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Stories and Poems

Haiku – Truth

November 5, 2018November 9, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

Truth is nocturnal Only visits me at night Whispers through the dark

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Seasonal, Stories and Poems

Publication – The Sirens Call eZine #41

November 1, 2018November 4, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

I've had the privilege of having a poem and a drabble published in The Sirens Call eZine Issue #41 - Halloween Screams and Other Dark Things, available for free download today!

Tagged drabble, flash fiction, Halloween, horror, micro fiction, poems, poetry, publication, Short Story2 Comments
Stories and Poems

Haiku – Linguaphile

November 1, 2018October 10, 2019 Shyla Fairfax

Write, Linguaphile! Bleed Literature, tonight. Let the Words take flight.

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Seasonal, Stories and Poems

Poem – All Hallows’ Eve

October 31, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

‘Twas All Hallows’ Eve, when deep in the house A creature was stirring, just waiting to pounce

Tagged Halloween, poems, poetry2 Comments
Seasonal, Stories and Poems

A Halloween Story (I Wrote as a Kid!)

October 31, 2018November 14, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

A dark, but hilarious, story that I wrote as a 10-yr old kid - Trick-or-treating, kidnapping, and a big rescue (kind of...) Happy Halloween!

Tagged 90s, childhood, fiction, Halloween, Halloween stories, humour, nostalgia, Scary stories, Short Story, Storytelling, YA6 Comments
Stories and Poems

Flash Fiction – Next of Kin

October 29, 2018October 31, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

The door took a long time to be opened. I could hear the click and clank and clunk of each deadbolt on the other side. One by one, they released.

Tagged fiction, flash fiction, Ghost Story, Short Story2 Comments
Stories and Poems

Poem – Forgotten

October 28, 2018October 31, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

Echoes of unspoken words Shadows of an unseen figure

Tagged depression, ghost, lonliness, poems, poetry2 Comments
Seasonal, Stories and Poems

Long Form Haiku – Homecoming

October 26, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

A withered fairy, Dancing in the pale moonlight; Rot and elation.

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Reviews and Essays, Stories and Poems

Nanowrimo Prep: 1 Month, 1 Novella

October 23, 2018November 6, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

As Halloween season comes to an end (tear!), the silver lining is that write-a-novel month comes to a start.

Tagged books, fiction, nanowrimo, Writing, writing challenge2 Comments
Seasonal, Stories and Poems

A Poem for Lenore

October 23, 2018November 1, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

This conflict; so wicked To lose, so necessary to love.

Tagged death, Edgar Allen Poe, gothic, Grief, Halloween, literature, love, poems, poetry, The Raven6 Comments

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