Tag Archives: Story

THE DEVIL CANNOT BUY YOUR SOUL

Posted on September 13, 2017 by elainedanforth

The devil cannot buy your soul. It’s only you can sell it. And if you do, don’t then dare lie– at least, don’t lie to you— your story’s writ it’s best you own it, don’t condone it– scrape any honor … Continue reading →

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REARRIVALS

Posted on April 13, 2017 by elainedanforth

Hands. . . hearts. . . story strands. . . sweetest trips to foreign lands, and even sweeter rearrivals, upon return to that home place that was my start. Clever tricks with rubber bands bare toes run through gritty sands, … Continue reading →

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CHANGE YOUR STORY

Posted on February 11, 2017 by elainedanforth

Provided you speak true when telling what you are or what you do, you might just want to think again on how you tell your story. So much depends upon the tale you pick to tell– a certain very well … Continue reading →

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TWO BOLD STROKES

Posted on August 1, 2016 by elainedanforth

Two bold strokes of an old quill pen, and on she signs, as she tosses the life that she learned by rote, to write a life that can let her smile again.

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THE PITIFUL HERO

Posted on May 29, 2016 by elainedanforth

The hero’s journey as a story, whether chilling-tense or simply silly, corny, only takes its listeners in its grip if the hero slips into at least one pit, and then musters up the courage, strength and know-how, to somehow find … Continue reading →

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GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

Posted on April 5, 2016 by elainedanforth

Your whole story you don’t need to tell– you are who you are, living under bright, warm shelter of your star– you know it well. . . It is not them you need to tell the story of your life. … Continue reading →

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TAKE ONE

Posted on August 22, 2015 by elainedanforth

I really, really hope you don’t, unknowing, kill yourself, because you let your life just wander the direction it is going, and never shed a little light on the glory of your simple story that all your days together make … Continue reading →

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