Marie McGrath

Joined June 2021

165 stories

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Things that have saved me:

Animals

Music

Sense of Humor

Writing

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The thing no one knows
There it was, just there. It was bigger than he’d thought. The angels seemed nice.
By Marie McGrath2 days ago in Poets
The errant list
Two years before he died, Ambrose listed all the things he wanted to accomplish before he died. He didn’t know he was going to die in two years. Things just worked out that way.
By Marie McGrath2 days ago in Humans
A scintilla of hope
I felt the frigid shards sear into my flesh the second I opened the door. The cold was vicious, the wind bitter. Snow was still falling, its intensity somewhat abated since the morning's fall.
By Marie McGrath22 days ago in Fiction
winter feast
They perch precisely Their feather fluffed awaiting The table to be set
By Marie McGrath2 months ago in Poets
It was the summer of '69
This tale is one that borrows from life itself. It is, however, largely fictional. “I don’t know how many clothes to bring,” Paloma said, digging about in her suitcase. “Do you think there’ll be a washing machine? I can’t fit much more in here.”
By Marie McGrath9 months ago in Fiction
The lightness of water
It glimmers And glides, Soft as a stolen kiss in the night, ^^ Sensually as a snake Through the ripples It creates,
By Marie McGrath9 months ago in Poets
Vocal
Vocal is my Opportunity to Converse in fingers that speed Across my worn keyboard Letting thoughts consume me
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Poets
The Ringing Doorbell
The doorbell rang. Again. Thalia did her best to ignore it the first time, but the second ring sounded more brusque, more demanding.
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Writers
The Family Plan
Characters: Brenna - 16-year-old girl Downey - Brenna’s father Gemma/Mother - Brenna’s mother Auntie Polly/Pip - Brenna’s English aunt (along the tones of Julia Child)
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Families
The Family Plan
Characters: Brenna - 16-year-old girl Downey - Brenna’s father Hazel - Brenna’s mother Auntie Polly/Pip - Brenna’s English aunt (along the tones of Julia Child)
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Families
The Path
The path is set with crystal stones Rippling in the sun's embrace A wisp of rarefied breeze Traces the road to the place that awaits.
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Poets
Here's to friendship
Jocelyn and Andrea met in high school. They were both on the basketball team in senior year, liked the same music, and shared a taste in boys. Derek was their main heartthrob. They’d both known him from ninth grade and, even before they’d met, both girls were doodling his name, and a selection of hearts, in their notebooks and binders.
By Marie McGrath11 months ago in Fiction