http://slow.writerscafe.org/missjlw2014 The original writings of author missjlw en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776073833 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Chapter 1Anastasia        Istare at the books in front of me but I don’t see a single word on the page.Instead I am running, I can feel the speed as my legs move me through a fieldof wild flowers, the wind whipping my hair in dark waves behind m.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/missjlw2014/1551539/ http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/missjlw2014/1551537/ The hour glass flipsthe sands of time trickle down as seconds pass. Sand plays tricks on the eyes.Suddenly gone are the days of playgroundsand jumping rope. Lost are the years that passlike clouds,unnoticed and ever changing. The days blur togetherflashes of colorOne day you.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/missjlw2014/1551531/ I lost all sense of place and time, the moment the heat reached me. It slithered serpent like up my body,warm at first. It caressed me like gentle hands,leaving tingles in its wake. It grew hotter. The caresses turned to lashes. Tentacles of heat wrapped aroundevery par.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/missjlw2014/1551525/ No waves,light glitters on the dark surface. A girl floats in the water. Her longhair hovers around her head like a halo. Water laps lightly onher face, neck, and breasts.The darkness movesflooding over her face. She is gone. Swallowed by the sea.  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/missjlw2014/1551516/