Working Title (MSP Creative Writing Curation)

Castles crumble into the slapping sea;
red bricks break, a crimson dust,
the remnant of cordoned-off Kings.

The Sovereign by @geke was inspired by her recent travels in Denmark, and makes masterful use of negative diction in order to communicate her feelings about Kings and taxes.

“Love Song” by Charlie Centipede
“…crickle crack, crickle crack! Now I want my husband back!” she sang. And the dirt began to move…

Very, very, very short stories by @richardfyates is a collection of flash fiction written by various authors (including himself) each more striking and re-readable than the last.

The mother aware of the team's approach, looked at her mate and their child.

A Mother Fights by @sarez is a strong micro-fiction piece that manages to make a dystopian setting emotionally wrenching.

There is nothing at all wrong with wanting nice things. Not necessarily the best, mind, but the best is always better than anything less so. I mean, who would rather have a minivan when they could have a porsche or a lamborghini, right? Before you start rolling your eyes at me, I am not one of those spoiled brats who threw a tantrum when they didn't get the right colour of poser-phone, or the right colour car for my quinciñera. I don't want everything.

Single White Male Age Eighteen to Thirty Five by @internutter is a piece of short fiction that twists and turns while ultimately exploring the impact that greed can have on a person.

Our bodies are shrines
Shrouded in the secrets
Our teeth keep imprisoned.
We worship our gods
On small altars of bone and blood

Burnt Offerings by @warpedpoetic makes fantastic use of imagery and metaphor, rife with charged implications.

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