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The Creative Writing Corner

The Creative Writing Corner

"There is no greater power on this earth, than story," Libby Bray

Why hello there!

I've been discussing with @Jynx and @AuntGlow the fact that I used to write a lot as a child - pages and pages of imagination, and wonderous stories that I loved sharing with anyone that would listen at the time. I feel like I've lost that little spark of wonder and imagination. AuntGlow and Jynx have been encouraging me to explore writing again, to remove the perfectionism and judgement from it and look at it as a process, as a way to connect with younger me and the kind of vivid imagination that younger me had.

I know that we have some writers here, and some members who use writing as a way of expressing themselves, so I wanted to extend the same opportunity to the forum. I thought we could share a writing prompt each week, and members could write whatever comes up for them, whether it be poetry or prose. Members can share their writing, or just comment and let others know that they're joining in - whatever feels more comfortable. There's never any pressure to share. As a matter of safety and consideration for others, please make sure that the writing you do share, sticks to the forum guidelines.

Our first prompt to kick us off is....

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I like your piece too @Ruby26 🥰 thank you for sharing 😍. From the first line referencing a "tail"i immediatley thought "oohh, which animal?" I love how you didnt have to specific the animal but made it very clear through the description throughout with a tail, whiskers and purring.

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@avant-garde i love how the person, the you, in your poem is so free to play and explore the scenery 😍🥰, and how at the end they feel the need to return to "proper" (elegance and grace) leaving no sign of their playful expression.

Very glad @Shaz51 tagged you into the thread (along with me, so i can read), even if our poor beloved @Jynx had a frazzled brain-fart (sending you hugs @Jynx ! We all have those times, and have compassion for you through it).

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@mallory_strife i'm not a good writer either - or at least, not with creative writing. But i appreciate others 😊. I hope you enjoy reading along too. And who knows, if you feel like putting something up you are always welcome to. I cant think of a safer space to share in than with these lovely friends. Who knows, if a prompt sparks a thought in me, i may even write something! Even if its only 1 sentence lol.

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I am not a good writer either @tyme , @AlwaysMyself , @mallory_strife

But love reading others creative writing @NightFury , @MissGremlin , @avant-garde

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We used to have a thread where each member writes one sentence to a story @Shaz51 . Do you know where that one is?

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@NightFury and @Shaz51 thanks so much for your encouragement.

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@mallory_strife I'm sorry to hear that you're struggling with writing. I have also had times where all my writing is very dark, sexual and violent. I needed to write in this way to process trauma, but it wasn't anything that would be appropriate for me to share. I became very secretive about my writing for about a decade, it was something I needed to be a private thing for a while. Most of the time, writing doesn't really turn into anything coherent for me, it is more of a release. I hope you feel better about yourself soon; we all have dark thoughts, it is important to try and be kind to yourself about it.

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@avant-garde wow, I love the spontaneity that is being expressed here. If there were such things as playgrounds for adults I would want to put this poem up at the entrance to encourage people to embrace their inner playfulness.

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@AlwaysMyself thank you so much, I love that feedback.

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@Ruby26

I think a lot of drivers treat the roads as their playground

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