I don’t want to write about Dragons
Why I didn’t enter the competition
I don’t want to write about dragons
I don’t have anything against them
And there’s nothing wrong with my imagination
But dragons, elves, wizards whatever
I assume they populate fantasy tales
Leave me a bit cold
So I hardly think I could do a story about them justice
Besides everything dramatic, horrific, funny and bizarre
That makes for reading that will draw you in
Occurs in the plane of this reality
I know, I know … escapism, right?
Who needs to read about man’s inhumanity to man..
I do understand
But for me
I’d rather write and read about
What happens around here.
Frequently more dramatic
Than a giant winged reptile
Breathing fire
About the Creator
Gillian Lesley Scott
Scots born Australian. Tales of being human. Despite aiming for the highest good of all, not always successful
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Stuck in Place
Amy whistled as she walked through her front yard, looking for any sticks she could pick up and throw into the pile she and her brother were making. They had a big windstorm recently; as such, all the trees in their yard had suffered some damage in some loss of sticks. Or perhaps losing those sticks was a good thing since their trees probably needed to be pruned anyway. Amy wasn't sure.
By Rebecca Patton7 days ago in Fiction
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Definitely understand your point of view!!! Love you poem!!!
Totally with you on this one!
Love the title. Pulled me in. Counter point of view: the beauty of fiction is that you can turn it into any story you want. My entree is about a mother and her daughter (they just so happen to be half-dragons). :)