Creative Writing

My Son was the Messiah – Chapter 4

By Jane Read A new chapter of this true account will be added every week. To access previous chapters, click on the Author Page. Chapter 4, it is midnight when Jane answers the... View

My Son was the Messiah – Chapter 3

By Jane Read This true story will be serialised weekly. To access previous chapters, visit Jane Read's author page. View

My Son was the Messiah – Chapter 2

By Jane Read This true story will be serialised weekly. To access previous chapters, visit my author page. View

Unicorns & Demons. Chapter 2: The Bank. St. John

By Jacqueline Townsend The second chapter of Unicorns & Demons. To read previous chapters, visit Jacqueline Townsend's author page. View

Coffee, No Sympathy

By Jenny Sanders This piece recounts an earlier point in my journey through the mental health system with my daughter. It was my first experience of a so-called carer support group. View

Filing Papers. Picking Apples

By Jenny Sanders In my writing, I am examining the gap between system promises and family reality, the hidden costs of prolonged crisis response on family wellbeing, and the overlooked trauma experienced by... View

Unicorns & Demons. Chapter One: The Bank

By Jacqueline Townsend When I received a distressed call from my son two days before he died, I was in denial. I thought that I could talk sense into him; I did not... View

Why me?

By Sarah Hampton A short passage to portray the bleakness of a son's depression following months of bipolar mania. Combined with the enduring love shown by a Mum at his side, despite everything.  View

My Son was the Messiah – Chapter 1

By Jane Read Our son was in his final year at drama school when we were plunged headlong into a protracted nightmare. He developed the unshakeable belief that he was God's Messiah, destined... View