Mary Grace Writing

Tag: woman writer

  • Six Word Story (73)

    Six Word Story (73)

    Our hearts? Can they still hear the whispers of the waves? Can we still praise in the doubt?

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  • Layers of Years

    Layers of Years

    I am privileged To watch youth fade.

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  • Six Word Story (72)

    Six Word Story (72)

    What do you do when you find a proverbial canoe on your shoulders, instead of in the water where it belongs?

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  • Six Word Story (71)

    Six Word Story (71)

    Do you have an arrow you follow? A compass? Something that guides you when you lose sight of land? We all do, whether or not we realise it. Sometimes, the guides that we follow are not very clear. Or, their arrows are not true and it’s difficult to discern if we are heading the right…

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  • Lovers Getaway

    Lovers Getaway

    The joy of wriggling feet in wet sand as waves tease toes with cool kisses, one after the other in the rhythmic love of touch.

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  • Six Word Story (70)

    Six Word Story (70)

    The worlds that we are. The magnificence that each body represents. Even when flawed, or experiencing illness. I have had to sit and watch the IV drop in silence, more than once in my life. Have you? I didn’t feel like a masterpiece in the middle of my pain. But that doesn’t change the fact…

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  • Creamy New

    Creamy New

    The statue’s skin was creamy white. It spoke of new thoughts, ideas, and beliefs. The cracks already forming around elbows, wrists and ankles revealed cheapness. Good intentions hurried, ignoring minuscule weaknesses. The bird crap on shoulders reminded, nature will have its way. When the first hand crumbled, a raven laughed. ©2022 Mary Grace van der…

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  • Six Word Story (69)

    Six Word Story (69)

    Who? Why? There is always a reason someone turns on the lights, strikes a match, or opens shutters. It takes intention. The effects of that one action go beyond the single act and affect everyone who inhabits the darkness. be them human, bug, or bacteria. Light, and the act of lighting. Such small things, such…

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  • Six Word Story (68)

    Logic, the container that lets you place all your emotions in order. Alone logic is neat but empty. It can explain, but lacks the warmth and meaning that makes life worthwhile. Emotions without a holder, they roll around and make a mess at our feet. But they are a healthy staple and give our life…

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  • He Names Me

    He Names Me

    Untranslatable From one mind to another Labeled with others Expiriences Self perceptions that tell lies

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