Monthly Archives: January 2018

Guest author: Natalie Ducey – Transendence

Today, I’d love to share a  poem from The Heart’s Lullaby collection, Transcendence. The Heart’s Lullaby was published in July, 2017. It’s my second poetry collection. I discovered my passion for digital art and painting in the past year and love … Continue reading

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#writephoto — The Clearing – Fandango

Frank pushed his grocery cart, the one he had appropriated from the Safeway a few months back, through the park. The cart, loaded with a sleeping bag, a tarp, some warm clothing, a few rolls of toilet paper, and some … Continue reading

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Is there a point to all this? (4) – Jeff Grant

Reblogged from Besonian:  “Ah, make the most of what we yet may spend, Before we too into the Dust descend. Dust unto Dust and under Dust to lie, sans Wine, sans Song, sans Singer – and sans End!” Is there … Continue reading

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#WritePhoto – Woodland – Ritu

I thought I’d continue the adventures of Barbie and Ken. “Fancy meeting you here.” Ken stopped in his tracks. He knew that voice, and it wasn’t from one of the Scottish locals he’d met since getting here. There was a … Continue reading

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Just desserts…

“No…! Really? That’s terrible…” It may well have been, but I doubt the subject of their gossip would have appreciated the evident relish with which the two women were discussing her misfortunes. I wasn’t eavesdropping, the strident voices were inescapable … Continue reading

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Amnesia – Stuart France

* A nameless shadow flits across the face of Science. The Theory of Evolution has not been proven. The ‘missing links’ for each species have not come forth from the fossil record. The constituent parts of our DNA have proven … Continue reading

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Wraiths #midnighthaiku

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Woodland – Bobby Fairfield #writephoto

Lupinus stopped and raised his right arm. He glanced to right and left  sniffing the warming morning air. There was nothing to see on both sides but a mass of dense forest. “I smell woodsmoke,” he explained, “but it may be … Continue reading

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Woodland – Hayley R. Hardman#writephoto

I watched the rain and the sun through the oak tree’s branches and leaves. There was going to be a rainbow somewhere but I didn’t care to look for it. Wiping the tears from my face, I wonder how this … Continue reading

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Guest author: Deborah Jay – #Writers, be true to yourself

Rather a grand headline, I know, but you’ll understand where I’m coming from as you read further. Amongst other things, I am a writer. Those ‘other things’ include caring for an elderly parent (two, until recently), and running a full-time … Continue reading

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