I summon all my height - about five foot five - as I glare at Secundus. The little weasel has been braiding my cables again. It’ll take me hours to figure out whether they plug into my guitar or my laptop.

“Secundus.” I cross my arms over my chest, hoping I look authoritative and not like a bratty sixteen year old, because I am definitely one of those things. “I know you’ve come from the past an...

My brother did strange things with slugs. He'd spend hours and hours in the basement, oscillating between blasting Metallica and The Bee Gees, and then he'd emerge, a look of self-importance crowing his slanted grin.

"What did today's work bring, Noah?" I'd ask, on a now weekly basis.

Today, Noah responded with a wink and an outstretched hand. I leaned towards his wiggling fingers, an apprehen...

Ronnie pressed her back to the door, closing out the chaos that lay beyond, and slid to the bathroom floor. A fresh chorus of screaming wails erupted down the hall and Ronnie touched her head to her knees. It was Rick’s turn to handle... whatever it was that was going on out there. She just needed like one minute to herself.

What had they been thinking? They weren’t ready to be parents! Ronnie st...

A girl’s living with parents in an isolated island.she grew up in a luxurious as a high level living standards. Even she demanded something she finds it.

She had a beautiful childhood but when she grew up and felt in love with a guy her parents aren’t approved to let her marry or see her life

She finds out she is different treated than her friends. Her friends know that they have their own life...

Home was always so messy.

No matter how many times I tried to clean, the halls remained dumped with empty bottles and burn marks stained the sofa from cigarettes. Alcohol and smoke always muffling the air with a somewhat bearable stench.

Always messy. Always smelly.

Yet today, I couldn't hold back from holding my breath as I entered our squeaky door. I couldn't refrain my eyes from widening in ...

You never really know what life is going to throw your way. There are some things, that seemingly out of nowhere, pop up all of the sudden and change the world as you had known it before. When Elizabeth had started dating Ben, he had seemed sweet enough. He was a bit persistent, but having not really been used to how male attention worked, she thought that was how all men were. She found his hound...

I am both parents for my brother

At a young age we lost our mother

And our fathers death we both did suffer

So now I raise him, all we have is each other...

“If you insist of doing something stupid at least tell me where you’re going.” Jace was sat in the swivel chair. His legs were up and crossed. He spun it around to face the twins as he spoke.

Wren and Talon halted their progress to the front door. Talon turned and addressed their big brother with the same smug ‘innocence’ Jace saw in the mirror.

“We’re just popping to the corner shop for some ...

Breathe in...

Breathe out...

Breathe in...

Breathe out...

That’s it. Just like they taught you. Calm down, don’t take it out on her.

“I’m sorry sweetheart, you know I didn’t mean it.”

“I know Mum. It’s not your fault.”

“But it is. Mine and my stupid autism’s.”

I always feel awful when ever I get overwhelmed. I always get so stressed and I end up shouting at my daughter. It’s because I’m autist...

Sometimes when I stare into Anna’s eyes, I just wish.

Wish my parents actually cared about someone other than Toby.

I loved Toby once too-of course I did. He was my brother.

He was six when he died. I was nine. Anna was a newborn then.

Sometimes I can see my parents criticizing her. As if she’s supposed to replace Toby. Maybe because she’s a year older than Toby was when he died.

I can h...