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coralmccallum · 3 days
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Silently Watching Beneath the Pink Full Moon
Once the court chamber was empty and Anna had been returned to her secure cell, Jefferson suggested that The Thirteen take a short break before returning to the chamber to discuss the decision. When they reconvened an hour later, the curved table had been rearranged to form a circular table that was more conducive to a group discussion. “We’ve heard all the testimonies. We’ve listened to the…
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coralmccallum · 10 days
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Silently Watching Before the Pink Moon
Living quarters within the sealed court lacked the luxury of the rest of the castle but with some persuasion, Stefan had managed to make his private study homely. A log fire crackled in the hearth, casting dancing shadows on the walls of the dimly lit room. It had been a long day in the chamber with several witnesses called forward. Checking over the timeline and list of names, he knew that Jem…
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coralmccallum · 18 days
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Continue the Story .... the party guest ( flash fiction)
She knew she had to leave. Quickly. She should never have come. She should have politely declined the invitation. She didn’t belong here. This all felt so wrong. Scanning the room, she searched for an escape route. One door led to the kitchen and judging from the laughter coming from there, it was full of guests. The only other door was the one to the hallway. If she could get to the hallway,…
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coralmccallum · 24 days
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Meet The Writer 2024 parts 11-15
#meetthewriter Day 11/15- ODE An interesting thought….. Writing, oh how you wring out my emotions! You inspire me to create. You torture me when words refuse to flow You fill me with joy and allow me to breathe Writing, you are pure oxygen to me. #meetthewriter Day 12/15 – IDENTITY Oh good question! There is an element of imposter syndrome lurking about with regards to this one. Right…
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coralmccallum · 1 month
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Sunflowers, Shadows, Grief and Living...
Up until now I’ve resisted the temptation to blog about grief. To be honest, its not a word I like. Perhaps its me who is weird here (wouldn’t be the first time) but when we lose someone that we love I feel that their life should be celebrated not mourned. When the Big Green Gummi Bear passed away last October, he left very few instructions regarding his funeral wishes. I feel we celebrated his…
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coralmccallum · 1 month
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The Measly Jar of Motivation - the feeling of anticipation
I sat down to write this week’s blog savouring the feeling of anticipation of a creative spurt. I hoped to seek joy in the words I would write. I sat, pencil in hand, staring at the blank page. I sat poised to write. I waited…… And I waited…… And I’m still sitting with the feeling of anticipation as I wait for the words to begin to flow….
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coralmccallum · 2 months
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March is Brain Tumour Awareness month in the UK - did you know that?
March is Brain Tumour awareness month in the UK…and I’ll bet you weren’t aware of that. (Ok, some of you might have been) In general, I keep my private life out of my blog but this week I’m making an exception. But first some facts…. Did you know that brain tumours are the biggest killer of adults under 40 and children? Brain tumour research represents around 1% of the national spend on…
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coralmccallum · 2 months
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World Book Day 2024 - celebrate with a free e-book
Happy World Book Day 2024 Ellen             “I vowed to prove them wrong.” Tailz              “I believe this is about where we got to before.” Luke              “You mess this up and you’re history! Hear me?” Nana              “You should be soulmates not lovers.” Emotions run high when Ellen Lloyd steps up to the mic as the new vocalist for rock band After Life. Will she prove to be heaven…
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coralmccallum · 2 months
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The Measly Jar of Motivation - An Odd Shoe
Birds were singing in the trees as she made her way through the labyrinth of paths to reach her grandmother’s grave. She smiled when she spotted it basking in the warm sunshine with its gorgeous view of the surrounding countryside. Kneeling down in the lush grass, she removed the dead flowers from the vase at the base of the headstone and replaced them with the fresh wildflower bouquet she had…
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coralmccallum · 2 months
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Meet the Writer 2024- parts 6-10
Day 6/15 – DOORWAY My creative journey has opened several doorways. The key doorway was the one into the story. Taking that first step to sit down and write what became the Silver Lake series took me a huge amount of self-confidence and self-discipline. I’m terrified of letting people read what I write but the dream was always to see my name on the cover of a book. Writing and then…
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coralmccallum · 2 months
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Beginnings - release day!
Today’s the day! I’m delighted to introduce you to my first poetry collection. Yes, it’s a change of direction but each of these was written with just as much if not more emotion than my other book babies. This is a collection of 45 short poems each written straight from the heart. Why not check it out today (I promise its not like poems that you studied at high school!)  Beginnings – a…
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coralmccallum · 2 months
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Beginnings....one week to go
My first collection of poems, Beginnings, will be published on 29 February 2024. This is a collection of poems that I have written over many years.  Many of them have appeared on my blog over the past ten years. Now felt like the right time to bring them all together in one small volume. (And of course, 29th February is too unique a date not to publish on – Yes, I’m weird about dates) Beginnings…
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coralmccallum · 2 months
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The Measly Jar of Motivation...Yielding Is The Way (poem)
Frozen in the fear of limbo Afraid to take the next step, She stared at the gateway ahead. It was only a few short steps to reach it. Not big steps. Just small normal steps. Each step leading her closer… It was time to let go. Time to let go of the anger. Time to let go of the pain. Time to let go of the fear. Was she really ok to move forwards? Could she…should she let go of the…
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coralmccallum · 3 months
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One word I have a poor relationship with.... Beast
Recently, as part of a writing challenge, I had to pick words that I like the sound of. ( For the curious among you, I picked ocean, beach and sunset then tagged on my favourite 4-letter words book, wine, sale and tour.) A few days later, I saw the above poem on Facebook, and it brought me up short. There are words in this world that I really don’t like the sound of and one of them is in the…
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coralmccallum · 3 months
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Meet the Writer 2024- parts 1-5
Some of you may remember the Meet the Writer online challenge from 2023. When I saw Beth Kempton promoting this year’s challenge, I was excited to see what topics came up. Here’s the first of 3 instalments. Day 1/15- VIEW Today is Day One of this year’s Meet The Writer event with 15 daily prompts from Beth Kempton. View…. when I’m writing indoors this is the view of my desk. Cluttered but…
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coralmccallum · 3 months
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Silently Watching Under A Wolf Moon
Two whole seasons had passed, and the castle was deep in the depths of a third. Winter had arrived. Standing alone on the castle ramparts, Jem reflected on the past few months. The dark angel’s trial had proven to be a more protracted affair than any of them had envisaged. During the testimony of several of the initial witnesses who were called in relation to Anna’s earlier crimes, details of…
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coralmccallum · 3 months
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Beginnings...an explanation
It’s now been a few days since I surprised the world by announcing the release of my first collection of poems. Huge thanks to those who have already pre-ordered. To those who may have been a little disappointed that it wasn’t a new novel that I was releasing, I humbly apologise and beg that you are patient with me a little longer. I’m going to make myself vulnerable here and explain the…
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