Creative writing

Award-winning writer Marissa Lingen has lived with vertigo for more than two decades. For The Vertigo Project, she has produced a portfolio of prose and poetry that engages with, and responds to her experiences of balance problems.

We hope these pieces will resonate with anyone who has an invested interest in vertigo.

Advice for Wormhole Travelers

Club Planet Vertigo

Greetings from Innerspace

The Nature of Nemesis

On the Way Down

Preparation

She Wavers But She Does Not Weaken

The Torn Map

If Marissa’s work has inspired you to engage with your vertigo through your writing, then here is a set of prompts to get you started on your journaling journey