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			<title>Once Upon a Turtle</title>
			<description>My brother didthis weird thing with turtles. Well, they tell me he did. They say he was convincedone of them was his Lady, beautiful as a rose. He swore he saw her amongstthem. This one has her eyes, he would say. He just knew it was her. And so my brother did something incrediblyfoolish. He..</description>
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			<title>Turtle</title>
			<description>I do't have a title! Any suggestions?
So I was given key things to incorporate which were the first sentence, my protagonist: Joy from the rock band, my obstacle: Fred the monster, goal: to discover</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/958815/</link>
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			<title>sorrowful melody</title>
			<description>	something stoppers these tears					this&amp;nbsp;heart beats in time with this sorrowful melody	something is caught in your chest		a thought			a whisper				a shuddering breath					the notes rush in your headwhat draws you to these heart wrenching tunes?		innocent notes strung together			bringing their ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/762441/</link>
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			<title>Wilting </title>
			<description>She stretched her fingers out and rolled her wrists andshoulders, revelling in the cracking coming from them. Flexing her feet shestraightened her legs and reached passed her toes. Three in the morning, but I could never sleep. Her body seemed tohum with a need to move, to dance. How could any..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/742886/</link>
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			<title>Grains of Sand part 2 </title>
			<description>When we stopped laughing, I suddenly realized how close we were. Grant seemed to too. I stared to sway backwards but grant moved towards me. He swept the wet hair from my cheek with his thumb and leaned in, my breath caught. I didn't close my eyes, I stared right into his rich brown ones, I could se..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/740727/</link>
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			<title>AJDHalkdfhsdkf</title>
			<description>I looked into the&amp;nbsp;hypnotizing&amp;nbsp;sea of darknessto my surprise i saw a purple blobSlowly, it took the shape of my nightmareit was the evil chicken with a party hat nooooooSlowly it stalked towards, the &amp;nbsp;sand weighed upon my feet, restraining mecurse those goblins and their crazy glueI sm..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/738440/</link>
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			<title>- But The Curtains Will Close</title>
			<description>My thoughts in response to the lyrics of &quot;The Show Must Go On&quot; by Queen

(Character work for lyrical choreography to this song)</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/735632/</link>
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			<title>grains of sand - An introduction</title>
			<description>I dug my feet in the cool, wet sand. The waves surged upengulfing my ankles in the cold seawater. The sand behind me was pulled intothe sea without warning and the grains beneath my feet were pulled out fromunder me. These small actions of change entrance me, pull me in. I watch theever chan..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/730646/</link>
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			<title>The Monster</title>
			<description>The Monster	takes a whisper and turns it into a battle cryThe Monster	hunts desperately for any of your faultsThe Monster	is never at faultThe Monster	is making somethings out of nothingsThe Monster&amp;nbsp;	strikes out			How dare you					&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;!					&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;?The Monster	broods silentlyThe ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/723758/</link>
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			<title>Faultless</title>
			<description>About a girl who is stuck in a world of denial and is dragged into it herself</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/721474/</link>
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			<title>Watchers</title>
			<description>I awoke with a start, my heart pounding. fear still clutched at my chest. I could here his chuckle in my ear echoing. Usually my dreams are fleeting, difficult to follow and unclear. Upon waking they are forgotten instantly. This one was different. It was livid and each image&amp;nbsp;enunciated perfect..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/721053/</link>
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			<title>With the lingering whisper of song: Happily ever after?</title>
			<description>based on a fairietale</description>
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			<title>Wilting Barrier</title>
			<description>	tulips look prettiest as they die.&amp;nbsp;They start off closed up&amp;nbsp;with a thick guard of petals&amp;nbsp;	to protect them from the world.&amp;nbsp;thick pastel green stems	&amp;nbsp;and waxy purple teardrops that create a barrier.&amp;nbsp;What Is it trying to hide from the world?Why does it keep something hidd..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/720980/</link>
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			<title>With the lingering whisper of song</title>
			<description>Based on a fairietale</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/719260/</link>
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			<title>No choice lingers</title>
			<description>Based on a fairietale</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/718761/</link>
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			<title>All I can do is linger: Happily ever after?</title>
			<description>based on a fairietale</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/718748/</link>
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			<title>Panic Grows</title>
			<description>I look down at the paper	confusedMy Hands comb roughly through my hair	nails scraping my scalpI squint and re-read the passage&amp;nbsp;	over and overI try again and again to make sense of it	but I can't understandCrying out my frustration	telling anyone around that I don't understandA deep unease settl..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/718488/</link>
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			<title>A Memory That Lingers</title>
			<description>Based on a fairietale</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/718314/</link>
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			<title>You were lingering</title>
			<description>based on a fairietale</description>
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			<title>All I can do is linger</title>
			<description>Based on a fairietale</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/717685/</link>
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			<title>Restless</title>
			<description>I dropped my bags in my new room and glanced around. As far as I could tell, there was no trace of her in here. The room was neutral, it had lightly patterned wallpaper in pastels and a quilt on top of the comforter. The best feature of the room was the window seat where I could write and read my st..</description>
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			<title>My lips are sealed</title>
			<description>I called	you were busyYou asked me	but you never gave me a chance to replyWhy did you do that?	leave me hanging on?It hurts me	but I can never yell backMy lips are sealed	but anger leaks throughIt poisons those I love	Because of my&amp;nbsp;quarrels&amp;nbsp;with youI don't understand	I always go out of my ..</description>
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			<title>Wilton</title>
			<description>Don't worry, the chapters are really short</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/715914/</link>
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			<title>Leaving Thoughts Of Her</title>
			<description>The trees blurred into a mesmerizing&amp;nbsp;streak&amp;nbsp;of green beside the road. Kaitlyn rested her cheek against the cool glass of the window. The soft humming of cars on the highway lulled her and invited her contemplation. She was leaving the only home she had ever known. Her mother had picked up ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/715878/</link>
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			<title>Perfect</title>
			<description>I breathed a restrained breathand whipped myself around for another rotation. I was stretched to the limittrying to finish my last fouette. Onemore then land in a lunge, open chest, pull up. I knew the exact momentwhen my ankle unlocked just a fraction. I faltered and slid down the side of m..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/714593/</link>
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			<title>All that remains</title>
			<description>All that remains&amp;nbsp;are the shattered,the pieces of my soul.	Lingering,	calling out to you,	screaming		for someone to hear			the pain that you left				it&amp;nbsp;is&amp;nbsp;all that remains.</description>
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			<title>Fouette</title>
			<description>Andoneandtwoandthreeandfourand. My breath gently puffed out and the sweat beaded at my hair line. I could feel my hair straining from its pins and falling into my eyes and I whipped around. I felt every muscle engaged as I tretched it farther than others would think possible. My leg sprung out and w..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/713650/</link>
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			<title>Stolen</title>
			<description>You		stole me,		took me away from who&amp;nbsp;			I was.You		twisted and shaped me into what you wanted					-&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;who you wantedI			was just an innocent,			&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;just a lonely girl		waiting for my life to start.What										made you take me?What..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/711573/</link>
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			<title>The First Utterance</title>
			<description>Based on several Greek myths, especially the tales of Echo. I twisted the characters a bit to how I imagined they would react to the poor chattery Echo. A special thank you to Butterfly Ninja!</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/710930/</link>
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			<title>Gunshot</title>
			<description>Pain exploded in my chest and my breath left it with a gentle whoosh. I gagged on the air I tried to take in and released a sob that sent pain racking through my body. Tears ran down my face leaving clean tracks through the grime.&amp;nbsp;I let go and allowed my cheek to roll onto the concrete. The pai..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/710390/</link>
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			<title>Forgetting Decorum</title>
			<description>The rain tapped against the windows. I closed my eyes and breathed in the dampness that permeated the air. I listened to the sounds and felt the rain drops land on my back and drip down my arms. My damp clothes cooled against the summer heat.&amp;nbsp;A&amp;nbsp;quiet throat clearing brought me back fro..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/709427/</link>
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			<title>Precious Choice</title>
			<description>historical short story about a girl and her &quot;choices&quot;</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/709142/</link>
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			<title>The story of a girl</title>
			<description>How about I tell you a story about a girl. A girl who desperately believed that change was possible, that one could play with the very matter of their being and keep adjusting as they went. That light can triumph evil and love triumph over hate, very powerful concepts. Words not to be thrown around ..</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/706447/</link>
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			<title>alone, dammaged, broken and bleeding</title>
			<description>a poem about what I thought Evangeline from Touchdown would me feeling after the ending</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/705132/</link>
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			<title>Touchdown</title>
			<description>a story of a boy and a girl that is hopelessly confused</description>
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			<link>http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/onceafairietale/704970/</link>
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