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Janine Harris

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2025

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My Dearest Gertrude

Submitted to Contest #294

21st September 1900 My Dearest Gertrude, Thank you for your weekly letters, which bring me immense delight. Pray do not be troubled by my current lack of social engagements. I assure you my heart and soul are wholly fulfilled through the composing of my songs. They flow effortlessly from me like a river. I have no idea where the ideas spring from, but I am sure that the surreal beauty of nature surrounding me here serves as a principal muse. I have now completed seventy songs, each growing in richness and composition ...

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The Winds of Change

Submitted to Contest #291

I lie on the floor of your apartment, sunlight dancing along me as I stretch out at full length. This is my new home now. It’s a place I never imagined living in. My route here was long and arduous. Many hands were influential in my arrival in your life. The stories of these people are woven in my memories. You have no comprehension of my past and have never bothered to ask. I was born high in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco. A desolate spot, wild and free, where cool mountain winds blow dust into every orifice. The fibres of my soul w...

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