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In Thanks For Every Tear
Yes, it’s an odd title for the final post of a horrific year. Yet, for me, it brings to mind what I’ll most remember about this year beyond the death and suffering. It’s what I’ll come away treasuring on the … Continue reading
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Each Night, Each Day
Each night, in the shadow of her dream state, she battled the past’s threat, it’s childhood terrors, where she waited for her bedroom door to open. Each day, in the clarity of determination, she rebuilt her life anew, shouting defiance … Continue reading
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Potentiality
See you, see in. Seeing yourself is where you begin. To discover, open your eyes, see strengths and weaknesses, possibilities, and lies. All of you is who you are, you’re potentiality. In your pursuit of self-honesty you’ll become what the … Continue reading
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A Different Kind of 10K Writing Challenge Gratitude
On December 21st I participated in the #10kWritingChallenge with four other writers and came away with a bit of a surprise that had nothing to do with numbers… First, though, the project. I’d already begun what I’d thought was novelette, … Continue reading
Enough Said
So sweet, so appealing, so right, so true, me being me, you being you, there’s nothing else we ought to be, nothing else we ought to do. The more we could say shouldn’t be said, not when there’s music and … Continue reading
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Diversity of Mind
Where does it come from? How can it be? Ideas for a better tomorrow never before seen. It’s the wonder and diversity of the human mind, existing on a spectrum as broad as humankind. Let’s embrace and nourish, celebrate who … Continue reading
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My Accidental Accomplishment
Okay, a little fun this week (and a look at what a healthy writing habit can do for you). It is the end of the year, after all. Too, after the year we’ve had I need a joyful glance back … Continue reading
Who Are You Now?
Who are you? they asked. I’m me, who I’ve always been. Always on the inside. Not always on the outside. At least, not until I cried. Who are you now? they asked. I’m me, the me inside set free. It … Continue reading
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Breathing Life
Branded with shame for living her truth. Scorned. Threatened. Driven to bleeding her life so as to remember she was alive. Was living breathing, or was living having a life worth breathing for? Better to run into the storm and … Continue reading
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Finding Hope in Despair While Waiting for Purpose
Hope and purpose. They’re the driving force behind my fantasy fiction, even if they aren’t explicitly stated. I already know how hope can endure despite the odds, and when it’s paired with purpose it becomes a force. Purpose can be … Continue reading
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