From The Basement: Your Brainwashing Has Failed!

By on November 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
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Posted by Anonymous. Its 11:23 p.m. I’ve spent all day, and most of the evening preparing for my son’s birthday. You joined me at the store only because you seen I had done my hair. God forbid anyone hit on me, right? It’s been five years, and I hate you. I utterly detest you. In [...]

From The Basement: Disappearing

By on September 13, 2010 Leave a Comment
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Posted by Anonymous. Sometimes I feel like if I don’t write, my head will explode. I don’t even have any privacy for that anymore. He checks my phone, my internet history, everything is suspect the moment I want a little privacy. I don’t have a blog either. No place to put all the words in [...]

From The Basement: I Wish I Never Married You

By on August 3, 2010 Leave a Comment
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Posted by Anonymous. I’m tired.  I can’t fight this uphill battle another day.  I just don’t have the energy to bridge these gaps anymore. I feel sorry for your crappy upbringing and absentee parents. I know it’s hard to lateral your experience into a connected and loving family life, but people do it every day, [...]

From The Basement: First Love

By on July 28, 2010 Leave a Comment
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Posted by Anonymous. I tried to dial the number to the clinic, phone in my hand, frozen by the burden of choice. It’s for the best, my friend told me. We can’t do this, we’re not ready. This from the father, though my mind shied away from words like father and baby. Did I know [...]