Mary Grace Writing

Category: Short Story

One More Time

She poses, one hand at her waist, one lifted as if to invite a question. One skate blade poised, toe and tip to ice. The other is ready to propel her body into motion. She stands there, frozen, every muscle straining then relaxing, waiting. Then it comes, gentle notes drifting out of her deep and…
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Six Word Stories (12)

An artist can’t help but leave a part of themselves within their work, whatever form it takes. That is the beauty of art. I also believe that of creation, and the laws the universe follows. The Creator leaves his fingerprints within every law, truth, and formation in the universe. Have you ever really noticed the…
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Lavender (A Dribble)

Lavender crushed between finger and thump. Only one blossom. The scent gentle but true, only for the person holding it.
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Red is the color of so many things. Holly berries, rose’s, valentine hearts. Red is also the color of loss. Red is the color of grief. Red can be the color of hope.
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I remember going for walks on the beach. In the sun. In the spray. It was on a beach in the Netherlands where he asked. I said yes.
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Winter like I know it has still not really come to my new home. It has only teased us with a few day long romps through white, but that’s alright. It will be thoroughly enjoyed when it decides to make our new home, it’s home. If only for a short time. I was not sorry…
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Six Word Stories (8)

I have grown to love my six word stories. Many times I just don’t have a lot of words. But when I make myself thinking 6 small words, and how I could fit just those 6 together, it forces my mind open and relieves the pressure. One thing you wouldn’t know about me unless we…
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The Wonder of Color

Have you ever wondered at the wonder of color? The bright, the bold, the muted and soft. The endless hues that make up the color wheel. The variations you get mixing them. The creativity, chemistry, and math. I wonder at the wonder of colors.
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This is my family’s first winter in the south. Our original home is Northwestern, Ontario. This Will be my children’s first green Christmas. The little bits of snow we have had have been a joy for them. It’s like they have never seen the stuff before despite living in it up to our ears for…
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Empty. Slowly I am learning it is not something I need to be afraid of. It offers the choice, “What will I fill myself with?” The last 5 years have also seen my need for silence grow. It whispers to me, “Come and simply be.” In that silence, in my emptiness, I glimpse things that…
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