http://slow.writerscafe.org/Candi2019 The original writings of author CJ Barnard en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776009857 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Time stops, And stands stillSeems like a yearI'm lostAnd can't be foundIn this darknessI lay dyingColdEmptyAnd aloneIt holds me downAnd won't let goThere is no escapingIt consumes meUntil there is nothing leftI may look fineBut on the inside I'm full of Death. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2133748/ In a world that only seemed to love death and destruction, More than it did its own existance, She found herself becoming distraught and dispondent, Unwilling and unable to care much for her own life any longer, Breaking down seemed to be a daily routine for her now.Surely humanity is at.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2132919/ I walk the face of the earth once moreA mindless puppetMy strings are tornThe creaky bonesThe bad eye sightYet the chance to turn wrong to rightWars-a-wagingOld mans guiltThe worlds now on more than just a tiltParent weepingChildren slainBloody thoughtsFear will reignI look.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2131344/ Epilogue The newQueen was leaning against the trunk of the Silver Tree. Still a young tree, itwas already soaring high and holding a magnificent crown of branches andleaves. Its bark was smooth and felt like skin under her touch. Cora embracedthe Tree and closed her eyes, her thought.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117114/ CoronationThe Queenwas in her chambers, reading the letters brought back by the Queenies. Theywere extensive recounts of the deeds and decisions taken by each girl in thecommunity they had joined during a year of time. Each story had its own valueand flavour and on the whole, the Que.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117113/ Spring Flight. Cora andAvik departed as soon as the snow melted, and the first signs of Nature’srenewal were showing on land and skies. The grey of the winter dome changedinto bright azure and fluffy white clouds were chasing each other in the skies,pushed by the playful breeze.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117112/ Chapter 11Theapproaching winter sped up the preparations inside and outside the walls of theCitadel. Some of the ex-Invisibles moved back with their families, while peopleof the city took a bold step outside the walls, moved into the forest camp andstarted a new and exciting life in .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117111/ Chapter 10The moonlessnight opened its velvet wings over the land, muffling sounds and filling everycorner with shapeless, crawling shadows. In the dim light of the stars, thegroups were gathering in the specially chosen points outside the Citadel. Theearth was trembling imperceptibly .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117109/ Chapter 9-We have touse this summer to train for the assault against Asterius. His guards arepowerful and loyal to him and they have also ferdogs that can inflict lethalwounds during the fight. stated Satoru at the meeting of the community. -I couldtrain more Shadowcats till then.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117108/ Chapter 8 When hisduties as leader of the community allowed, Satoru spent the evenings, listeningto the stories with the children. The little ones loved to crawl in his lap orto sit on the back of Gondwana and the young man mellowed offering them thelove he had so much missed as a ch.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117107/ Chapter 7 Up in theCitadel, Asterius was rabid with rage. -I wantevery inch of the wall searched and I want you to find the tiniest crack thatcan serve as escape route for these monsters! he shouted at his nephew, RolfAsterianus who was serving as his aid. -I cannot believe that .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117106/ Chapter 6Dim light, adull pain in her skull and voices arguing somewhere close...She tried to movebut realised that she had been strapped down to a bed. Oh well, so much for heradventure in an alien land. -Whathappened to the little boy? she wondered. Cora sighed, concerned. She tu.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117105/ Chapter 5Ever sincethe group of Queenies left the Tree, Cora’s mind was set on her own goal: toreach that unknown horizon she had scrutinized so many times from the highestbranches. She was also pushed forward by the inner feeling left by the strangedream before the departure. .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117103/ Chapter 4The SilverTree was dying. It wasn’t the fire of that tragic day causing it. No, it wasn’tthat. Those flames had barely touched it, as Tigra had taken upon her thedestructive power, sacrificing her life. But losing her as the One connected toits spirit, the Tree was.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117102/ Chapter 3The Seasonof Rebirth was spreading upon the land, releasing the eternal life-givingenergies from the depth of the earth. The radiance of the sun was pushing seedsinto life and crusts were cracking to unleash the green force of the plants.Caught by the sizzling of the new light.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117101/ Chapter 2 -Cora! Are youready? Can I come in? The voice of Galaor was slightly nervous. Coming backabruptly from her reverie, Cora opened the door and embraced her father. -I’m ready,Dad, don’t worry. Look! -she said and turned round. The sunlight was dancingaround he.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117100/ Chapter 1 A playful ray of sunlight tickled hereyelashes and she opened her eyes with a yawn. She stretched like a cat andshook her head. The bushy, fiery strands of hair sparkled in the morning light,creating a small halo of glitter around the head of the young girl. A faint tap.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117099/ Chapter 3My room inthe Green’s guest house, yes Greenlake is named after the owners, and the lakehas to do with a small stream that runs past the house at the bottom of thegarden.Jonathan andI used to take morning runs alongside it, right into town, then turn up, andcome .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117098/ Chapter 2Forks,Washington, population of 3783, also known as the logging capital of the world,you know, as in timber, wood. I never left this woody part of the world, evenafter graduating High School Here, though that wasn’t too long ago either, ayear and a half to be exact. I .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117097/ Chapter 1I can feel the rays of the sun warming up my cheek, slowlyspreading to my lips and neck, I wonder why it always starts at your checks?Is it because it is the softest tissue on your face, secondyour lips, seeing as though the rest, being the forehead and head, are justskele.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117096/ A young student is found dead, was it murder or an accident? http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2117094/ There is a cold dark cornerIn the back of my room.It speaks to me, And says"Im coming for you"As I lay on my bedIn the fetal positionMy eyes closed tightHoping and wishingMaybe that one dayMy dreams will come trueThat I don't have to be hereSo down and blueThe corner ke.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2112666/ When your life take a drastic turn, it can be interpreted in many ways. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2108426/ Its something I think everyone can relate to. Either by past experiences or present. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2108298/ One of my very first pieces when I was in a very dark place and felt alone. I hope should someone be reading this and they are here, to please know, your never alone. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/Candi2019/2107661/