The Rose

Writing Like a Rose: with Beauty, Thorns, Addiction, Dedication & inspiration

October 2008

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This Month: Eh? What’s that? New Writing?

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Dear Readers,

Eh, what? Did somebody say new work? You bet I did. 🙂

Perhaps you remember me saying awhile ago that I was stewing, but now I’m Un-Earthing (see “UnEarth” page for details). This long time of letting my work ferment has given it time to become its own piece, but now, it’s ready to face the lot of you! READERS! FEAST!

I must say, however, that I cannot put in the time to release all of these pieces at once. Editing is work, and it can sometimes take hours to exact a piece. So, please, I must again ask for your patience. In return, I am working diligently, and, most likely, will release two pieces at a time of the promised six. I expect this will take about a week. In the mean time, however, keep checking the site for new poetry! I wonder when the next two will show up??

Now for the bad news: Jeremiah has run into a few kinks. The craft of the story has changed, and so I need to go back and work on more background. For these reasons, it may even be temporarily taken down; even the title is up in confusion at this point! Amazing what a little new information will do!

But, focus on the good news! Please enjoy the new works:

NEW Poems:

“Rising” (a poem about embracing reality)”

and, PARNASSUS ACCEPTANCE,

“Stars” (a poem about unity).

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NEW Pages: Meet the Author: Christopher Paolini!! You can get his tips (and my input) on what inspires a good writer! And, while you’re at it, sober up and read Heroes: A Piece of Humanity (a more serious piece)!

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Also, I have posted my purpose statement below, with more updates, if you’re interested.

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Have fun checking out these pages and more, and enjoy your time at “The Rose”!!

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Love you all and Thanks for reading,

Jess

I’m Jessica

Welcome to The Rose! This is my literary corner of the internet, dedicated to all things creative writing. Here is where I keep a collection of my work. This includes everything from poems to short stories to writing tips, aka my collection of AD-Libs. I hope you enjoy what I have written here and are able to relate to my work. But ultimately, I hope this site inspires you to love writing as much as I do!

Writing Like a Rose: With Beauty, Thorns, Addiction, Dedication, and Inspiration.
Please see the “About” pages for more information!!

Feel free to leave comments if you like or dislike something.

Criticism is welcomed!!

Warning: Poem formats may vary; they include, free verse, etheree, sonnets, and others.

Most Recently Published:  “Memories of Snowfall”, a villanelle and “Bike for sale”, a villanelle

Important: Due to the story’s sensitive nature, the sestina, “Coming to America”, is password protected. If you would like the password, please email me at magnoliamclean@comcast.net.

AD-Lib is here! You can view previous AD-Libs under the “AD-Libs” tab to get some great tips on your writing and find out what is going through my head as I write. You can also view old Ad-Libs by year under the “Archived Entries” tab.

And, Coming Soon: (you’ll be surprised ;) )

Finally, please read IMPORTANT copyright information before proceeding; however, I do encourage the file sharing of my work.

Again, welcome! And, enjoy your time at “The Rose”!!

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