Mary Grace Writing

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  • Six Word Story (38)

    Six Word Story (38)

    They are small, they are fierce. Why do we underestimate them so? Why do we deny they are reflections of what still lives deep inside of every adult heart? Cherish those hearts, be they in the bodies of 2-year-olds, or in full-grown adults with all our learned coping mechanisms. It’s never too late to be…

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  • Six Word Stories (37)

    Six Word Stories (37)

    I am so small, and that climb is so high. There is no railing. What makes the difference? A guiding hand to help me hold my balance and keep me from filling backyards while I take one step at a time. What if I can not find that hand? What if I am alone? What…

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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Reflections from a Dyslexic Writer

    Reflections from a Dyslexic Writer

    I remember one day trying to read my ‘A’ book to Mom, and being unable to put ‘gl’ together, to read the word ‘glad’. It took so much patience. My mother sat there, listening to me struggle over and over.

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  • Only People

    Only People

    Only people the flame of soul is all you take to heaven, you know. All else crumbles to dust and ash, but flames of soul are made to last.

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  • Contempt

    Contempt

    Crumpled papercreased beyond repair,cast in exasperationfrom a corner, glare. Proof of irritationan act of my contemptfor this, my situationfor being nonexempt. A deadness percolatesthoughts refuse growththe thing one loves,slowly steeped in loath. All a point of viewmutilated pagesilence feeding ghostsrising poets rage. ©2021 Mary Grace van der Kroef

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