The Tainted Gardens
Johanna C. EschwaldAt some point, this garden began to sprout thorns, thick and sharp as knives. Biting back when greedy hands want to take too much. The stories are here for those who treat the garden kindly. But be careful or you may loose yourself in the thorn wood.
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The apple spoils the moment it touches my tongue.
It never fills me, rots before I get to taste the sweet beneath the sour.
Turns my insides out.
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Tired.
And (just between me and you) I’m losing...
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What Has Happened So Far
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Writer of fiction with a touch of the fantastical, and poetry about the human condition. Host of the Great Binge-Reading of Serialised Fiction Club. Master of Illusions for Nightingale Press. [she/her] \ud83c\udf39✒️
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