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Days Unravel Slowly
Image Credit: Pexels- Jess Loiterton Days unravel slowly, as a June haze to wildflower warmth. Her flip-flops clog abandoned to stories written in the sand, her summer house hanging on by splinters by the outstretched bog. First touched by summer’s heat. Then, the ebb and flow of the waves hugged at her bare feet. It…
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A Note For My Granny
Image Credit: Pexels- MART PRODUCTION Today I sent a short note to heaven, To my grandma beyond those skies. I told her how I miss her nighttime stories, And those wrinkles around her eyes. First, I tried looking on the porch, To see if she still sat in her chair. But I thought I again…
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The Sound Of Sunshine
Image Credit: Unsplash- Lucas Andrade Isla and her best friend Marina were driving to their favorite beach, Dolphin Cove, to spend the first week of their summer vacation. As Isla and Marina approached Dolphin Cove, Isla turned on “The Sound of Sunshine” by Michael Franti & Spearhead—a song that had become one of their favorite…
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Barbie & Us
Image Source: Pinterest When Barbie came out in 2023, we all had incredibly high expectations. And why wouldn’t we, with the marketing campaigns, the premieres, the outfits, the movie stills, the songs, the catchiest one-liners, and with an Oscar-nominated cast? We all knew Barbie was going to be a ‘coming-of-age, profound, feminist film’ like all…
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A Crying Shame
Image Credit: Unsplash- Kelly Sikkema Nancy and Peter’s lives were forever changed when their parents succumbed to a fatal car accident, leaving them orphaned and alone. Forced to fend for themselves from a young age, they had to hustle to survive. Their lives became a daily struggle, with Peter turning to gangsterism, theft, and mugging,…
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The Accidental Hearthrob Part 4
Image Credit: Pexels- Asad Photo Maldives I placed my phone in my back pocket, now burning with Mike’s phone number, and returned to the ladies still clamoring over the list of assigned bedding arrangements. I didn’t have to look at the piece of paper to know who my bunkmates were going to be. Rosanne shouted…
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Where Do I Go
Image Credit: Unsplash- Tim Winkler Where do I go, When my time finishes here? Do I return to the dust, Or does my sojourn continue, as I walk in tears? Where do I go, When I heave my last breath? Does everything end here, Or will I find life on another side on this earth?…
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Younger Me
Image Credit: Pexels- Emma Bauso A few days ago, I watched my oldest child walk across the stage and graduate from high school. I remember bringing him home from the hospital, swaddled in blue and full of newness. And now, just like that, I have an adult son preparing to step into his next chapter—college.…
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Beyond The Memories
Image Credit: Unsplash- Prokhor Minin In plain sight, you hid A smile crept like dark clouds, Like the stars you glittered Like the wind, you were majestic But now I’m trying to move past this I still hold you dear, but I need to move I’m stuck between worlds Worlds I know not of. Through…
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Farewell, Richelieu
Image Credit: Pexels- cottonbro studio Before you go, Richelieu, Take a part of me with you. So I will be there by your side, In all that you will do. Before you go, Richelieu, my friend, Let me hug you for one last time, For I want your scent to remind me, Whenever I’m reciting…
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A World Of Endless Enchantment
Image Credit: Pinterest- Lean Timpug Maddie has loved writing since she was a little girl, and once she got older, she decided to become a children’s book author. She loved writing fairy tales, mainly about princesses, princes, knights, dragons, unicorns, fairies, and mermaids. But this time, she was writing her first novel about a girl…
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What Happened To Romantasy?
Image Credit: Unsplash- Mike Jumapao If you’ve recently stepped foot into a bookstore or are tangentially connected to the online book world, there’s no way you’ve escaped the popular term that’s splashed across signboards and mentioned in every Bookstagram caption. ROMANTASY. You’ve likely accepted it at face value – a subgenre promising to be a…
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