slapdashmonuments

slapdashmonuments

Joined Ficlatté in September 2014

233 stories, 1 challenge, 1 prompt, 230 comments, and 37 friends

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Inspiration hits with a flash, stories written on the go. A rumble of laughter and the tale is heard only in echoes. The wind blows me in a new direction. Whom shall I visit next?

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The Fawn and the Turtles (4)

It was a long time before Tamsin's young soul could decide whether it would stay with her, or depart…

Published 9 years ago.

The Fawn and the Turtles (3)

Tam's head lay at the base of the slope, eyes half open, dazedly gazing at the gathering of turtles.…

Published 9 years ago.

The Fawn and the Turtles (2)

Struggling with a new sense of purpose, Tam struggled to attain a precarious upright stance. She had…

Published 9 years ago.

The Fawn and the Turtles

There once was a forest dwelling little baby deer, all alone and frightened in the snowy wood. She w…

Published 9 years ago.

Death, Cheated (1)

And when my time comes for a nat'ral death,

Some future era of our shared, shamed land,

I hope and f…

Published 9 years ago.

Prophet

INVEST your time in righting wrongs

Inflicted by the greedy throngs

INVENT a scheme to give love pow…

Published 9 years ago.

Billows

BILLOWS buffet 'gainst the wall

The water roils below the fall

BELLOWS blow & stoke the flames

That …

Published 9 years ago.

Riddles in the Desert

Swaying slightly in his tracks, Oedipus gazed upward. Haggard, unkempt, exhausted, the former king o…

Published 10 years ago.

Hearts' Mending (5)

I seized my single chance ere it could flee,

Amazed I'd been accepted. And before

A year had passed,…

Published 10 years ago.

Hearts' Mending (4)

But graduation seemed a new beginning:

A different major to enrich my mind,

Fresh challenges and con…

Published 10 years ago.

Hearts' Mending (3)

It hasn't been so easy, shifting from

Our college days, our ev'ry hour together,

And sharing all our…

Published 10 years ago.

Hearts' Mending (2)

There's no one else who's helped me know my self,

My heart, without dissembling or disguise.

You sho…

Published 10 years ago.

Hearts' Mending (1)

I'd like to call and ask if you'd stop by.

It's been too long! We really should catch up,

But ev'ry …

Published 10 years ago.

Connected by Love (3/3)

I've learned to trust that love exists aplenty,


And that most people long to be adored.


Some think…

Published 10 years ago.

Connected by Love (2/3)

When you departed, love, you'd been afflicted

And mute so long. My strength and hope had flagged.

I …

Published 10 years ago.

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