Category: literary memoir

autoimmune disorder, chronic illness, hospital, literary memoir, Sjögren’s, swollen glands, unknown disorder

Fat Face.

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Here is an excerpt from my memoir:“What is that? What is wrong with you?” They all just stared. The first time it happened, we were at the lake and I remember lying on the sofa with my right cheek on the pillow. My whole family circled around me, all faces hovering above with eyes wide [...]

autoimmune disorder, chronic illness, darkness, literary memoir, Sjögren’s, unknown disorder

Nighttime.

by ashleyfenker2 Comments on Nighttime.

I’ve always been afraid of the dark. Still today, at the age of 21, I run up the stairs if I am the last one downstairs who has to turn out the lights. My heart races as I try to escape the darkness that always manages to follow me. What is it that scares me [...]