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Excavation
I dig in the dark for you, go where you are. Why do you hide in the shadows, as if that is where you belong; where you are safe? Don’t believe the lies. The dark promises escape, Invisibility, Freedom to roam, No one cares, No one claims to care.It doesn’t hurt,When the darkness clouds the…
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Pecking Order
I am a charlatan, among charlatans, In a crowd of clowns, Dancing and smiling, Wearing faces that don’t belong to us, Waiting for our chance in the spotlight, Watching from the sidelines, Believing, knowing,When the next person drops the mike,One of us will pick it up.
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Connect the Dots – Editing Tip
First draft writing is a blast. For me, it’s usually full steam ahead, word count racking up, while I’m in a cloud of creative bliss. Except, for those moments when there’s a the screech of brakes and I’m staring at the screen pecking out a word here, a word there, back spacing more than entering.…
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Spend it Well
Suffering is the currency of life, Not wealth, Not good fortune, Not even love. Piles of money, Won’t stave off The task master of pain, Perfect plan, perfectly executed,Is like water through a sieve,Washed away,Unretained,Nothing.Love, yes love,The sweet communion,That gives us value,Binds us together,With cords of anguishThere is nothing,To make anything,Of purpose out of life,Except…
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Just For the Hack of It – Surviving Stuck Behind a Desk at Home
We used to play a game as kids called, “Mother May I?”. The game went like this. One kid (“mother”) would stand about fifteen or twenty feet (six meters or so) from a horizontal line of kids. Each kid in the line would have the opportunity to ask the head person if they could move…
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News Flash! Site Name Change
Hello faithful crowd of followers! Just a note to let you know I’ve updated the name of “Clare Graith” to “CG Express” as a refresher after 1 year on WordPress. Tell me what you think. No really, leave a comment would you? Clare Graith So, I didn’t mean ‘express’ in this way but…hey it got…
