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Stocktaking – Goodbye November

Hey love. So another month has come to the end, and here I am again to look back, evaluate and figure out what I need to do to move forward. I don’t know about you, but consistency is hard, especially when you tend to fall into the trap of analysis paralysis. The last time I was consciously able to sit down and write a stocktaking post was in May, and I have since dropped into a sort of…

The Locked Door, a Short Story

Denyeko froze where she stood watching the shadow move beyond the threshold. The locked door had hardly fazed her before now. Like the manor, Lord Lanka’s study stood resting in pious vintage glory at the end of the corridor; the forbidden room. In spite of her rank and title, Lady Lanka was the only one who cleaned and dusted the study. Since her new maid Denyeko’s arrival, the lord of the…

Coastal Mistress – Sudden Fiction

Word Count = 280 words Estimated Reading Time =  1 minute 24 seconds Category = Sudden Fiction The drapes fluttered open as the sunlight flooded her, his rays rippling and warmth kissing her fingertips, face, and lips. He took her, devoured her, and swallowed her whole. Brazen he was as he flowed over her, brushing through raven hair glistened with olive sheen and loose curls. His molten…

Through The Window – Sudden Fiction

Word Count = 500 words Estimated Reading Time = 2 minutes Inside were musty old rooms stripped of all but dusty old books, peeling paint, and treasures under stretching old iron roof sheets baking in the African sun. But it was home and it had been for ages. It kept me away from them, away from those that hung by the rafters, building their hollow nests to impregnate my kingdom with their…

Poem 015 – I am Home

I stand weightless at the edge of my pain, overcome, disdained, Close my eyes and I am falling, unable to catch myself, not stopping, (more…)

Poem 014 – Reveries

Come bright future, yes, come to me. Let me mount your winged reveries. Let me bask in happiness as you sing to me Of yesterdays, tomorrows and bright hopes to be. Then whisk me away in gutsy stoic arms And let us fly away to fulfill our dreams.

Poem 013 – Reverence

Bask while the sun is golden, tread dewy grass with bare feet. Take a walk and pause to feel each step, each lift, let the music move you to dance. (more…)

Stocktaking – Goodbye March

Word Count = 365 words Estimated Reading Time = 1 minute  42 seconds Genre = Editorial Hey Loves. Air hugs to all of y’all. It’s my birthday month darlings and I am exciteeeeeeed. It’s been full, it’s been good and I just wanted to dish out all the awesomeness with y’all lovelies as always. It’s great to have you around. Okay, let’s get to it. (more…)