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Koda Rose Grady comes of age in the shadow of her legendary musician father. This is a novelette, not a novel; I'm just posting it as a novel to keep the different parts together. No chapters, but I will try to stop at logical points. :) Thank you in advance, everyone.

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While dealing with her estranged mother's illness, Penny tries to tell the story she has been hiding from her entire life. In the process, Penny learns how to love the brokenness in people - especially herself.

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Taking a break from Ruby Rose and feeling reflective, so thought I'd give poetry a crack. Not because I'm any good at it, but I wanted to play around with interpretations/double meanings. I know as a poem this is really awkward - clumsy rhyming, lousy rhythm, annoying experimental pace ... so I'm looking more for suggestions on how to improve, rather than pointing out what I already know is crap. I'm particularly looking for feedback on the content - I'm trying for the interpreting-alternative-meanings concept without being too obvious or too obscure ... walkin' the line, I guess.

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The plight of an addict. All comments welcome.

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This is a short piece of prose that I wrote for a Creative Writing unit a few years ago. It's been a hit thus far so I thought I'd post it on here and see what sort of feedback I receive. It was an observation assignment in which we had to choose a particular type of person from a list, go out and observe one of these people in the real world and then record our observations. I chose 'observe a drug addict' because it was particularly close to home for me at the time.

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I am attempting to describe a satirical novel, so the pitch may also portray a satirical tone. Feedback: Do you think the satire works, or is it just too damn silly?

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When you are in the grip of an addiction, you find yourself in positions you cannot refuse to play in. This is the demoralization of the disease. This story is a slice of that bitter pie, from the history of a recovering alcoholic. Please give me everything you have. I am trying to polish this story to the bone, in the hope that it might become a perfect piece of prose that marks a critical event in the life of a drunk.

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my first cousin died recently of a drug overdose. This poem is how I dealt with the grief. I am interested in how the style is perceived as this is a comfortable writing style for me. This is the first time I have posted work on this forum and I am grateful for the reviews. I am grateful for the editing comments by kiwi & ulli as I have incorporated them into my piece. My first time listening to constructive editing advice. There maybe hope for me yet. To you other kind people, thanks for your comments. I will be sharing this poem at a family reunion today. Hopefully it will bring perspective & healing... po

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I wrote this poem after reading Mishmont's memoir about her experiences as a mother. It struck a chord in my soul. Thank you, Mish

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