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The miracle of writing / le miracle de l'écriture
Something amazing just happened: the day passed, and I hadn't written here. I had brushed my teeth, gone to bed and switched off the light, and there it started. A strong feeling nagging at the back of my mind. "You committed to it", it said, "just do...
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Cars / Voitures
He looks at us. Assesses us from far. We have just parked a small 3 year old car in the car park of a car dealer. He is expecting us, gageing what arguments he might use for us. When we get closer to him, he hurries toward us, asking us if he can help...
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Philip part 3 / Lucie 3ème partie
Philip Part 3 He shook himself up and came back to the present moment. He took a sip of the coffee, that had gone lukewarm in the meantime already. What was he going to do. He thought about his options for the day. It was still really early. He could...
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Rose part 2 / Gilles 2ème partie
Rose part 2 The meeting with Father Cleary was a waste of time, she decided. Those old women just kept talking for the sake of talking, forgetting completely the agenda, and getting side tracked into personal matters. Those crones took everything so lightly....
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Radio
Life is an online radio station Only we forget That we should only ask for more Of what we love Not what scares us Or makes us sad Or anxious, or worried or mad Life is an online radio station But we forget To listen Either it's blaring too loud to hear...
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My writing avoidance techniques / mes techniques de fuite par rapport à l'écriture
My writing avoidance techniques It is amazing how many strategies I have to avoid writing. One of them is my new keyboard. I bought it last week, all happy to buy a flexible waterproof keyboard I can carry around with me easily. The only thing is, it...
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Game / Jeux
Game Game can be eaten and played. It's pretty delicious with cranberry sauce. And potatoes. It is also a lot of fun. Playing with a kid is fun. She runs around, tries to catch my attention, then hides out, tells me what to do and what not to do in a...
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New beginning / Nouveau départ
Today I am shifting my perspective about writing. It's been a month and a half now that I have decided to take 3 months to write. So far it's been hard. I haven't managed to discipline myself to just write. I could write on my blog every day easily, but...
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Yoga
I come in Not the first one Still space to take a first row spot Mat down, cushion down I sit cross legged Unconfortable Chanting music tries to relax us So far not working For me First mantra We're in The energy starts to swirl up We are all caught in...
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Rose part 8 and end / Gilles 8ème partie et fin
Rose part 8 Philip arrived an hour later, and he wasn't alone. Only the person with him was a man. They got down from the man's car and laughed together. Rose felt a shiver shock her whole body. Could it be that her son was gay? Could it be that she hadn't...
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Style exercises 2 / Exercices de style 2
Continued from yesterday... Poetry It was 5 in the morning The dogs started barking I awoke and got up To check out what was up I couldn't believe it When I looked into it In the yards were five men Neighbors and policemen All shouting and screaming Fighting...
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Mark part 5 / Pierre 5ème partie
Mark part 5 Mark ran the simulation as soon as the receptionist took her lunch break. He found out that Philip's house, with the additions and improvements he had made, was worth £180,000, which was £ 30,000 more than the price he had bought it for at...
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Parting
An all English one today... "Don't tell me you're leaving" He didn't answer. Her comment was rhethorical. Of course he was leaving. She knew it, and had known it for quite a while. She just couldn't accept it. But that was her problem, he decided. He...
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Some more on writing / un peu plus sur l'écriture
I write badly. I write, but badly. Badly I write. Boldly I write. I can't help but write. Badly. Well. I do. I don't write. Sometimes. I do write. Sometimes. I want to write. I do. I don't. Write. Irwte. Riwte. Riwet. Riewt. Same word. Concepts escape....
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Stranger / Etranger
Stranger I saw her across the room. She hadn't seen me yet. She was talking with her brother and his friend. She looked so charming from the distance that I nearly blushed. I looked down, composed myself again, then moved strategically to the other side...
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Philip part 6 / Lucie 6ème partie
Philip part 6 By the time he woke up again, Philip had lost track of what day it was, and if it was morning or afternoon. He saw light through the curtains, so assumed it was day time. He looked at the alarm clock beside the bed. 6:30. Was it morning...
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New perspective / Nouvelle perspective
I took a two day break to prepare and deliver my law of attraction workshop yesterday. I am back with a longer practice today: Write a story we all know from the perspective of one of the secondary characters. To write in English, I chose little red riding...
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Philip part 4 / Lucie 4ème partie
Philip Part 4 Philip felt the cold gain his back and he shivered. He stayed on the bench though, with his face in his hands, for what felt like an eternity. He felt the sun come up, and then disappear behind clouds. He felt how it started to drizzle....
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Mark part 7 the end / Pierre 7ème partie la fin
Mark part 7 His car was dead. It would take some money to repair it. Quite a lot of money in fact. Mark wasn't sure his car was worth repairing at this stage. The red Subaru driver was a gorgeous woman who didn't even seem that mad that he had cut her...
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Tiredness / fatigue
Tonight I am exhausted. Almost just switched off my PC without writing. And then I thought why not write about tiredness? My eyes are stinging I want to go Sleep Rest Til day comes And more And more I want to forget What is left to do What is left to...
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Lost / Perdue
Je regarde à droite, je regarde à gauche. Je me tourne, et regarde derrière moi. Ou est-ce devant? Je ne sais plus d'où je viens, je ne sais pas où je vais. Le paysage est le même de quelque côté que je me tourne. Si seulement le vent était moins froid,...
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Today / Aujourd'hui
I walk. I walk some more. In front of every shop I stop. I take a few magazines from the trolley, bring them in. Ding Dong. "Hello, can I leave a few of these free magazines here?" I get a yes or a no, most often a yeah ok that is really in the middle....
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Back to work! Au boulot!
As I woke up, it hit me. I wanted to get back to work. Not that I wasn't working as such. Rather, I had let work slip away from my mind, as I was busy mostly with love... So I was still taking care of my few customers, but wasn't really in a state of...
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Decisions
What shall I do This Or that What are the consequences Of this decision Or that one I don't want to let anybody down And me Can I live with it If I choose this Or that Will I feel guilty Or angry I feel confused AAAAAAAAHHHH How can I make A decision...
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Slam
A pain grabs me in the chest Anxiety Scared that I might not Once again Be good enough Be loveable My throat is tight Stomach tensed Words can't get out of my mouth Stuck Listening to soft music Does not appease me Old demons In new situations I'd like...