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Daphelba
May 14, 2019
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Hard Candy
Hard Candy
Not as sweet as it appears to be…
Mary McGrath
Dec 7, 2021
The Meaning of Enough
The Meaning of Enough
And why understanding what that means to you is so important.
Emma Carlile
Feb 14, 2021
My Experience with Depression and Narcolepsy
My Experience with Depression and Narcolepsy
Ten years ago I never would have said I was grateful for Depression and Narcolepsy. I felt like they were ruining my life. I was the…
Kayla Dhankhar
Dec 18, 2020
My Mother is Dating Someone Younger Than Me
My Mother is Dating Someone Younger Than Me
I have no issues with age gaps. But I do have issues with her motivations for dating someone so young.
Laura Fox
Nov 26, 2020
The End
The End
“I see an end coming”.
Ramitha Ramesh
Nov 13, 2020
Faces of Grief
Faces of Grief
Sometimes my grief looks like this; with great sobbing gasps that rise and fall, silent tears then, screams of apology. “I’m sorry…
Laura Manipura
Sep 25, 2020
Skeleton Closet.
Skeleton Closet.
My closet is filled to the brim with skeletons.
Melody McCune
Sep 7, 2020
What Becoming A Mother Has Taught Me About My Parents
What Becoming A Mother Has Taught Me About My Parents
It is our responsibility to look after ourselves, not our children’s
Kat Morris
Aug 26, 2020
The Lecture
The Lecture
We’re bored with your rant…
Mary McGrath
Aug 5, 2020
The Mother of Empty Promises
The Mother of Empty Promises
A Confession of Depression
Marduk Knight
Aug 4, 2020
I’m Thinner. And I’m Not Happier.
I’m Thinner. And I’m Not Happier.
In fact, I’ve never been unhappier.
Laura Fox
Jul 30, 2020
Marvelous temptation, the trickery of out-numbered paradigms, the cost is of living…
Marvelous temptation, the trickery of out-numbered paradigms, the ...
In the space of equality, trimmed to perfection and the ideal constitution…
Anna Rozwadowska
Jul 29, 2020
I Was Hanging by a Thread, Then I Knitted a Sweater
I Was Hanging by a Thread, Then I Knitted a Sweater
The sweater may stretch, but it is whole.
Ashley Broadwater
Jul 29, 2020
In the Distance
In the Distance
A Poem
Marduk Knight
Jul 23, 2020
The Love Letter I Never Wanted to Send
The Love Letter I Never Wanted to Send
And the day my second marriage died
Marduk Knight
Jul 22, 2020
My Kids Still Dream of Festival Life
My Kids Still Dream of Festival Life
Has COVID changed their entire future?
Jessica Ball
Jul 16, 2020
Why I Distrust Parents of Estranged Children
Why I Distrust Parents of Estranged Children
Their stories are met with my scepticism rather than my sympathy.
Laura Fox
Jul 13, 2020
Trash to Treasure
Trash to Treasure
A Teen Mom’s true story of authentic self-rediscovery
Marduk Knight
Jul 12, 2020
Lessons from the Therapy Room
Lessons from the Therapy Room
I often find myself wishing for a world where answers for certain questions were readily available. Kindly let me share my vision of an…
Ramitha Ramesh
Jul 7, 2020
Slippers
Slippers
A Poem for Father’s Day
Lucy Morris
Jun 21, 2020
Words left unsaid.
Words left unsaid.
“What does love mean to you?”, he asked her as he took his earphones off.
Ramitha Ramesh
Jun 10, 2020
It’s never too late.
It’s never too late.
If you are or ever have been affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, please, hear my heart speaking to you.
Marduk Knight
May 31, 2020
This Extended Winter
This Extended Winter
A Writer’s Hibernation
Daphelba
May 31, 2020
I Cut My Hair After My Sexual Assault. It Was Cathartic.
I Cut My Hair After My Sexual Assault. It Was Cathartic.
June 14th, 2019. A day I’ll never forget as long as I roam this planet. This very date is etched into my brain and, no matter how hard I…
Melody McCune
May 26, 2020
Say My Name
Say My Name
Or it will be forgotten
Sally Gallagher
May 16, 2020
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