The influence of my family lives on strongly in my life, in my every day decisions, struggles, and joys despite that most of my family members have either passed away or even more sadly, have become estranged from me. This is one of the main
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So She Could See the Color Plue: free short fiction
Posted by Grace Mattioli in Short Stories | 0 commentsSo She Could See the Color Plue When Eloise was five years old, she took a trip to Arizona with her parents. Her mum’s dream had always been to see the Grand Canyon and when Mum got sick, Dad insisted they go there for a family vacation. She
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I began writing Olive Branches Don’t Grow on Trees after a failed attempt to make peace in my family. I wanted the protagonist, Silvia, to succeed at unifying her family so that I could experience her joy and gratification vicariously. Writing
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Something He Could See Himself In: free short fiction
Posted by Grace Mattioli in Short Stories | 0 commentsSomething He Could See Himself In The empty spot on the bottom of Tattoo Tommy’s back was the only tattooless spot on his body, minus his face and head. It lived right below a tattoo of Mary that looked like one of those statues people
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A Final Picture from the Family Saga, “The Bird that Sang in Color”
Posted by Grace Mattioli in The Art in "The Bird that Sang in Color" | 0 commentsThis is the final drawing in my series on the artwork that inspired The Bird that Sang in Color. The words on this drawing are lyrics from a song by Robin Williamson of The Incredible String Band. This pictures is mentioned during chapter four
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