Author: Writing Sparkle

In the Shadows
Writing

In the Shadows

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I had years of practice with holding a public face or at least a public family face. For years I maintained the façade of a woman married to a loving partner. It was painful to see my family embrace him in warm hugs and enjoying his company while I harbored the dark secret of routine… Continue reading In the Shadows

Secret Life or No Secret Life
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Secret Life or No Secret Life

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If I asked you to live a secret life what would you say? For me, that question will haunt me till the day my secret life kills me. I can still see the young naïve me sitting in that roadside diner booth staring doe-eyed at the intimidating figure in front of me. I remember whispering… Continue reading Secret Life or No Secret Life

Coffee Post
Coffee Blog

Coffee Post

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The coffee mug on the table before me is a simple pattern of horizontal coloured lines. I study the lines as they vary in width and colour noting that perhaps the pattern isn’t as simple as I thought. The colours on the mug are black, yellow, green, red and white but they don’t repeat that… Continue reading Coffee Post

Living Secret Lives
Miscellaneous

Living Secret Lives

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As I have been working through my secret life theme this month the movie “Mr. & Mrs. Smith” popped into my mind a number of times. This movie came out in 2005. It stars Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie or John and Jane Smith. Basically they presented as a dull married couple but they both… Continue reading Living Secret Lives

Three words sum it up: boys are gross!
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Three words sum it up: boys are gross!

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  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UR6JHM02QA The Penis Chronicles presents “Three words sum it up: boys are gross!” February is secret life month, so I am going to reference this post with a fleeting thought. This fleeting thought involves my life as a princess surrounded by sunshine and rainbows, stories about love and romance, playing with dolls and stuffed… Continue reading Three words sum it up: boys are gross!

Secret Life Quotes
Miscellaneous

Secret Life Quotes

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“Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life.” – Gabriel Garcia Marquez "Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead.” – Benjamin Franklin “Above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places.”… Continue reading Secret Life Quotes

Missing Reflections
Writing

Missing Reflections

Writing Sparkle

A mirror looking one way reveals copper tears falling into a gold coloured vase. Through the crystal years I waited. Through the diamond nights I cried rubies, jewels, and emeralds that I once saw in his eyes. Sapphires that cut like daggers in a pearly white mist. I lost my precious gem beneath it; it’s… Continue reading Missing Reflections

Unidentified
Writing

Unidentified

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News headlines in a frenzy. Conspiracy theorists speculating wildly. Nobody with any real answers and the missing person list growing larger every day. The heat from the incinerator is almost too much to bare. Couple that with the feeling of sweat and soot coating the skin and it is enough to drive a person insane.… Continue reading Unidentified