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Poem – Callous

November 28, 2018November 29, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

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

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

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Narrative Poem – The Tale of the Tail

November 14, 2018November 19, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

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

Tagged Fairytales, fantasy, flash fiction, humour, micro fiction, poems, poetry, Short Story, wordplay4 Comments
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Poem – Dead Heat

November 13, 2018November 16, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

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
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Poem – Six of Crows

November 9, 2018November 11, 2018 Shyla Fairfax

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

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

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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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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

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