“Loss is like a wind, it either carries you to a new destination or it traps you in an ocean of stagnation. You must quickly learn how to navigate the sail, for stagnation is death.”
― Val Uchendu

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#senryu by frequent contributor, Dr. Randy Brooks. @brooksbookshaiku Randy is Professor emeritus of literature and creative writing at Millikin University in Decatur, IL. He & his wife Shirley founded “Brooks Books” and co-edit Mayfly Haiku Magazine. #poetry #death #haiku #loss #grief #micropoetry #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #lossofachild #illinois #spring #love

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Want My Baby Back: Days 6 through 18

Want My Baby Back: A Mourning & Mental Health JourneyDays 6 through 18By Rachelle Jervis, Mom-Some names are pseudonyms. Please pardon the typos and misspoke...

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Saturday #shortstory: One of my greatest fears is that people close to me irrevocably and viscerally change before my eyes, and the powerlessness of watching the metamorphosis conclude. #horror #writing #parenthood #lossofachild

Over the next three days, I shall publish the rest of the story.

What if Nothing Does Us Part? - Part 1:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2020/05/23/what-if-nothing-does-us-part-part-1/

What if Nothing Does Us Part? – Part 1

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Saturday #shortstory: One of my greatest fears is that people close to me irrevocably and viscerally change before my eyes, and the powerlessness of watching the metamorphosis conclude. #horror #writing #parenthood #lossofachild

Over the next three days, I shall publish the rest of the story.

What if Nothing Does Us Part? - Part 1:
https://wastedwordsweb.wordpress.com/2020/05/23/what-if-nothing-does-us-part-part-1/

What if Nothing Does Us Part? – Part 1

WastedWords