http://slow.writerscafe.org/ebaker16 The original writings of author The Butterfly Effect en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776302721 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 I took a boat across a lakewhere galaxies reflected on the surfaceand a single swipe of my hand put ripples in the universeI once knew a girl who lived in an hourglass housewith hourglass windowsand hourglass wallsand she sat and waited while sand fell over herfilling up her hourglass housefor somet.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1910810/ Growing up isn’t easy when you’re living in your sister's shadow. You never get noticed for your accomplishments or praised for your creativity. You’re never loved like she is because you don’t shine as bright, you don’t stand out. You blend with your surroundings. You.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1758417/ “A March morning is only as drab as he who walks in it without a glance skyward . . .”    ~Aldo LeopoldThey say that when an artist dies he gets to paint the sky -his soul ascends up off the earth, he holds his paintbrush highColors burst forth from his mind onto an easel .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1741858/     I think I was around six     I was around six when it first began and it started in my toes.     “Mama,” I said. I shook her sleeve and my feet. They were tingling. Very badly. I could feel them numbing.     “Mama.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1741391/ I am terrified. It’s claustrophobic here.I can’t breath, there’s no air.The dark writhes around me.Blood-curdling screams in the distance sound.A pearl moon grows cold, shrouded in wispy clouds.I dare not open my eyesfor fear of glowing red glowering back at me.He stands beside me,.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1730292/ I'm fine with you existing butdo you have to existso close to me? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1730167/ I wish I could weaveconstellationsinto a blanketso I could throw it over my headand finally be onewith the universe http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1730161/ Turtles are such silly creatures -clumsy, slow, and scared. So willing to stick their necks out as far as they can reachand take a risk,yet retreating quickly to the safe armor of their shellat the first sight of danger. I think that’s why we get alongthose turtles and I. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1730158/ They say sharp blades hurt the worstbut sharp blades don’t hurt at all. It’s dull blades that bite into your skin,the pain shallow and relentless,leaving tiny white blemishes upon your body.A fleeting reminder of your weakness.Sharp blades are meant to leave SCARS.Angry, pink, jagged tro.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1730154/ Do you realize, “sir”?Girls stick together.No matter how long you’ve been friends with them they’ll always choose their girl friends over you, friend.Because we understand.We connect.We build relationships on trust and love and the stars in our eyes.We’d move mountain.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1730148/ Death strikes Life with the frigid handof love disguised ascold eyes and pale fingers.  http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1730138/ My heart is made of clockworkCold metal in my soulJust going through the motionsFueled by fire and coalEveryday I’m winded upWatch me come aliveJust going through the motionsIn order to surviveSteam runs through my frozen veinsAnd water down my spineJust going through the motionsI’m runn.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1730135/ Tornadoes kill dozens.Tsunamis, hundreds.Earthquakes, thousands.We cry, we mourn, we plead:Why, God, why?But we’ve never stopped to think that maybe it isn’t God;maybe it’s the Earth taking her revenge. We’ve raped her lands since the beginning of civilization. We’ve ma.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/ebaker16/1730090/