Mary Grace Writing

Tag: inspirational

  • Six Word Stories (1)

    I find briefness powerful, yet elusive. In the last few weeks, I have taken to trying to cultivate it in my own work by writing six word stories. It’s an exercise I am enjoying. Do you write six word stories? Or some other kind if micro fiction? What form of short prose do you find…

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  • Fly

    This is how I fly…

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  • Push

    Push

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  • Give Thanks, World Mental Health Day

    Thank you for the food I eat Even though I can’t taste it Thank you for the warmth of home Even though I’m still chill Thank you for my loved ones Even though my heart is lonely Thank you for the laughter Even though I don’t join in Thank you for each breath Despite this…

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  • Your Worth

    Who you’re with is not your worth nor is who you’ve lost…

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  • Falling Angel

    Falling from the sky Unsure the reason why Hear a soft reply Angels don’t always fly There’s more to love beneath the sky ©Mary Grace van der Kroef 2020

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  • Overwhelmed

    The table is strewn with papers. Books are piled up at its edges. The floor is covered with loose papers, toppled piles of books, pencil shavings. The Student is no longer sitting in the chair. It is pushed away from the table.

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  • Dancing Snow

    After a night of troubled sleep, I wake up tired, but ready to get my two eldest children out the door for their last day of school. Our regular one week March Break will now be 3 weeks…

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