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Haunted Echoes

By Alexandria StanwyckPublished 3 months ago 1 min read
Winner in Haunted Echoes Challenge
pareidolic realities
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one day the shadow

will be a man and not clothes

hanging on a hook

Haiku

About the Creator

Alexandria Stanwyck

My inner child screams joyfully as I fall back in love with writing.

I am on social media! (Discord, Facebook, and Instagram.)

instead of therapy: poetry and lyrics about struggling and healing is available on Amazon.

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Outstanding

Excellent work. Looking forward to reading more!

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  1. Heartfelt and relatable

    The story invoked strong personal emotions

  2. Compelling and original writing

    Creative use of language & vocab

  3. Easy to read and follow

    Well-structured & engaging content

  1. Excellent storytelling

    Original narrative & well developed characters

  2. Masterful proofreading

    Zero grammar & spelling mistakes

  3. On-point and relevant

    Writing reflected the title & theme

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  • Caitlin Cartwright14 days ago

    Hey Hope you are having an amazing day btw are you active over discord if yes whats your username there?

  • Kaitlin Shanks17 days ago

    Nice work! I can see why this poem was a winner.

  • Cathy holmes2 months ago

    Oh my! That's scary. Congrats on the win. It's well deserved.

  • Joey Raines2 months ago

    Congratulations. I pictured this in my head.

  • Obsidian Words2 months ago

    Omg 😱 this is one of those fears that just NEVER goes away!

  • Amos Glade2 months ago

    Great job!

  • Marilyn Glover2 months ago

    Yeah, this is super creepy, Alexandria, and an excellent haiku. Congratulations on your win!❤

  • Wooohooooo congratulations on your win! 🎉💖🎊🎉💖🎊

  • Alyssa Musso2 months ago

    Love this! Congrats on your win! 🎉

  • Mackenzie Davis2 months ago

    Ah! This is so good! Congratulations, Alexandria!

  • Leslie Writes2 months ago

    Yikes! 😦 New fear unlocked!

  • Caitlin Charlton2 months ago

    🎊🎈Just a hat and an ear. Oh my gosh. I don't want to scroll down. Oh my GOSH. OH NO. Wow. Well. It went where it went. This was fantastic. Congratulations on your challenge win, Alexandria 👏🏾👌🏾🎈🎊

  • Dana Crandell2 months ago

    Good subject matter for the challenge! Congrats on the win!

  • Raymond G. Taylor2 months ago

    Chilling thoughts. Congratulations on your win

  • Tim Carmichael2 months ago

    Congratulations on your win!

  • Cindy Calder3 months ago

    This is awesome.

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