MistakenMagic

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I have 164 stories published in 5 collections on the site.
My stories have been read 649479 times and 102 of my stories have been cherry picked.
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An Octopus Picks Litter at the End of the World

A serrated bottle cap. A triangle of green glass. These are unusual shells: strange, immortal tools that she collects during a morning’s foraging...
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The Obligatory Snow Poem

I have spent the afternoon in 1961, and out on the quad I think I witness Adolf Eichmann building a snowman.
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Ithaca

I sit in the trees that are made from amber glass, making notes, and think of another tree growing in Jerusalem for those who invented God.
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Games People Play

I'm looking down through the blue gloom to a heart-shaped sea anemone that blooms purple like a familiar bruise.

Notes on a Long-Haul Flight

Bucharest is a spider's web heavy with dew. It mirrors the sky; a black expanse littered with glass, the blight mark of a fallen chandelier. A cracked wind-shield.

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3 of my comments have received 3 Great Feedback votes

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This is full of such

Posted on Sat, 06 Feb 2010

This is full of such gorgeous imagery, Maddie - and it's very atmospheric. I love: 'blossom sketched against bark; fragmentary blooms suddenly full,' Magic xxxRead full comment

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'Reflections drawn from

Posted on Sat, 05 Jul 2008

'Reflections drawn from heart shaped mirrors' Such a poignant line! And I too love how the structure of the poem relates to the movement of a carousel.Read full comment

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This is such a beautiful

Posted on Wed, 25 Jun 2008

This is such a beautiful poem, the subtle rhyme scheme really adds to the rhythm of the poem - and the imagery is superlative!Read full comment

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