Charmed Chaos
Musings on Life, Love, and Linguine-Poetry & Writing
Category: Prose
Never Enough
Janine sat on the front porch in her creaky rocking chair watching the sun peek over the horizon. It was going to be another long, hot day. She closed her eyes, listening to the birds singing to the rising sun. Memories came flooding back.… Continue Reading “Never Enough”
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#Sunday meditation
“People seek retreats for themselves in the country, by the sea, or in the mountains. You are very much in the habit of yearning for those same things. But this is entirely the trait of a base person, when you can, at any moment,… Continue Reading “#Sunday meditation”
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The Story
Looking back, I don’t know why I was surprised every time love started or ended, because all things beautiful never last.There were the years when he wrapped his arms around my heart to keep me safe from the world but now, it’s all gone.… Continue Reading “The Story”
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Finding Herself
It’s been 20 years since Virginia stepped through the battered door to her childhood home. Her mother died and the house became hers, along with a cryptic handwritten note left behind. ‘Virginia, you will love again the stranger who was your self but you… Continue Reading “Finding Herself”
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‘Whatever’
I have written poetry and stories most of my life, but it wasn’t until I left my 35+ years career that it became my passion. When I decided to start my blog, I told no one what I was going to do. I’ll never… Continue Reading “‘Whatever’”
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The Portal
Lizzie has walked by this gallery forever and it has never been open, but today it is. ‘Must be my lucky day.’ The moment she walks through the door, her hair rises on her neck. The atmosphere changes; the air damper, cooler and misty.… Continue Reading “The Portal”
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The Keeper of Secrets
I am the keeper of secrets, and the giver of life. Without me, this garden in the desert would be nothing more than sand. But she saw the potential a long time ago; an opportunity to create an oasis under the canopy of my… Continue Reading “The Keeper of Secrets”
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