I will not be silent. I will not be afraid. I will not sacrifice myself again, I will not turn the other cheek. I will speak the truth —not my truth, the truth— Not all things are subjective, Not all causes are just. I do not want to fight, But I swear on my swordContinue reading “We Will Not Be Silenced – John W. Leys”
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Daily Creativity Prompt – Arclight
In honor of its 5th anniversary, Indie Blu(e) Publishing and Brave & Reckless are teaming up this November to sponsor a series of 30 daily creativity prompts, comprised of the titles of our 25 published books and four upcoming titles, along with a couple fun phrases to round it out. We think our book titlesContinue reading “Daily Creativity Prompt – Arclight”
The Myth of Girlhood – Georgiann Carlson
girls talk about important things they plan their futures tell each other secrets they have best friends sometimes for life they listen to each other they write stories and poems they dream make blood oaths learn to trust or not they learn to obey or not they SEE everything they stay or run away they love andContinue reading “The Myth of Girlhood – Georgiann Carlson”
The Devil’s Face – Annette Kalandros
Pouring rain while the sun shone on a summer’s day… I will never forget that time, that moment, when I saw, without doubt, The Devil’s face, shattering the myth of red face with forehead horns, shattering forever the myth of girlhood. A day of fun on the Eastern shore of Maryland where my mother’s husband’sContinue reading “The Devil’s Face – Annette Kalandros”
the myths of girlhood – Candice Louisa Daquin
Her black onyx eyes were always rimmed red from crying? steam in the kitchen? sewing in poor light? I never knew, perhaps I didn’t know how to ask I knew her heart was sad even as her face smiled the lines carved into her skin like crosshatching she’d lost her girlhood to a man whoContinue reading “the myths of girlhood – Candice Louisa Daquin”
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