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Poem – Callous

November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

It's a nightmare          How u look at me My weaknesses exposed.

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Stories and Poems

Haiku – Writer’s Block

November 23, 2018November 26, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

What once flowed now drips You force it and spring a leak Story slowly drowns.

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Stories and Poems

Narrative Poem – The Tale of the Tail

November 14, 2018November 19, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

The Rain had begun on the first day of her Reign.

Tagged Fairytales, fantasy, flash fiction, humour, micro fiction, poems, poetry, Short Story, wordplay2 Comments
Stories and Poems

Poem – Dead Heat

November 13, 2018November 16, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

As the shapes shift away And the colours bleed to shades I plant my feet Grounded in the dead heat

Tagged anxiety, love, poems, poetry, PTSD4 Comments
Stories and Poems

Poem – Six of Crows

November 9, 2018November 11, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

Six of Crows, Harbingers of Death; Take it to the other side, Seal the barrier divine; Death does death beget.

Tagged nanowrimo, omens, poems, poetry, supernatural, superstitions2 Comments
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Poem – Thing of Beauty

November 8, 2018November 14, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

Thing of Beauty. Object of Affection. Gazed upon, By droves of eyes That break the skin.

Tagged feminism, poems, poetry2 Comments
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Haiku – Truth

November 5, 2018November 9, 2018 Shyla Fairfax-Owen

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-Owen

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-Owen

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-Owen

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

Tagged Halloween, poems, poetry2 Comments

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