Oizys …

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“Roar ” by Oizys …

Submitted to Contest #235

For weeks, the tension had been mounting in the cramped little house. Money was tight and jobs were scarce, putting strain on Ronnette's parents' already fragile relationship.  Her father, once a loving man, had taken to drowning his failures in a bottle of whiskey night after night. And with each swig, the darkness inside him grew.  More and more, he'd come home spoiling for a fight. Any little thing could set him off - a burnt meal, the kids being too loud. And he always seemed to direct his rage at her mother first. This p...

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Hi I'm Oizys and I love writing Writing has alway an opening for me to explore my thoughts and emotions. When I sit down with pen and paper, my mind is free to wander into distant memories and recent experiences. It gives me a chance to process feelings I've kept buried, and make sense of moments that were confusing or difficult. There is something deeply therapeutic about putting these internal experiences into words on the page.