http://slow.writerscafe.org/queenbatty The original writings of author queenbattyliv en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776111512 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 PROLOGUE I step up onto the wooden platform with difficulty, steadying my crutches, as the judge bangs her gravel. I sigh, and massage the place where the bullet entered my leg 26 days ago. The judge yells, "Silence in the court! Silence in the court!" My mind is beginning to go fuzzy from the pain... http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/737161/ A pregnant girl is accused of murdering her boyfriend. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/737151/ My Love For DinnerCreeping out of the shadowy darkness,Lying in wait for its lovely dinner,Kept a while, invis'ble by world's white starkness,Her ribs protrude, yet she still gets thinner.My love, my life, she is wasting away,Could I live with myself, survive her death?If I blink, maybe she'll not w.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/737145/ See Me In The WoodsAcross the meadow and into the woods,Past rocks and trees and streams,No more slippers, or wolves, or red cloaks with hoods,To a place where no one will hear your screams.I am the eye, watching you run,There is no escaping me,Put behind you the spring and the sun,Go into the woods.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/737141/ At Dawn, At DuskAt dawn there is no fear,At dawn there is no "I need to be here,"At dawn the magic word is quiet,At dawn all beings in the world are silent.At dusk when the sky is a lukewarm pink,There is no need to think,At dusk when you're at home snuggled up in bed,Do not let a single bad thought.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/737136/ Ode To My Uncle Bob's MustacheMy Uncle Bob has a mustachethat issoft as a satin pillow.When I see it twitching up and downas he talks,I smile.It wiggles when he speaks,like a worm stuck to his face,moving its silken black headin time to the wordscoming from his mouth.Thin or thick,long or short.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/737133/ The baby is born http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/736933/ A girl watches from the sidelines as the boy she loves falls for her sister. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/736671/ Introduction. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/736667/ A boy, Ivan, who witnesses his father and girlfriend die. To bring his father back to life, his twin brother is told he must kill Ivan. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/queenbatty/736665/