Tag Archives: narcissism
Cutting the ties that bind
Adventure Girl learns the hard way that some things never change ‘I didn’t break contact because of the way he treated my mother in the divorce; I used the divorce as an opportunity to break contact. His behaviour at that … Continue reading
When the truth lies
Adventure Girl takes stock of a toxic truth ‘Just now I held up the fingers of my hand to you. You saw five fingers. Do you remember that?’ ‘Yes’ O’Brien held up the fingers of his left hand, with the thumb … Continue reading
Smoke and Mirrors
. . …he had the ability to hold up a mirror and somehow make you reflect him.
Nothing ventured, nothing gained
A lesson in reconciliation with Adventure Girl ‘You look so old.’ I’d just stepped into the restaurant. It took me a moment to recognise him. I was expecting someone tall, bearded and grey: the father I had last seen almost … Continue reading
the night she took a slice off the moon
It was dark, but not dark enough. Amber backlit suburban rooftops. She wanted to be hidden, invisible, to not exist. But she did. She wanted to know who he was, wondered where he was now. She didn’t know him at … Continue reading
Adventure Girl
Christine Priestly
Mad Julie
Rhonda Perky
Roberta Bust
Tiger Tale
Reflection in search of an Echo
‘Adore me!’ she cries, again and again, ‘for without your eyes to see me, I might disappear.’