Mary Grace Writing

Month: August 2021

  • Six Word Story (36)

    Six Word Story (36)

    Do you thrive in the quiet? Or in the none stop rush of the spinning world? Each element has its own worth, and we can find each within the other if we look closely. ©2021 Mary Grace van der Kroef Photo sourced from unsplash.com

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  • Kirsten McNeill Creative Coach/Author Interview

    Kirsten McNeill Creative Coach/Author Interview

    Several months I got to participate in an author interviewed with Kirsten McNeill. She is a fellow creator, author, editor, podcast host and creative coach. She has some really amazing new things in her future. But following her dreams has meant she needs to leave some old projects behind, so the platform our interview lives…

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  • It Would

    It Would

    It came skippingin exuberance unchecked.A child with something to say. It left,deflated.Dismissed by the one it would engage, and aged. ©2021 Mary Grace van der Kroef

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  • What’s in a Compliment

    What’s in a Compliment

    Encouragement is important to creativity. To hear constant criticism, or belittlement of our efforts, is deadly to most people’s dreams. “Oh my! You are so talented.” People love to hear this comment. But could it and the beliefs behind it be hurting, more than helping creativity? I see potential danger lurking in the background. Natural,…

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  • Six Word Story (35)

    Six Word Story (35)

    Even when the sky is overcast, a sunflower always knows where to look. I am envious of this nature. “How can you just KNOW?”“I just do.” A snippet of a conversation I have had on more than once occasion with someone close to me. How can you JUST know? It is a nature given to…

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  • Nighttime Sounds

    Nighttime Sounds

    .Creak of staircase sounds.Eyes through spindles peering.“I’m thirsty Mommy.” .The clock ticks constant.Refrigerator purring.Air through nose louder. .Rolling over, pops.Rejected sheets whisper,one more bathroom trip. ©2021 Mary Grace van der Kroef

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  • Hope/Calla Press

    Hope/Calla Press

    At Calla Press, we are unashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ and we desire to glorify His name above all else. – SAMANTHA CABRERA, Calla Press Founder and Editor It blessed me to be in the right online writing group at the right time to hear Samantha Cabrera’s announcement about reopening Calla Press. What…

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  • Six Word Story (34)

    Six Word Story (34)

    The word ‘art’ usually invokes images of paintings, drawings, or maybe woven tapestries from a different time. Or maybe the word ‘art’ brings a favorite story to mind, or a famous poem, or sculpture. But art is so much more than those things, and lives in so many places. The hands of come in all…

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  • Love Is/Self Control/Goodness/Agape Review

    Love Is/Self Control/Goodness/Agape Review

    I finally got up the courage to send three of my poems in for consideration at Agape Review and was very pleased to have all three accepted. The editors said my work resonated with them. It’s always great to receive feedback like that. I invite you to read ‘Love Is‘, ‘Goodness‘, and ‘Self Control‘. Agape…

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  • Six Word Story (33)

    Six Word Story (33)

    Maybe it’s not the scribbles of a pencil for you, but we all have ideas we discard. Do they scream at you from the wastepaper basket? Have your dreams died before you realised them? Did you fail mid way through? Did you cast them aside before you even tried? Try again. Every crumpled paper is…

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