Sandy Gillman

Joined February 2025

113 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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The Stranger
“One more shot for the road?” yells Samantha over the heavy thrum of the nightclub music. She hands me a shot glass filled with clear liquid.
By Sandy Gillman3 months ago in Fiction
Isolation
All alone, a vast emptiness. No one left, just whispers in your mind.
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Poets
Hands in the Dirt
As another ring materialises on my trunk, a gentle reminder to be kind to myself helps me stay anchored. Life can be tough.
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Poets
Keep Walking
One thing my son says a lot when we’re out and about that drives me nuts is, “Keep walking.” As soon as I stop to look at anything, he instantly barks his orders to get me moving again.
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Humans
My Faithful Companion. Top Story - October 2025.
Settling here on a winter’s eve by the warmth of your embrace. Weariness from the endless day overcomes me, but your light provides me
By Sandy Gillman4 months ago in Poets
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 Gillman4 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 Gillman4 months ago in Poets
Something Lurks
A shadow descends. Loud shrieking fills the night sky. Something lurks out there.
By Sandy Gillman4 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 Gillman4 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 Gillman4 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

Sandy Gillman

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The Stranger

Isolation

Hands in the Dirt

Keep Walking

My Faithful Companion. Top Story - October 2025.

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

Achievements (5)