Melissa Ingoldsby

Joined February 2021

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Bio

I am a published author on Patheos,

I am Bexley by Resurgence Novels

The Half Paper Moon on Golden Storyline Books for Kindle.

My novella Carnivorous will be published by Eukalypto

& Atonement will be released this August by JMS Books

Stories (1092/0)

Teri
oh wait it’s you, the absolute stunner of my heart Leaping into the haphazard depths of my beating knocker with precision
By Melissa Ingoldsbya day ago in Poets
Screech
kiss the baby over and over, smells like fresh baked bread Trying to write a single sentence A letter, a sound like a dong from a large metal instrument
By Melissa Ingoldsby3 days ago in Poets
#sad dawn/sundown
My good friend Oneg and I collaborated to write this poem based on body dysphoria and the grief / anxiety that comes with it. Please check out their amazing writing and truly inspiring poetry today!
By Melissa Ingoldsby4 days ago in Poets
Holy mess
we planned to destroy ourselves before any destroyed each other I dipped in Holy water to keep the peace You stepped into the flames to keep me warm
By Melissa Ingoldsby7 days ago in Poets
Angel Anger
you hid under the veil of sacristy A false room of self-righteous prayer that cast out the small demons that fancied to destroy me piece by little piece
By Melissa Ingoldsby7 days ago in Poets
Top Story - May 2024
Tomato timeTop Story - May 2024
My girlfriend Nana went to the farmer’s market and bought some tomatoes. I lingered on the spot on the counter that had the last tomato after she had made us dinner the night before.
By Melissa Ingoldsby7 days ago in Fiction
an ode to seeing parts of galactic space when you shut your eyes too tightly
crazy eyes sink in Clouds of dust that create stars Crying all alone.
By Melissa Ingoldsby8 days ago in Poets
Dear raven
My eyes have so much weight after crying, my dear raven You can have them all You were once my biggest dream, of soft colors, cuddles and kisses
By Melissa Ingoldsby8 days ago in Poets
Space of light
how could you just leave like that? Why would you create the content for a new load of misery poetry? Is that interesting to you? Is that so sweet to see me in misery? Is it fun to have someone trust you and then you
By Melissa Ingoldsby9 days ago in Poets
Dust
in the deepest space that inhabits The deepest grief, loss, I have lost in the deepest part of Sheol I lost myself, it grudges me like an angry toad croaking into the stormy night
By Melissa Ingoldsby10 days ago in Poets
Love haiku 000
tender leaves on branch You're the sun drops in my tea Kiss me like spring rain
By Melissa Ingoldsby11 days ago in Poets
The wanting
I can't adjust my hearing. I love your harshness. Your brash, loud noise. I want it all inside of me. It feels that it was always a part of me, but just misplaced like an old sock missing from a pair, hiding in plain sight. My frantic, religious terror is yet still a trauma I have only healed from with, of course is ironic, your very harsh and persistent kiss.
By Melissa Ingoldsby12 days ago in Poets