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Erica Sharlette
@reflectionsofes.bsky.social
Chronic illness sufferer + #FibroWarrior + The Face-Beating Writer

I love makeup & words on the page. Words in Reflex Press, Free Flash Fiction, FiveMinuteLit, Lesions, GutSlut Press, Storm Cellar, Creative Mind, London Writer's Salon Anthologies & more.
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Hi #BeautifulSouls,

Check out my #Substack post! I’m talking Ladies that Run My World and believe me, they are all QUEENS…

Much Love,
ES ;o)
bit.ly/RoESWW14 #IWD2025
#WritingWednesday: My Hero(ines)
Every good story has one.
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Hey #BeautifulSouls!

I'm celebrating the main man in my life, my Daddy on his bornday, with a couple of pieces I wrote in his honour, including my first go at a run-on sentence. How do you think I did?

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#TellEveryoneAboutYouTuesday : Gangsta Daddy
I am so Blessed to have him.
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December 9, 2025 at 9:35 PM
#DIVAAAAS!

The final #LifeIn3D #DisabledDivaDiaries of 2025 is up over at #ReflectionsOfEricaSharlette! It’s been a month of epic highs and lows.

Love and Live👩🏾‍🦼‍➡️💜🦋
ES😉😘

bit.ly/Li3D007
#LifeIn3D (Disabled Diva Diaries) : Swings and Roundabouts
When You're Up, You're Up, But...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:07 AM
#DIVAS!

Welcome to the latest #DisabledDivaDiaries Post Over at #ReflectionsOfEricaSharlette!

#CroydonUniversityHospital is nicknamed #MayDIE for a reason...

Keep Shining Divas!👩🏾‍🦼‍💜🦋
ES😉😘

bit.ly/Li3D006a
#LifeIn3D (Disabled Diva Diaries) : Shock Therapy - Part 2
Merry-go-rounds are supposed to be fun, aren't they? Not in MayDie Hospital,..
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November 12, 2025 at 1:45 PM
#DIVASAssemble!

Check out my new post!

Sparks sure flew, but not in the way you’d expect…And a particular encounter almost got the better of me - Read All About It!

Keep Shining Divas!👩🏾‍🦼‍➡️💜🦋
ES😉😘

bit.ly/Li3D006
#LifeIn3D (Disabled Diva Diaries) : Shock Therapy - Part 1
Life through my varifocals has been looking a little too sharp. Part 2 next week.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Hey #BeautifulSouls,

Did you miss me? I’m back in these Substack streets like I never left, with the exception of some pain and puncture holes…You know what to do - Read All About It!

Love and Live👩🏾‍🦼‍➡️💜🦋
ES😉😘

bit.ly/Li3D005
#Li3D: M.I.A / A.W.O.L / Missing Person Identified
I'm back from the ether and making a pit stop...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Hey #BeautifulSouls,

Check out my new post! It’s all about one of the two women who made me who I am, and how I can’t say the ‘G’ word to our love.

Love and Live👩🏾‍🦼‍➡️💜🦋
ES😉😘

bit.ly/RoESWW21
#WritingWednesday: Can't Say Goodbye to Love
When you love them enough some people should stay in your life forever.
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August 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Dear Diary,

Life has been lifing, things have decidedly gone left; let me tell you all about it…

#Health #Diabetes #SouthwestLondonInteratedCareBoard #SocialServices #Disability

bit.ly/LI3D004
#LifeIn3D: Cancel Culture
In this week's Disabled Diva Diaries, I catch you up on a pretty event-filled month, minus the glam and the ensembles...
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August 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Hey #BeautifulSouls!

I’m SUPER excited to bring you the 2nd in my #LifeIn3D series, under the #DisabledDivaDiaries heading.

Read my journey to the disability spectrum, and the only person with the power to take my pain away.

Love and Live👩🏾‍🦼💜🦋
ES😉😘

bit.ly/Li3D002
#LifeIn3D: Pride of Warriors
Disabled Diva Diaries returns with a war cry...
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July 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Hey #BeautifulSouls,

I’m off work at the moment, but wanted to make sure I got you all the link to this week’s #WritingWednesday so I could spread the word about #NationalPTSDAwarenessMonth.

Get to know me better through TWO pieces of flash this week!

Until the next…🤓✍🏾📖
ES😉😘

bit.ly/RoESWW20
#WritingWednesday: Tomorrow, Tomorrow, I Love Ya, Tomorrow…
Annie's not the only one who's not ok.
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June 18, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Hi hashtag#BeautifulSouls,

Guess what, I’ve got news! Then read on for my feature on childhood physical abuse and there’s another look back for me.

Have a read and let your girl know your thoughts. I’ll leave your timelines alone now!

Until the next…🤓✍🏾📖
ES😉😘

bit.ly/RoESWW19
#WritingWednesday: New World, Old Demons
Like an outfit, fresh makeup, or a new coat of paint, most of the time the external can be dressed up. But what about what lies beneath?
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June 8, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hey #BeautifulSouls,

Read my post supporting of #mentalhealthawarenessmonth.

Warning: Not for the faint of heart, I talk about child abuse and how those experiences shaped who me today.

Pls read and dropped a comment on the page!

Until the next…(which is than you think)✒️📖🤓
ES😉😘

bit.ly/RoESWW18
#WritingWednesday: Are We Ever Really ON Our Rockers?
Depression is a bitch I fight daily, and please believe we throw down.
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June 8, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Hey #BeautifulSouls!

For those interested, I just found my old #blog site, full of interviews, reviews, and homages to greatness in the #Music and #Fashion Industries:
ericasharlettespurview.blogspot.com

Not bad if I do say so myself! Hope you like it!

#Writer #WritingCave #espspotlight
EricaSharlette's Purview
A marketing and PR blog focusing on Beauty, Music, Fashion, Film, and all other aspects of the Entertainment Industry, from an Insider's PoV.
ericasharlettespurview.blogspot.com
May 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Hi #BeautifulSouls

It’s #MentalHealthAwareness Week and I talk about my struggles with #Depression, #FunctionalNeurologicalDisorder (aka #FND), #Anxiety and #PTSD, along with sharing some really personal experiences with my writing.

Can you relate? I want to hear from YOU🤓✍🏾📖

ES😉😘

bit.ly/RoESWW18
#WritingWednesday: Are We Ever Really ON Our Rockers?
Depression is a bitch I fight daily, and please believe we throw down.
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May 14, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Reposted by Erica Sharlette
Good Night World
April 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Hey #BeautifulSouls,

Check out yesterday's #WritingWednesday post - Transient Trips and Touchdowns!

Ever had someone in your life for a short time who made a lasting difference? Have a read and a gander of mine plus I ask YOU an important question...

Until the next…🤓✍🏾📖

ES😉😘

bit.ly/RoESWW17
#WritingWednesday: Transient Trips and Touchdowns
When a short-term connection touches down in your orbit and is a little more substantial than two fleeting ships in the night...
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May 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hello #BeautifulSouls,

It's that time again, I'm back with a new #WritingWednesday Substack post, where I'm accepting it's time to change a major part of my life. Find out more by clicking the link below.

Until the next...✍🏾📖🤓
ES😉

bit.ly/RoESWW16
#WritingWednesday: Cletus Clementine
A soft and squishy shell can still coat a ball of strength.
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April 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
For some reason I'm not allowed to create a new post, but check out my latest #Substack on some successive borndays that make you proud to be a woman! Don't worry fellas, you're welcome too!
#InternationalWomensMonth #InternationalWomensMonth2025 #IWM2025
#ReflectionsOfES
Hey #BeautifulSouls!

For some reason I can't create a new post BUT I’m celebrating some true baddies, the days they entered (and in some cases left) this world, and the effect each had on me from my childhood to today.

Until the next…✍🏾📖🤓

ES😉😘
bit.ly/RoESWW15

@MariahCarey

@ChakaKhan
#AriLennox
7 Immortal Female Icons and the Days Celebrating their Lives
The Definitions of 7 Bad Girls in Words and Song
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March 26, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Reposted by Erica Sharlette
March 22, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Reposted by Erica Sharlette
Hi #BeautifulSouls,

Check out my #Substack post! I’m talking Ladies that Run My World and believe me, they are all QUEENS…

Much Love,
ES ;o)
bit.ly/RoESWW14 #IWD2025
#WritingWednesday: My Hero(ines)
Every good story has one.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hi #BeautifulSouls,

Check out my #Substack post! I’m talking Ladies that Run My World and believe me, they are all QUEENS…

Much Love,
ES ;o)
bit.ly/RoESWW14 #IWD2025
#WritingWednesday: My Hero(ines)
Every good story has one.
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March 12, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Hi #beautifulsouls
What do you do when you discover a new talent you didn't know you had?
Read all about mine in my latest Substack post.
Until the next...
ES😉😘
✍🏾📖🤓
February 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Reposted by Erica Sharlette
5 ways to celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth (cause the fed govt doesn’t run your house)

1. Find out what Sojourner Truth REALLY said
2. Buy a Black horror, scifi or fantasy book
3. Listen to “Naima” by John Coltrane
4. Send the victims of the LA fires in Altadena a few coins
5. Get a library card
February 2, 2025 at 12:25 PM
I admit it... #BFFA
February 2, 2025 at 10:28 PM