Twelve Thirty One Twenty Twenty Five

This is a prompt I made last year towards the end of the year. As the end of the year approaches, many people write down a list of resolutions that they hope to keep during the following year. Instead of listing out all the things you want to accomplish, pretend it’s December 31st 2025. Write […]

Dear Johnnie

At the time of this writing, I was 98 days sober. The week prior my therapist encouraged me to write a goodbye letter to alcohol. I was encouraged to write like alcohol was a person. I ended up writing to Johnnie Walker, because red label was my drink of choice. It ended up coming out […]

I can close my eyes, it’s alright

I wrote this in a poetry club meeting, where the prompt included listening to You Can Close Your Eyes by James Taylor. I created this prompt: “For me, this song reminds me of someone who made me feel like no matter what happened, no matter what catastrophe, no matter what situation I was in, everything […]