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Line Leaders

A humble nod to some of my favorite written lines.

Poetry Stanzas
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Fingertips resting on wooden game tiles and worn table
Family Night
"We manage our vowels Test our best guesses Conjure an inevitable sorrow We commit to the rules by redefining our conditions for a win"
Dasha Kelly — Written Works
Prose Highlights

Three samples, freshly drawn each visit — a fiction line, an essay line, and an alternate.

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Twowayslifeconsumesyou,swallowedorsweptaway.Onewayhappenstoyou,theotherhappensbecauseofyou.Lovecangoeitherway.

Almost CrimsonFiction
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Thebuildingwashot.Dampdressshirtsandevaporatingmakeuphot.HardlyatthemidpointofaMondaymorninginJuneandthemobileairconditionersandindustrialfansnomatchforthesummerblaze.

Beaming Back at the SunEssay
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Paintballpelletsbattershouldersandthighsat190milesperhour.Icountthepurplishbruisesandsmileatthepostvisionofustoasting,laughing,beingvibrantlyalive.

Hope is a BruisePoetry
We Inkwell