There are a million stories in the naked city, but only one of them can save me. Finding it’s a problem, though.
Every window I pass offers teasing hints but is it the story? Staring at the starbursts reflected on the glass, I wonder. Where does the staircase lead? If I mounted it, would I find the story I need?
I touch the glass and its cold seeps into my fingers reminding me to move along. Behind me the Bay of Sighs yawns. I’m just a dancer in the dust scattering old love notes as I tap dance through eternity.
The hunt will continue for OctPoWriMo, Oct. 1-31, Find the earlier parts of this series here.
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That is some beautiful writing right there – great phrases, especially the last sentence. Beautiful. Good luck with OctPoWriMo 🙂
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Thank you! Are you joning it?
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I’m gearing up for a stab at NaNoReMo this year – hopefully
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Good luck! How are you preparing?
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Lots of ideas so far, not enough planning beyond that!
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Ah so you’re starting a whole new story. I’m planning on working on a preexisting novel for NaNoWriMo. Maybe I’ll finish it
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I hope you do, good luck! This is my first time trying it, so see how it goes.
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Thanks Ander good luck to you too! I’ve heard planing is the key to NaNoWriMo success
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Great writing
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Thank you
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This is beautiful.
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Thank you 🙂 This is my frame story for my oct posts 🙂
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That will be interesting reads.
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Are you doing OctPoWriMo? 31 days, 31 poems. A wonderful poetess is running the prompts.
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Nononnono. 😀 I suck at poetry, I don’t know anything about it and I’m having a hard time writing something remotely resembling poetry in Sammi’s challenge. I like to read it but don’t always understand it.
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I hear you. I’m not a poet either. That’s why I write sonnets. If I stick to the rules, I get a good poem. The form somehow draws it out of me.
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This is a great beginning for your story. Very captivating.
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Thank you!
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I love the poetic prose.. It could be a beginning, but also an end in that eternity.
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You’re right! I didn’t see that. Thank you for pointing it out.
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Dear Melinda,
Atmospheric and ethereal piece. I enjoyed it.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you
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oooh. an enchanting beginning. can’t wait for more!
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Thank you
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always. 😉
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🙂
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Beautifully expressive!
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Thank you 😊
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The last sentence is divine! Just so poetic and beautifully written and leaves the reader on an exhale, wanting more. I will be keeping up with this series.
P.S. You’ve got me rethinking my decision not to join OctPoWriMo…
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Thank you. Please do join us! You don’t have to weave the poem into a story. I just couldn’t fathom 31 poems without a frame of some kind. I’m poetically challenged 😉
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Haha, I think I will join after all! But I’ll be putting my own spin on things, probably. 31 daily poems is a little too much committment right now LOL.
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Everyone else is putting their spin in them. You should too! Combine and conquer! 🙂 I hope all’s well in your busy life 🙂
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Will do! And thank you, it definitely is busy over here and not the kind of busy I’d prefer (how heavenly would it be if I were busy because of book tours and fan signing events? haha!) but I’m hanging in there. I hope you are too!
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I wish I had the kind of busy you describe. Instead I am slaving away at an office and commuting to it. After work I am working on Curse Breaker: Faceted, writing short fiction for my website and learning how to promote my book. And I need to outline my NaNoWriMo project. Can we lobby for extra hours in the day? 12 more would be really useful.
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And it will all be worth it soon, Melinda! No one said Life would be easy right?
And 12 more hours in a day would be awesome! But a better idea is to just be paid for existing and doing what we love 😉
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You are right. I wish we were paid for doing what we love. I’m working towards making such a wish a reality. I know it will be worth it. I just need to be patient, learn and write wonderful stories. 🙂
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