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Writing Trauma and Grief
I have just read a beautiful flash fiction – prize winning – Fearful Symmetry by Holly Barrett. (Here) It is about a complicated grief. Grief for a sibling never known, a family living with trauma. I have a lump in my throat that refuses to be swallowed.
By Rachel Robbinsabout a year ago in Writers
Compassion To Self And Others
Self-love is the road toward healing. These prompts are an invitation to step inside yourself. Rupi Kaur When looking inside myself it is not always where I want to be. Today is that day. I definitely have work to do with the following prompts. I have a ways to go with each of them.
By Denise E Lindquist2 years ago in Writers
In September Autumn Comes: A Mikeydred September Dollar Prompt For All Vocal Creators
Introduction Every so often I set prompts in the Vocal Social Society and offer a dollar tip to five random creators who take part in it and ask them to share their stories in the comments and on the thread in the group.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 years ago in Writers
1940s Films and the Unreliable Narrator
“I remember the day that Vocal challenged me to write a story with an unreliable narrator.” So says the disembodied voice, just a heartbeat after we hear the shots and see a corpse face down in the sparsely furnished, cheap motel room.
By Rachel Robbins2 years ago in Writers
Summoning the Pantheon
Hey all you lovely writers! 🩷 Something that I have loved over the last months is taking part in other writer’s unofficial challenges, they have been so much fun! So I’m going to be brave and try and put my own unofficial challenge out there for you all to attempt (or not attempt if you choose not to)
By Savannah K. Wilson2 years ago in Writers
The Thrill of New Beginnings and the Satisfaction of Completion
Despite reflecting on whether I prefer to make a fresh start or to finish up with something that has taken so much of my effort, I realize it is hard to decide because each can be intense in its own way. Each of them has its own share of energy, fulfillment, and emotions. Nevertheless, if I had to choose between the options, I would slightly favor the aspect of beginning a new thing for the excitement of it.
By Kageno Hoshino2 years ago in Writers
