Category: 250 Words
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Sparks- 250 words
Pain drips a cross my clavicle, behind my left ankle, up and down my arms and the side of my belly when you make me laugh, calf muscles and thigh muscles, they wanna snap with the effort of standing and sitting, walking up or down the steps. I grabbed the side of the tub and… Read more
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Beautiful- 249 Words
More content, less detail. Get your commas in order: Add one here never use one there. The name should be meaningful, but not obvious. Add background story and character growth. What’s the point if there isn’t growth? Can’t a thing just be beautiful? Can’t I just be beautiful. Do you need me to tell you… Read more
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November
It’s hard to go into my dark days without you. You’ve been the focus of my grief for so long, I thought it was you but it’s always been me. I need these dark days to appreciate that Summer‘s gonna come again. The days will be long and glorious and with THAT dark comes their… Read more
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At the Very Least- 250 words
I burned my finger making dinner. I couldn’t be bothered with the mitts that cover and protect so completely. I grabbed a dish rag and pulled the piping tray of potatoes out of the oven, with nowhere for it to go. They were sticking to the foil and needed to be scraped free. I could only… Read more
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Va Va Vam-250 words
It’s the orange glow that lights me up the most. People talk about the passion that comes with red and sure it’s hot, but it’s dangerous too. It’s the place for crimes of passion and who needs that in their life. Orange is the place of connection. It’s dancing and high wires. It’s joy and… Read more
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Strand Together-250 words
The needle pulls thread through our finger tips tying us together across decades and oceans, wars and board games. It doesn’t matter that some fingers have had their tips cut off, been broken, and flattened. Palm to palm we are connected. The thread sews through flesh and bonds us equally through trauma, and blood lines… Read more
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Mermaid wishes- 250 words
The sign says don’t walk on the dunes. We climb over them. The sandy ocean paid as much notice to that sign as we do. The hurricane dared her to take back what was hers and she answered. She’s back home now. Her white caps sway to shore in a vicious dance. The full moon is… Read more