Red Flags lay over the front yard; not sure as to why. The air was still. It welcomed me in with a blank smile. I shrugged it off as I met my mother, who raised me from afar for the first time. She was WARM and BRIGHT. She welcomed me into her arms, just like a long-lost daughter. I had found where I was supposed to be, maybe finding myself for the first time in years. Someone who treated me like her own, though she'd never met me before. She always called me daughter regardless.
By Jessie Lynn Nelson10 days ago in Confessions
I've Been Secretly Paying My Brother's Rent For Two Years. He Thinks He Won A Housing Lottery.. AI-Generated.
AI disclosure: This story was written with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), an AI writing tool. My brother Theo called me two years ago to tell me the best news of his life. He'd been picked, he said, out of hundreds of applicants, for a subsidized apartment program — a "community housing initiative" that would cover most of his rent for as long as he stayed employed. He was crying a little. He said, "I think things are finally turning around."
By Seb Jaa18 days ago in Confessions
Pave Your Way Out
So previously I wrote about a time when I was fully dependent on my husband for my mental and emotional support. I hate to admit that I was mistaken in my belief that he was worthy of that trust. I now know how many ways a person can hurt or abuse their partner without ever being violent. He never hit me but he did own me like some ignorant slave. My mind, my body, my feelings, even my own money that I earned at my job were all under his control.
By Kaytlin Michelle19 days ago in Confessions
Recovery... isn't linear
This last week has been challenging for me and my family. Deadlines are coming up. Questions have been left unanswered. We are still transitioning from a recent change that put us back in survival mode, but we are on our way back to thriving mode.
By Adora Hooper22 days ago in Confessions
I Let Everyone Believe I Skipped Her Wedding Out of Spite. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
AI disclosure: This story was written with the assistance of Claude (Anthropic), an AI writing tool. For six years, my entire family has believed I missed my sister's wedding because I was jealous of her.
By Seb Jaa24 days ago in Confessions
The Mind of a Forgetful
We've all been there at some point in our lives: you walk into the kitchen to get something out of the refrigerator, open the door, and can't remember what you went looking for in the first place. Imagine things like this happening repeatedly on a daily basis. That is my forever problem, and for the life of me, I cannot get used to it.
By ChezaLunaabout a month ago in Confessions
