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Sweet flower
Sweet flower come wander byThis love has seeded quietlyYour bloom has caught my eyeand I am simply filled with glee Sweet flower please roam my wayI will whisper to you my new songYou are my every dayYou are my dusk and you are my dawn Sweet flower stroll on over hereMy love blooms for you…
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Flitty Fliers & Ground-Bound Things
If you read my last post, you saw that I wrote a short story where every line started with a different word. In direct contrast to that, here is a short story in which every line starts with the same word. … The season is summer. The weather is warm. The girl leaves her house,…
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The Story of Marigold & Basil
The prompt that served as parameters for this short story: Write a short story in which every sentence starts with a different word. The story must include a girl, a feather (could be more than one), and the word “sugar.” … Trillian’s Treasures, Trinkets, and Tchotchkes is by far the most well-stocked bits and baubles…
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This year has been.
This year marked the beginning of my 30th trip around the sun. If you’ve taken time to read my first post on here, you’re probably already familiar with the general tone of my life as of late. Sometimes it feels like life is just a whirlwind of healing and getting hurt and healing again. I…
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Stranger on the bus
This is a short story I wrote for my writing group. It’s based on the following prompt: I see him every day. He’s tall and broad-shouldered. He’s not lanky like some tall men. He’s filled out nicely, with a bit of a dad bod. He has copper hair and dark stubble on his chin every…
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A sonnet you won’t see
I can’t say it out loud, but I love youWill a poem you won’t see be enough?I’m writing to have some kind of breakthroughBecause I don’t think I have the right stuff How do I say all that’s blooming insidewhen I think that you won’t see it the same?How do I face you when I…
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Expand your imagination
For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of romance. Whether it was the sweet desire to weave my fingers together with someone else’s or the strange pull in my gut to grab that guy in math class and kiss him on the lips, I have wanted a man to love me for…
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How I lost 30 pounds in one hour
I promise you that that title isn’t just clickbait. I really did lose 30 pounds in one hour. Chances are, you can’t. And, honestly, I don’t recommend it. Buckle up because it’s story time and this is a long one. The year was 2019 It was 2019 and I was in the throes of heartbreak.…
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