Trust is the betrayal of the mind
Love is a betrayal of the heart
Friendship is a #betrayal of the soul.

#darkprose #vss365
Going through old notebooks, I'm all good now. I learnt I didn't need butterfly wings to fly like the others.

A honeymoon farmhouse. A locked basement. A marriage built on secrets that scratch at the walls. "No Egress" is stunning, haunting prose you won't shake easily.

https://sanantonioreview.org/?p=14402

#LiteraryFiction #DarkProse #HauntedMarriage #SanAntonioReview

Anger is never about others.
It’s what happens when the reflection starts to speak first.

#literaryfiction #psychologicaldepth #symbolism #identity #selfawareness #gobbysadventure #darkprose

"it was going to be tight. tight, but doable. the aroma of almond oil was masked entirely by the distinct fresh citrus of pine forest in early days of summer and dark earthy notes of a shed in late stages of decomposition"

#StreamOfConsciousness #DarkProse #Masculinity #Shame

#darkprose #indiewriter #writersofbluesky
The sky in Dresden illuminates doll-like architecture, painting graphic black silhouettes. Fitting to cut them with scissors and transfer into a film. Poke a finger at a building—and it falls over like cardboard to the surprised gasp of the crowd...⤵️

DEMON PULPIT — Guillotine Gospel
by Shain Parwiz

A sermon for the ones who were loved until they needed love back.

Live Jan 5 · 6:30 AM EST / 6:30 PM SGT

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#DemonPulpit #GuillotineGospel #ShainParwizWrites #PoetryOfWitness #ResistanceWriting #DarkProse

The Fourth Wall — Guillotine Gospel
by Shain Parwiz

One. Two. Three. Four.

Live Dec 29 · 6:30 AM EST / 6:30 PM SGT

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#TheFourthWall #GuillotineGospel #ShainParwizWrites #PoetryOfWitness #ResistanceWriting #DarkProse

Complicit — Guillotine Gospel
by Shain Parwiz

When the strings are cut.

Live Dec 28 · 6:00 AM EST / 6:00 PM SGT

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#Complicit #GuillotineGospel #ShainParwizWrites #PoetryOfWitness #ResistanceWriting #DarkProse

Real — Guillotine Gospel
by Shain Parwiz

The shadows that stay when morning comes.

Dec 3rd · 12:30 AM EST / 12:30 PM SGT

Here's the link: open.substack.com/pub/shainpar...

#GuillotineGospel #Real #ShainParwizWrites #RawProse #PoetryOfWitness #ResistanceWriting #DarkProse

Magnetic Skin — Guillotine Gospel
by Shain Parwiz

They concoct PTSD. I document mine.

Live Nov 17 · 6:30 AM EST / 6:30 PM SGT

here's the link:
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#GuillotineGospel #MagneticSkin #ShainParwizWrites #DarkProse #ResistanceWriting #PoetryOfWitness #TruthTelling

Love — Guillotine Gospel
by Shain Parwiz

Some things need no dressing up.

Live Nov 14 · 6:30 AM EST / 6:30 PM SGT

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#GuillotineGospel #Love #ShainParwizWrites #DarkProse #ResistanceWriting #PoetryOfWitness #TruthTelling

I am not the mask.
I am not the voice.
I am the force behind both.

#psychologicalfiction #identity #innerstrength #symbolism #selfawareness #darkprose #gobbysadventure