Stories Poems Essays

Inside Dementia

But, here and now, I remember everything! My life seems abstract and surreal, but I am seeing it and hearing your words.

His black dog led him to a noose at the end of a rope. I was fearful she was on a similar path.

In my mind I beg her silently, don’t ask him about memory loss. He remembers the words to the songs that make him happy.

The tubes going in your are toxic but trying to save your life. Such a high price to pay.

Begin to fixate on one question: what is the best method of attracting a mate? Try to do what the books say: love yourself.

There is no elixir of life—no poultice or potion—that can compare to the rejuvenation of your love.

The smoke doesn’t choke me anymore. I took the hell you made for me and made it home…

It likely served an important role in human evolution. And, there is evidence that certain animals may daydream.

Congratulations to the winners of the 2021 Dreamers Stories of Migration, Sense of Place and Home Contest. This contest honours the term “Dreamers”…