Caroline Jane

Joined May 2021

174 stories

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CJ lost the plot a long time ago. Now, she writes to explore where all paths lead, collecting crumbs of perspective as her pen travels. One day, she may have enough for a cake, which will, no doubt, be fruity.

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Love, in all its Storms
"We are broken," we can no longer say, "We can carry on," and, "We can rise," as rage subsides... we see now, My Love,
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Poets
Tortillas and the Limitations of Artificial Intelligence
Unusually, I am starting with a recipe, a basic staple, a ubiquitous bread, of which there are variations that stretch across continents and reach back through countless generations.
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Feast
My Name is Caroline Jane, and I am a VOCAL Challenge Addict
My name is Caroline Jane, and I am addicted to VOCAL Challenges. True story. They are like my Meth. I was not going to enter this one, the #200 one, and then at the final furlong, I was like, "Well, what's the harm? Just have a wee punt. You know you want to..."
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Humor
There Should be a Crack in Everything. Runner-Up in Misplaced Challenge.
It is nearly a hundred years since I slipped off a coffin and tumbled into the gutter. It is such a shame. I genuinely thought I had made it that time. For a brief moment, lying there, out of sight, blanketed in the sludge of London's streets, slathered by trickles of earthly grime, I basked in the sanctity of decay, and it was beautiful.
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Fiction
Candle Lit. Top Story - January 2024.
Candlelight is elegantly flattering. The delicate dance of a solitary flame rising upwards, outwards... inwards. It is a honey that can reach into any darkness, sweetening it, softening it, enlivening it, warming the macabre and cold callouses left by life.
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Horror
Is My Cherry Clafoutis Life Imitating Art?
I can feel the cries of "Is she serious?" against a backdrop of looks that ring with a unanimous truth, "Hun, you need to get over yourself!"
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Feast
Freedom and Toasted Panettone with Salted Avocado. Top Story - January 2024.
Whoever does not have two-thirds of his day for himself, is a slave, whatever he may be: a statesman, a businessman, an official, or a scholar. [Or a parent during the holidays] Nietzche – Human, All too Human [embellished by me]
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Feast
Dance of Absolution. Runner-Up in Villanelle Challenge. Top Story - December 2023.
"Yes." I inhale. "You are quite right." My golden embers burn into the sketchy dusk and fade away. "It is much easier to lose yourself at night."
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Poets
Brunch ~ Damson Pancakes and Viktor E. Frankl. Top Story - December 2023.
Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom. ~Viktor E. Frankl.
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Feast
The Long and Painful Death of Sandie Malone. Runner-Up in Arid Challenge. Top Story - November 2023. Content Warning.
November, 2023, Colorado Desert. Mam, before we begin, I just want to say that I will be offering no apology for betraying you at your funeral. It was the best thing I could have done. I don't even mind if you do come back and haunt me. I think I would enjoy that.
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Fiction
Buoy, Uninterrupted
Amaranthine Buoy, apricity soaks. Long... gold... kisses of winter. ***
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Poets
Little Yellow Car
Good morning, little yellow car. It's Sunday, six a.m. Are your old bones ready to head out and roll again? You're looking perky—a jewel drenched in dew. Perhaps you are feeling a little cheeky, too? Do I detect a glint in your eyes? That grill of yours looks incredibly wry.
By Caroline Jane2 years ago in Poets