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  • Short Story » Romantic, Historical Fiction Re: love in the midst of war

    This short story is a tender, character-driven snapshot of two 10-year-old kids—Sammy and Will—in a gritty war camp, exploring identity, first crushes, and found family amid chaos. It's intimate a

    Feb 2
  • Poetry » Romantic, Narrative Re: my lover paints me

    The central concept is genuinely original—a writer married to a painter, two artists loving in incompatible languages. This is a raw piece of writing that explores the tension between idealized ...

    Jan 30
  • Poetry » Romantic, Lyrical Re: a river running

    The central metaphor is striking and sustained beautifully. The imagery doesn't overreach. "Sanguineous soliloquies" is a gorgeous phrase. It earns its alliteration. Four stanzas, four movements: him

    Jan 30


Who wants to become a writer? And why? Because it’s the answer to everything. It’s the streaming reason for living. To note, to pin down, to build up, to create, to be astonished at nothing, to cherish the oddities, to let nothing go down the drain, to make something, to make a great flower out of life, even if it’s a cactus.
— Enid Bagnold