Time doesn’t heal all wounds; the ones you wrought have stayed open and continue to bleed intermittently whenever you lie, or play the victim in ill-fitting clothes…… Read more “Liar, liar – Kristiana Reed”
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#MeToo Writing Contest First Place: Kristiana Reed/Window and Walls
The rubble lies before her, prostrate and submissive, chalky remains of her defences, soft rock and twenty-year old bricks. This was her fortress, her safe place and…… Read more “#MeToo Writing Contest First Place: Kristiana Reed/Window and Walls”
#MeToo Writing Contest First Place: Kristiana Reed/To Blaze
These women didn’t rescue voices to watch you bow out of this life and the next, the weight of shame and scandal sinking you to their knees…… Read more “#MeToo Writing Contest First Place: Kristiana Reed/To Blaze”
#MeToo Writing Contest First Place: Kristiana Reed/Learning to Braid
Years of painstaking practice had taught her fingers to interweave three strands of hair, into one cohesive thread. Just like how she’d pencilled birthdays into her mind.…… Read more “#MeToo Writing Contest First Place: Kristiana Reed/Learning to Braid”
Blood Into Ink 