Farewell - A personal piece of poetry

Silent Meaning

A poem following a discussion on dreams.

This is us

A poem about aspects of a human connection

Initial reflections after reading Anton Chekhov's short story 'The Lottery Ticket'

Reading is one of the greatest portals into the writing world. I only recently started reading stories more than once and reflect on them more thoroughly. This and reading from a writer’s point of view have made me find gems in so many stories and poems. There are certainly many gems in this short story by Anton Chekhov. But I leave it to you to find the ones that resonate with you. Why don’t you read ‘The Lottery Ticket’ and let share what gems you have found?

Here is the link to the short story published by classicshorts.com https://www.classicshorts.com/stories/lottery.html

Earrings - This poem is a surprising offspring born from the writing prompt "Earrings"

This offspring came from a writing prompt by a fellow writer after discussing Claire Keegan’s Short Story 'So Late in the Day' in our writing group. The homework was to write a short prose from Cynthia's perspective.

The Short Story has been published in The New Yorker in the February 28, 2022 Issue and is available here.

Seventeenth March

St. Patricks Day - A poem from a prompt for a prominent day

So together

A moment in the park

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Finding Flow

A poem inspired by 2 songs - a writing prompt during Beth Kempton's Winter Sanctuary

Self-Declaration

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