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The Ghostly Light
This is an excerpt from Chapter Three of my novel “Karrana”, which is three-quarters completed. When he got to Halfway Creek, he had to stop to catch his breath. It was pitch black now with the stars...
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How I overcame my fear… and got to see the world
Do you think what follows is a true story or a made-up one? (Fiction or Memoir?) Are there clues that lead you to this conclusion, or is it just from a hunch on your part ? Mountains out of Molehills...
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For a long time I was afraid of showing my work to others. Like a lot of writers, who tend to be sensitive souls, preferring to immerse themselves in the written word rather than “leading from the...
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My Brother Donny
My brother Donny was brave. He could climb the tallest trees in the valley where we grew up. I was three and afraid of the dark, when Dad sent me back to my room in the middle of the night. Because he...
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Fear of Life
Many people—if they’re like me—are just as afraid of life as they are of death. In fact more so. Shyness in childhood is quite normal between the ages of four and seven. But some of us get stuck at...
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Being Positive, Having Tolerance
A significant other used to often say: “Nothing good ever comes from being negative, but something good can happen if you are positive.” I used to shrug off these words as just another mindless...
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Pandora's Box
Painting by Dante Gabriel Rossetti 1869 Symbol of the three Abrahamic religions. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It is striking how ancient myths link up with modern-day thought, concerns and religious...
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Crow
He is waiting for me again this morning, out on the same post, watching me with one eye slanted as always, my jet black crow. He is out for what he can get, the crow. I give him titbits, a piece of...
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What are you afraid of?
Many people—if they’re like me—are just as afraid of life as they are of death. In fact more so. Shyness in childhood is quite normal between the ages of four and seven. But some of us get stuck at...
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