Cathy holmes

Joined August 2021

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Canadian family girl with a recently discovered love for writing. Other loves include animals and sports.

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Robinson Crusoe
Defoe's eighteenth century classic tells of a young man who leaves home on a sea-borne adventure that sees him overtaken by pirates, kept as a slave, and eventually marooned for decades on a desert island.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Critique
Math is Hard. Top Story - August 2023.
Math is really hard 5 is not less than or equal to 4 This is a haiku ---- Yes, I know line two is 10 syllables so this doesn't qualify as a haiku. But I say it is a haiku. Rules, schmules. Who cares about the rules?
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Oh, Teacup of Old
Oh, teacup of old, Your colours so bold. With flowers and leaves Of lilac and green, You’re edged in a pure rim of gold.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Heartstrings
Sometimes I wonder if I could climb the strings that tug at my heart. I wonder if I could hear their whispers as they pass through the trees,
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
I Will Find You, You Lout
This is my 2nd entry into James and Oneg's Tag, You're It! Challenge. For this one, the writer is instructed to pick a Vocal community and tag/nominate another writer to write a poem or 100-word micro fic about it BUT you only have 15 minutes to write!
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Fiction
On Writing for Viva
This is my response to James and Oneg's "Tag, You're It" challenge. It is the second in their Summer Writing Challenge Extravaganza.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Fiction
Oh, Vacuum Dear Vacuum. You Suck.
Oh, vacuum dear vacuum, please help me this day. Glide ‘cross the carpet. These crumbs we will slay. A simple wee task, we can get it done soon.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?. Top Story - August 2023.
“The Maggots are here!” Those were the first words I heard when my cousin/BFF Kelly and I pulled up in front of our friend, Kim’s trailer.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Humans
My Greatest Fear, I Think
Sometimes I believe that my greatest fear is opening up, Of letting people know what’s really on my mind and in my heart.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
To the Floor That Grounds Me
You’re the first thing I touch when I drag my unwilling self out of bed in the morning. You hold me up when I just want to throw myself back down.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets
Mother Nature's Lost Child. Top Story - July 2023.
“I was a rabbit today, Mommy,” Chlora proudly announced, as she jumped into her mother’s arms for a welcome hug and presented her with a fresh picked bouquet of wildflowers.
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Fiction
Pet Sematary
Here kitty, kitty. What in the hell is that stink? Oh damn! Bury it. _____ For Judey Kalchik's book review haiku challenge. Here is hers:
By Cathy holmes2 years ago in Poets