Author: marygracewriting

  • Six Word Story (43)

    Six Word Story (43)

    Earth is home to many cycles. The water cycle, the air cycle, the earth cycle are among them. Systemes created to build, break down, reuse, and rebuild. All of that grinding, melting, molding, fusing, is science’s magic of making one thing into another. While it all follows a pattern, it all looks like chaos. Such…

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  • Six Word Story (42)

    Six Word Story (42)

    The spending of time is not something we have a choice of. We all do it every moment of our breathing lives. Like the count of seconds ticking away in a parking meter, we can not transfer them to another payment method once we have decided where to spend them. But unlike a parking meter,…

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  • Living Branch/Art Highlight

    Living Branch/Art Highlight

    The blues and greens of this piece just make me happy. It feels alive and full of hope, though to some the tree itself might seem stark and strange.

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  • Preorder is LIVE/Release Date

    Preorder is LIVE/Release Date

    It is official. You can now preorder my chapbook THE BRANCH THAT I AM across most EBook platforms, as well as in paperback.

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  • Six Word Story (41)

    Six Word Story (41)

    Water is one of earth’s natural mirrors and puddles, the perfect place to start an adventure. Do you view self reflection as an adventure? I would argue that you should. Taking a good look at ourselves is scary. Is there something there we don’t want to acknowledge? There are also many good things about ourselves…

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  • Six Word Stories (40)

    Six Word Stories (40)

    This world has broken my heart. So much discord, and lost faith. I turn about, not knowing who or what to trust. Broken trust is not a laughing matter. But I have hope. You see, I trust in a God that has made it his business to fix things, and they are always far more…

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  • His Dream

    His Dream

    I was a thought before my birth. A dream He spun into the mathematics of time.

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  • Six Word Story (39)

    Six Word Story (39)

    Is it sinister? Or two sisters bearing their souls to one another?

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  • Purple Stain

    Purple Stain

    This one shrivelled.That one plump.In a rush as I sort the circles. Pluck a stem,one is smashed,mold has grown.Remove before decay infeststhe rest. Tip toeing throughmy morning test of time economy. Juice runspurple and sweetness.Marking the edge of fingerprints. Box packedwith noon time edibles.Ready for the day.Wave goodbye.The purple stain remains. ©2021 Mary Grace van…

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  • Cover Reveal/THE BRANCH THAT I AM

    Cover Reveal/THE BRANCH THAT I AM

    It’s really happening! I am so excited to announce the final cover design for my upcoming chapbook. The Editing process has stretched me. There were tears, and procrastination and frustration. But I am so thankful for the process. I have learned so much from working with an editor, and I am proud of what we…

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