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Picking at Poetry

Picking at poetry, like picking at scabs, rhyming couplets, anytime, I think they're just so fab. Tercets and trochees, they’re tempting, they're a...
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Sophrayni's Quiet Hunt Chapter 7.

Chapter 7. Into danger. The manor’s receiving room was dimly lit, its velvet curtains drawn tight against the afternoon sun. Wilgan stood near the...
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Amanderella and the Mystery of Wittering Crags. Chapter 8.

Chapter Eight. Tuffort Stones. Amanderella pulled on her coat and stepped outside. The clouds that had threatened rain were gone, leaving a bright...

Chapter 18 - Why?

Lumen’s scream took Aurora by surprise. Stunned, she looked at the body at her feet. It stopped moving. It was now screaming its pain. His eyes...
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Present, Fifteen (3)

The call came to Terry Ledwell at four minutes past ten, on the county road out past the Millers Creek turn, where he had been sitting with the...
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So Long, Farewell, Goodbye

Dear Eamon, I’ve been haunting the mailbox every day, waiting for the surprise you promised. Don’t get me wrong, I love your letters, but you’ve been...
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Fixated on Fiction

Fixated on fiction, my favoured writing choice, eclectically selecting when searching for my voice. Stealing ideas, phrases and expressions, Shifting...

Poet's Progress

Open Mic, The Chipped Teacup , back in Eighty-Five, Alcohol it inspired me , and my poetry came alive. I plagiarised lyrics from songwriters like Tom...
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On the Wrong Side

‘On the wrong side of the tracks ‘ was what came to his mind when Martin looked upwards at the huge granite building looming darkly. The melting snow...
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Renata ♥ Mark: chapters 3 and 4

Trophies My sister, Paige (she was pregnant by that point, though neither of us knew yet) had demanded to see photos of Mark soon after our first...

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