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Continue reading →: Order!
The town had always run on a strange kind of order, where nothing happened when it was supposed to. Every morning, the sun rose a little too late, and the clocks ticked just slightly out of sync, as if time itself were hesitating. Mara was the only one who noticed,…
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Continue reading →: A constellation of stars
A scatter of light stitched across the velvet dark, silent stories glow— ancient fires whispering names the night won’t forget. FOWC With Fandango — Constellation – Facts, Fictions & Fantasies
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Continue reading →: RDP Saturday: Eggs
Well, I found out yesterday that there is a shortage of eggs on the shelves in the supermarkets. About 2 weeks ago, when mom and my sister were doing the grocery shopping, there were no eggs to be had. Our government has said that in the coming weeks fuel and…
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Continue reading →: D is for darkness: A to Z blogging challenge
Darkness does not arrive all at once— it seeps. Through the thin seam beneath the door, through the quiet between heartbeats, through the space where a thought almost forms and doesn’t. It is not empty. It hums. A low, patient sound like something ancient breathing just beyond recognition. In darkness,…
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Continue reading →: Crimsons creative challenge #80
Water slips softly into the pool, Where stones lie still and leaves drift slow; A silver thread in shaded cool, Water slips softly into the pool. Each ripple hums a gentle rule, Of time that only streams can know— Water slips softly into the pool, Where stones lie still and…
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Continue reading →: C is for courage: A to Z blogging challenge
Welcome to my letter C post for the A to Z blogging challenge. This year for my A to Z posts, I am writing a poem a day on different topics. For my letter C post I have chosen to write on courage. Courage is not a trumpet blast not…
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Continue reading →: 3TC: Stamp, stomp, stump
Di is our host for 3TC thank you, Di! Our words today are: Stamp, stump, stomp Three Things Challenge #MM383 | pensitivity101 There once was a lad with a stamp, Who camped in a damp, mossy camp. He’d stomp through the bog, Startling frogs in the fog, Then nap like…
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Continue reading →: A hard day filled with grief
I still reach for the phone some days, As if your voice could cross the haze, Like time forgot to close that door— Like you’re still here, just gone before. Your chair sits quiet, still and bare, A ghost of you that lingers there, And every room I wander through…
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Continue reading →: Anxiety is not an enemy to defeat
Learning to live with anxiety is less about conquering it and more about understanding its language. For a long time, I believed anxiety was something to eliminate—a flaw, a weakness, something almost useless in the face of everyday life. I saw it as an obstacle that stood between me and…
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Continue reading →: D-verse MTB: Letter in a poem
Laura is our host for meeting the bar over at d-verse, and this week, we’re writing a letter in a poem. I’ve written a prose poem for this, and my letter is to my border collie Charlie. Charlie, You exist at the exact edge where thought becomes motion. Before I…
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Continue reading →: RDP Thursday: Duplicitous
Duplicitous winds whisper through the trees, Carrying secrets no soul should seize. A smile that glimmers, warm and bright, Yet hides the chill of shadowed night. With silver tongue and shifting face, You move through trust with careful grace. A mirror cracked but polished well, Reflecting truths you’ll never tell.…
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Continue reading →: Can you tell a story in?
Esther Chilton is our host for this story challenge! Can You Tell A Story In… – Esther Chilton Good afternoon, it’s story challenge time. Can you tell a story in 39 words using the following words in it somewhere: PEACOCK NEWSLETTER CYMBALS TOOTHPASTE 😊 Here goes! 😃 Every morning, a…
