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Posts Tagged ‘Poetry

underestimated (star draft 1)

Posted by: Crystal King on: March 28, 2008

is almost like trivialized, nearly like passed over,
not quite forgotten but the feeling is not so dissimilar.
In the heart of a long circular star trail is a thousand
more stars in what may seem like a flashing grand
cluster but is, in fact, strung out in space line, millions
of independent ever-distantly burning suns.
A sun needs no reconciliation–it [...]

No Longer Writing in a Vacuum

Posted by: Crystal King on: October 11, 2007

When I was doing my undergrad I spent my time among colleagues who loved literature and writing. I received ongoing feedback on whatever I was working on–poetry, essays, fiction. After school I managed to get myself married right away, which I shouldn’t have. My focus was destroyed, my friendships in the literary world gradually became [...]

Dreary, Rainy

Posted by: Crystal King on: October 8, 2007

Mind over matter

In the tedious dark
of my rain-soaked morning,
three red leaves fall.
Yellow button mushrooms
absorb water like thick sponges.
I wilt beneath
bright flourescent lights.
c.2004 clk
Didn’t manage 4k this weekend but I did do a lot of editing out Apicius POV as well as added 1755 words in a new chapter. Between the two I probably managed about [...]

little literary-ish things

Posted by: Crystal King on: September 5, 2007

I had a great post on a creative writing exercise I taught in my weekly class and boom! of course, WP was having issues and my post never saved, sigh. I’ll get back to that at some point but in the meantime, here are some helpful tips and tricks.

Line Editing in 10 Easy Steps
On exposition: [...]


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