Wendy Blacke

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  • Creative Writing,  Short Stories

    Hidden Treasure

    Wendy Blacke / May 18, 2020 / 2 Comments

    He left in the cover of darkness. He lifted the palm leaves that concealed the boat he learned to build from an outlawed book. He prayed it would be seaworthy. A branch cracked…

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  • Creative Writing,  Short Stories

    Smoke Signals

    Wendy Blacke / May 14, 2020 / 0 Comments

    LOG:  June 5, 2017, around noon – It’s been 42 days since our plane went down. Today I saw smoke coming from the northeast side of the island. I thought I was the…

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  • Creative Writing,  Short Stories

    Fred

    Wendy Blacke / May 11, 2020 / 1 Comment

    The only thing that glittered more than the road were the tears on Laura’s cheeks, sparkling ethereal in the moonlight on a midnight drive to nowhere. She blinked hard. The visibility out here…

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  • Creative Writing,  Short Stories

    Happy Birthday Zachary

    Wendy Blacke / May 9, 2020 / 1 Comment

    “Why did she even invite us?” James asked after rapping on the heavy wooden door. “She’s our neighbour.” Patty replied. “After everything that’s happened — shh she’s coming.”  They stood smiling on the…

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  • Creative Writing,  Short Stories

    The Window

    Wendy Blacke / May 6, 2020 / 2 Comments

    My mom told me he’d kill me if I didn’t leave him. That was 3 years ago and the last time we spoke. She doesn’t understand. He loves me.  I press my fingertips…

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  • Creative Writing,  Short Stories

    Esmeralda

    Wendy Blacke / May 4, 2020 / 1 Comment

    Max read the words on the curled slip of paper and his face went dark. “Max, c’mon man what does yours say?” Julien said. “Don’t worry about it. It’s stupid. Nobody believes that…

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Gravity's Rainbow
Gravity's Rainbow
by Thomas Pynchon
tagged: 2021-tbr and currently-reading
Dragonfly in Amber
Dragonfly in Amber
by Diana Gabaldon
tagged: currently-reading

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