Tag: reflection

• EU-ROPE-ING while Black: one story

  

  They just watched us get darker and darker, welcoming in the deeper glow, disgusted. But what could they do?

  crushball

  August 8, 2021

  black, blackbritain, blackness, blacktravellers, creative non fiction, europe, god, lessons, London, mallorca, non-fiction, personalanechdote, Racism, reflection, travellingwhileblack, untoldstories

  black, blackbritain, blackness, blacktravellers, creativenonfiction, europe, god, lessons, London, mallorca, nonfiction, personalanechdote, Racism, reflection

• Black Tragedy: One Familiar Story of Blackness

  

  His story isn’t unique to him. The details may be, but the overall portrait of his circumstances lend themselves to the narratives of black people murdered by the streets all over.

  crushball

  July 10, 2021

  black, blackbritain, blackness, guncrime, institutionalracism, knifecrime, non-fiction, Racism, youth

  blackbritain, institutionalracism, knifecrime, nonfiction, Racism, reflection, youth

• Stories from the 22

  

  Reflections from aged 22 on the eve of 23.

  crushball

  May 29, 2021

  advice, black, creative non fiction, feelings, lessons, non-fiction, personalanechdote, refection, unfiltered, values

  advice, anechdote, black, Blackbrits, creativenonfiction, feelings, lessons, life, nonfiction, Personal, refection, reflection, stories, thoughts, unfiltered, values

• Ease

  

  A leaf out of my book and that of anyone who is tired

  crushball

  May 4, 2021

  creative non fiction, non-fiction, personalanechdote, tired, unfiltered, untoldstories

  creativenonfiction, earlymornings, nonfiction, Personal, reflection, stories, thoughts, tired, unfiltered

• This Is Fun

  

  This new fun has cast a dead white sky over my life. A personal essay type-thing (while I work on an actual story) on boring fun. Trigger warning: I use the word fun 27 times.

  crushball

  November 30, 2020

  creative non fiction, non-fiction, personalanechdote

  adolescence, anechdote, boredom, childhood, creativenonfiction, fun, nonfiction, Personal, personalessay, reflection

• Don’t Ask Me How She’s Doing: The Story of Grandma, Dementia and The House of Seven.

  

  Having Dementia in the house carries with it an onslaught of inside jokes.

  crushball

  November 6, 2020

  creative non fiction, non-fiction, personalanechdote

  Alzheimers, BAMEcarers, Carer, creativenonfiction, Dementia, Disease, family, Grandma, livingwithdementia, livingwithgrandparents, nonfiction, Personal, reflection