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The Falcon and the Kite. Top Story - December 2025.
There was once a peregrine falcon who disliked listening to her elders. They would tell her that the cliffs on which they nested were safe and had stood for thousands of years, supporting generations of falcons within their rocks.
By ThatWriterWoman22 days ago in Fiction
The Cabin
I left the cabin for the first time, on my own terms. It did not kick me out, catch fire, or try to harm me in any way. Maria walked me to the door and waved goodbye from the window. We had sat together for hours discussing our life. She wanted to know what happens to us, and why we needed to come back to the cabin and find the artefact. I couldn’t find it in my heart to tell her.
By ThatWriterWoman3 months ago in Chapters
The Cabin
I visited the cabin, finally. It was in a worse state that I thought it could be – even after so many years. As my boots crunched over what remained of the cobbled pathway that led to the front door, I brushed aside a low hanging tree branch and got my first good look at the place.
By ThatWriterWoman5 months ago in Chapters
The Monkey and the Shark. Top Story - July 2025.
There was once a shark, that was born among the mangrove trees. She had many brothers and sisters and, while she knew she would have to return to the sea when she was old enough, she was enjoying her youth in the root pools.
By ThatWriterWoman6 months ago in Fiction
The Vole and the Vulture. Content Warning.
There was once a vole, who lost everything. One afternoon, he was telling his litter of young a story about a bird who could teach rodents how to fly when a terrible rumble passed through their den. The four of them looked at him with shocked eyes, frozen in fear.
By ThatWriterWoman7 months ago in Fiction
Glacier
Slow rivers of ice, Carving paths through our landscape, Rolling veins - Earth's blood. A/N: This little haiku was something I wrote a few weeks ago during my online writing club stream on Twitch. The prompt was 'water', so I picked out as many natural sources of water as i could think of and wrote different forms of poems for each. There was something ironic in choosing one of the shortest forms of poetry for such a large subject. I have chipped away at my backlog of Vocal reads this month and I have reclaimed about 2 weeks. If you see me commenting on your work that is 2 weeks old, and ignoring your new publications, don't panic! I am getting to them and savouring every single second along the way! TWW
By ThatWriterWoman8 months ago in Poets
Very Vocal Fables Volume One. Top Story - May 2025.
Well, here it is folks, the inevitable has happened - I have published a book! Very Vocal Fables Volume One is the first in a collection of three books that will feature 30 of my Vocal fables - with 10 fables per book.
By ThatWriterWoman8 months ago in Writers
