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Me, Myself, and I (2026)
Talking to myself, as usual.
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Since November 5, 2014
In the daytime, I am a teacher (the profession that has consumed my life and taken me away from writing for years). Always, I am a mother, wife, housekeeper, and woman "of a certain age." Now, I will be the Writer I have longed to be.
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The Water's Edge
She goes for a swim but can't come back, for she has become a mermaid
Rated: E
~680 Words
Fantasy, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
A view from below
Sights from a window of an underwater home
Rated: E
~670 Words
Sci-fi, Thriller/Suspense, Other
Type: Short Story
Updated 10 years ago
Death’s Spell
High emotions yield ramblings shared with rhyme
Rated: E
~71 Words
Death, Emotional
Type: Poetry
Updated 11 months ago
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