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I'm a writer, lifelong student, founder of Literary Faerie Publishing, creator of ECOality Magazine, housewife, aspie, yogi, buddhist, & cat lover.

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Lost

When I was young, I was a writer. Then as I grew up, The words would not come. I searched for inspiration, A muse to guide my thoughts… The world falls to pieces But my scream is silent.

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She was a warrior, brave and still.

She was a warrior,

brave and still.

She suffered in silence.

With grace and dignity

unknown to man,

she showed no fear

in the face of death.

Agile body, clever mind, strong heart…

Tiny footsteps, full life.

Betrayed by her years

But

ever-loving and faithful —

She was a warrior,

brave and still.

Beloved by all,

she will be remembered.

Our jagged, imperfect hearts race on

Her gentle nature lost to…

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Untitled

The air is tight Inside my lungs Gasping for breath, Drowning in fear Cold wind piercing Shattered glass hands; Cut to the quick, Choking on expectations Here I lie… My pen is immobile.

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Self-discovery

Once a child, full of wonder, now a wanderer lost in a world unknown,

ever aware of the lost seconds in a life unlived and devoid of meaning,

how do I come back to center to reach the stars?

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“The Silence is Unbearably Loud”

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The Door

the door is ajar,

not quite closed but yet to be opened.

the door is a jar

where fairies journey to distant lands.

the door is agar

holding the key to understanding.

the door is a bar

entrance

for the down-trodden…

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Just a fun prompt from my Coursera course: "Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop"

Just a fun prompt from my Coursera course: “Sharpened Visions: A Poetry Workshop”

“Breaking Good”:

Re-poemifying a famous poem that has been de-poemifyied:

The line breaks have been removed from a well-known poem. The task was to turn this bit of writing back into a poem, creating lines and stanzas where we felt it made sense. Inevitably, the meaning of the poem would be altered, showcasing the importance of the “line” and “line break”. It was fun – give it a try!

ORIGINAL…

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Drunk on Nature in Dickinson's World

Drunk on Nature in Dickinson’s World

I read aloud this poem several times before any sort of meaning emerged. Interpreting poetry is still a weakness of mine, but I think I have deciphered a bit about Dickinson’s poem.

The poem inspired by this critical analysis essay:

A poem by Emily Dickinson, known by its first line, “I taste a liquor never brewed.”

I taste a liquor never brewed — From Tankards scooped in Pearl — Not all the Vats…

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Narrator trustworthiness: established before the first chapter?

Narrator trustworthiness: established before the first chapter?

The foreword in A Princess of Mars functions much like the introduction by Charles Edward Prendick in The Island of Dr. Moreau or the preface in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

The writer of the foreword relays memories of his youth, especially those of his uncle, Captain Jack Carter, that lend credibility to the fantastic story about to be unveiled. Captain Jack wrote tales beyond even the…

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Poe's Tales of Madness May Actually Be Neurological Conditions

Poe’s Tales of Madness May Actually Be Neurological Conditions

“The Black Cat” is an extension of “The Tell-Tale Heart”; therefore we can extrapolate knowledge from one work to the other to gain a fuller understanding of the conditions affecting these men.

The focus on the eye: “…a pale blue eye, with a film over it”[i]of the old man contrasted with the loss of the first cat’s eye in “The Black Cat”, followed by the missing eye of the second cat, symbolizes…

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Frankenstein's Structure Creates a Never-Ending Cycle

Frankenstein’s Structure Creates a Never-Ending Cycle

Frankenstein has a cyclic structure demonstrated through parallelism and foreshadowing. Walton’s letters to his sister showcase two men possessed with such lofty goals that even death would not diminish their greatness. Walton’s obsession with finding a new passage through the Arctic mirrors Frankenstein’s obsession with immortality. As Victor’s journey comes to an end, Walton’s has just begun.

W…

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Animals: Symbols between humanity and the Devil in Dracula

Animals: Symbols between humanity and the Devil in Dracula

Animals are essential to set the scene, as well as the tone of the novel, which blurs the lines between humans, animals, and the Devil.

The references, ‘serpentine’ path and the peasant’s cart with “its long, snakelike vertebrae”[i] , introduce the Devil, foreshadowing future events while reinforcing what Harker overhears before he leaves Bistritz: “Satan”, “Hell”, and “werewolf or vampire”[ii].…

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Alice as an Allegory for Victorian Society

Alice as an Allegory for Victorian Society

Alice is a multi-tiered allegory for Victorian life, just as The Wizard of Oz is an allegory for the economic and socio-political times of 19th century America.  Both stories feature young girls who lose their way and end up in a land that doesn’t make sense,[1]from which they “awake” after their adventures, suggesting that their dreamlands are idealized places. Alice even remarks, “What a…

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Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Their Relation to Classic Mythology Revisited

Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Their Relation to Classic Mythology Revisited

After my essay was peer reviewed by a few particularly astute students, I felt the need to improve my original work, so I am reposting this essay with several important changes, hopefully resulting in a more focused and accurate essay.

  “The Wolf and the Seven Little Goats” is a prime example of why fairy tales continue to fascinate us. These tales are rich with symbolism and echo mythological…

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Terminology is not the question to debate...

Terminology is not the question to debate…

Here is my Week 6 Forum assignment for Magic in the Middle Ages. This is our last week, and this question received quite a bit of response, not the least of which was that the question itself was rather confusing. As such, I edited it for my own understanding and the clarity of the other students. To be fair, the instructors of the course do not speak English as their main language. Nevertheless,…

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The Knight of the Cart: the story of Lancelot and Guinevere

The Knight of the Cart: the story of Lancelot and Guinevere

This is my peer assignment for week 5 of Magic in the Middle Ages. I have expounded upon it a little bit and did some minor editing, as I wrote the original draft of 433 words in about 15 minutes.

Reflect about the following aspects of  The Knight of the Cart by Chrétien de Troyes and write a short essay about it (950-1200 characters, about 200 words).

This romance is about an adulterous…

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Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Their Relation to Classic Mythology

Grimm’s Fairy Tales and Their Relation to Classic Mythology

This post was inspired by reading Grimm’s Fairy Tales for my Fantasy and Science Fiction: The Human Mind, Our Modern World MOOC. We will be encouraged each week to write a piece no longer than 320 words(!) highlighting a theme or otherwise enriching the minds of our fellow “intelligent, attentive” peers. Thus, the piece must be boiled down to its essence, and every word must count. As such, I…

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