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What Are You Thinking? The Writer’s Mind.
A writer’s mind is a scary place, unless it’s put down on paper, nice and neat, telling a story. What can be expected from someone who conjures up, and toils over the right words to describe an emotion that is not reflective of their current true state of mind? Inside there has to be the…
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Daily Destination – A Poem
So it is, Is another day, Daily spent free, Freely to step, Stepping any way, Wayward on some, Sometimes path straight, Straightened by hope, Hopeless for today, Today is not life, Lifelong destiny, Destined for higher, Heights not seen, Seeing in now, Now clouds the view,Viewing with soul eyes,Eying beyond fills,Filled up with belief,Believing in…
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Normal Purple – Flashy Fiction
The last vestige of normal washed down the bathroom sink. Her hair was now purple, shocking purple to be exact. When it was all blow dried and the waves of purple were shining down her shoulders, Janey knew this was the day. The day everyone would see who she really was, not a quiet, impish…
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Writing Tips from the Funnies- Authenticity
It’s a hot debate in writer’s circles with the old adage ‘write what you know’ against ‘create your own world’. I personally think writing is one of the last frontiers for the mind, that and scientific research (ha ha). The subject, the setting, the fiction needs to have the freedom to expand to fill whatever…
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“What’s That Doing Here?” The art of description
It happens every, no I mean really, every year: Candy canes hanging around until at least Easter. Why? Because I have a hard time throwing away perfectly good candy. I have visions of peppermint bark in the middle of the summer or a sprinkle of crushed candy in my natural peppermint tea.I’ve tried buying less,…
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A Day for Cake
Maybe you have never heard of it, but today is International Women’s Day. I’m not sure what the protocol is for the day but I like to think it’s a day not for men to show appreciation for women (they do that every day, no?)…. but for women to nod at each other and say…
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Clare Graith 