Category: Tainted Currents

  • New High Score

    New High Score

    a raw, emotionally charged spoken word rap performed by Gramma B, co-written with ChatGPT, and brought to life with music from Jukebox. This piece exposes the emotional toll of carrying a relationship alone while clinging to hope. It’s not just a breakup anthem—it’s a declaration of survival. From retail exhaustion to unshared burdens, this poetic…

  • Crystal Ball Lies

    Crystal Ball Lies

    Marriage isn’t always “for better or worse”—sometimes it’s for courtrooms, campers, and crystal balls. This darkly humorous short story chronicles one woman’s twelve-year tour through ten “homes,” two DUIs, and one partner’s paranormal accusations. It’s a tale of survival, sarcasm, and finally saying: “I’m too old for this shit.” Buckle up.

  • The relapse

    The relapse

    Sometimes survival isn’t leaving—it’s staying when you’re unsure why, whispering truths before dawn, and imagining life beyond the wreckage. This piece is fiction, but not fully. It’s built from memory, pain, and the ache of almost leaving. I’ve known love twisted by addiction, apologies unspoken, and bruises beneath the skin. This isn’t revenge—it’s release, and…

  • Dear You,

    Dear You,

    This epistolary poem is for anyone blamed for shadows they didn’t cast, betrayals they didn’t commit, or wounds they tried to heal but were accused of causing. It’s not a cry for vindication, but a release of truth—a mirror turned toward a love distorted by fear and insecurity. These words aren’t revenge; they are reclamation,…

  • Your Fears Wore Lies and Called It a Crown

    Your Fears Wore Lies and Called It a Crown

    This villanelle was born from the ache of standing still while someone else’s storm bore my name. For years, I carried more than my own heart—I carried the weight of another’s fears, doubts, and projections. I wasn’t perfect, but I was present. I wasn’t the threat, yet I became the accused. These lines are my…