Tag: writing
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Shadowlands, Part 8
As the men moved forward into the growing darkness, they did not see or hear who followed them. The Nefas scouts were truly silent, having tracked the three men from the time they entered the Wood. The scouts were cloaked in darkness, able to pull shadows around themselves. One of the scouts signed, “They seek…
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Shadowlands, Part 7
Darach stepped lightly around a fallen tree, his foot falls barely making a sound. Anticipation churned in his gut. He had made the decision not return to Grian without Laoise. He knew that might mean he would never return home, but he believed it was worth it at this point. He had to find her.…
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Shadowlands, Part 6
Darach motioned to Luan and Lorcan and they all moved forward as one. You could feel the anticipation radiating from each man as they weaved further into the Wood. As the darkness swallowed him, Darach breathed out the familiar request – “A Sholais, lig dom Laoise a aimsiú slán ó gach dochar.”Oh Light, let me…
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Shadowlands, Part 5
Laoise moved about her small cabin, thinking back on the years she had spent wandering in the Shadowlands. She had always found a hollow for shelter or a bundle at just the right time. Once, not long after she had gotten lost, she had found a small pack leaning against a tree. Inside, she had…
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The Nope Closet
Disclaimer: This post contains some examples that may be uncomfortable or distressing for some folks. This blog is for my own personal processing and does not offer nor replace any professional psychiatric advice or psychological therapeutic care. If you are struggling with mental health challenges, please seek medical attention, counseling, or crisis help. If you…
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Shadowlands, Part 3 and Part 4
PART 3 As Laoise worked her way toward home, she tried not to think about the events leading up to her getting lost in the Woods all those years ago. Yet sometimes, on days where she succeeded in finding a lost one and on nights where she could hear the distant howl of the Waste…
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Shadowlands, Part 2
Disclaimer: While I am a prolific reader of all sorts of material, I have not read everything ever written. As such, I am sure there will be some similarities to other works in the world and that is purely coincidental. All the material I write and share here is original fiction, came directly from my…
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Shadowlands, Preface and Part 1
Disclaimer: While I am a prolific reader of all sorts of material, I have not read everything ever written. As such, I am sure there will be some similarities to other works in the world and that is purely coincidental. All the material I write and share here came directly from my brain and has…
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Silence Among the Ruins
There are times in my life when I crave the second noun form of silence – “absence of sound or noise: stillness.”1 This world is loud and seems to have only gotten louder still in recent years. I find my heart and body and soul aching for silence and stillness, especially as a mom of…
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Who Do You Think You Are?
I have been mulling over these question lately, with all of the recent changes in my life: Who do I think I am? Who do I want to be? How do I become that person? It is sometimes hard to keep the proper perspective of who I am in the midst of so much pain,…
Jewels from the Dark 