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It was a holiday weekend where I live, and each day was one of working hard outside in the sun. By the final evening of the weekend I was hot & tired, my energy was spent. A lot was accomplished over the weekend. The grass mowed, lawn trimmed, garden tilled. We moved a 20 foot garden shed from one end …
I am sitting outside on the steps in my backyard. It’s just dawn now. The sun’s rays are barely starting to touch the sky and change it’s colour. I’ve been outside for an hour. I came out as soon as my alarm went of this morning. Lately, I have found my way out here most mornings. I will start off …
Silent Song Strings run like parallel lines, their tones echo through the room. Words are sung, and words are spoken. I listen. I hear the squeak of the strings as fingers move across them. I hear the chime of the chords as they are being played, softly. They pull at me, as though it is me who is being tuned …
On a hook on the wall it hung. Small and unassuming, there was nothing which drew the eye to it. A plain clay cup. It was not beautiful, or very important. The cup knew this, and it hated it. From where it hung on the wall, directly above the stove, it had a bird’s eye view of the kitchen. It …
I am heavy. Weighted down in my soul. As though I am the corpse, not him. Wrapped in a blanket, thrown in salt water. Rocks tied to each corner, dragging me to the deep. It is not an ocean I drown in though, it is instead a sea of salty tears – of my own, and of others. “He’s gone.” …
When I was a child, I fell in love with words. Words and books and stories. I began reading at a very young age. My mom has her teaching degree and she started us young in learning, but it was my own internal passion is what drove me to read young. In grade one, my teacher was so amazed at …
‘Next time’ he said, as he walked out the door. She pushed it shut behind him. The click of the lock as he left sounded final. Like a gong to her ears. With wave after wave of sound, rippling out in circles Battering her, exhausting her, and nudging her mask aside for a moment. Tears were there as soon as …