Sandy Gillman

Joined February 2025

108 stories

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I’m a mum to a toddler, just trying to get through the day. I like to write about the ups and downs of parenting. I’m not afraid to tell it like it is. I hope you’ll find something here to laugh, relate to, and maybe even learn from.

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Welcome Home. Content Warning.
Dear Newest Residents, Please consider this my warning to you. Most people don’t leave this house… alive. You will be driven into complete madness until you take your own life, or the life of someone else living with you.
By Sandy Gillman3 months ago in Fiction
Where's Jas?
Finally home after a morning outing, with a sigh, she rests her head against the steering wheel, allowing herself a minute for the overwhelming sadness to consume her.
By Sandy Gillman3 months ago in Poets
Something Lurks
A shadow descends. Loud shrieking fills the night sky. Something lurks out there.
By Sandy Gillman3 months ago in Poets
All He Could Give Me Was a Chill. Content Warning.
Although this story stands on its own, it’s also a companion to my earlier piece, All I Could Give Her Was a Chill. If you’d like to see his perspective, you can read it here.
By Sandy Gillman3 months ago in Fiction
A Mask Too Heavy
I’m so sorry that happened to you all those moons ago. *** I remember so vividly, us as children, playing in your room,
By Sandy Gillman3 months ago in Poets
Resting Place
As the leaves slow down, they float to their resting place for soft reflection.
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Poets
Winter’s Embrace
A crunch beneath my feet, leaves crackle with each step. I wrap my arms in my own embrace, trying to shelter from the chill.
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Poets
A Knock in the Night. Content Warning.
As I hear the soft click of our son's bedroom door closing, I breathe a sigh of relief and take in the silence of the house.
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Fiction
Before the Crunch
Resting in a warm, golden slumber. They linger to crunch underfoot.
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Poets
A Candlelight Offering to Mōna. Honorable Mention in Letters to the Moon Challenge.
Dearest Mōna, Penning this in my humble cottage by candlelight, I can’t help but wonder what has become of me. Upon pondering,
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Poets
Reflecting on the End of Our Journey. Top Story - September 2025.
A couple of weeks ago, I made the tough decision to stop breastfeeding. You can read about it here. Afterwards, I decided to keep a 14-day journal to track my moods, energy levels, food cravings and anything else I might notice.
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Families
Among the Rubble
A hot and heavy beginning, blinded by the flames. I didn’t feel the intense burn of our fiery passion. Torrid days flowed into
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Poets

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Welcome Home. Content Warning.

Where's Jas?

Something Lurks

All He Could Give Me Was a Chill. Content Warning.

A Mask Too Heavy

Resting Place

Winter’s Embrace

A Knock in the Night. Content Warning.

Before the Crunch

A Candlelight Offering to Mōna. Honorable Mention in Letters to the Moon Challenge.

Reflecting on the End of Our Journey. Top Story - September 2025.

Among the Rubble

Achievements (5)