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In the kingdom of Nightingale, where twilight painted the sky in hues of deep violet, Queen Chloe reigned with an unshakable presence. She was the Queen Without a Heart, and yet, in her palm, she carried its steady pulse—a shimmering gemstone infused with quiet life.
She was adored, respected, feared. But she was not understood.
The heart had long ceased to rest within her chest, for she had removed it herself. It was a choice, an offering, a surrender. With her heart in her grasp rather than within her, she ruled without the weight of hesitation, without the burden of fleeting emotions. It was safer this way. Cleaner.
But there were moments—rare, fleeting—when she wondered.
One evening, as the lanterns flickered in the corridors of the palace, Chloe ventured beyond the throne room, heartstone in hand. She found herself wandering through the garden—a place she rarely visited, for flowers belonged to those who allowed themselves to feel.
There, amid the blooming roses, she encountered an old woman kneeling beside a bed of silver lilies. Without looking up, the woman spoke.
“You carry your heart like an heirloom,” she murmured. “Like something meant to be passed down, instead of something meant to be yours.”
Chloe stiffened. “It is mine.”
The woman smiled, plucking a wilted petal from the ground. “Then why do you hold it, instead of letting it hold you?”
For a long time, Chloe did not speak.
She stared at the heartstone in her palm, its pulse mirroring the rhythm of Nightingale’s quiet song. She had ruled wisely, decisively, without the interference of sentiment. And yet—
She looked at the woman. “If I place it back, what if it changes me?”
The woman met her gaze, eyes warm yet unyielding. “Ah, my dear,” she whispered. “What if it doesn’t?”
The wind stirred the garden. The roses swayed. The heart pulsed.
And for the first time since she had removed it, Queen Chloe truly considered putting it back.
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Binding Heart group gift from Artemisia SL
Our puppy Lola rescued this little munchkin, as it was caught in a net. Gosh, what a tiny tinsy mousie!
Portland Community College; Sylvania Campus; Community Discussion 2002
Thought Auction, a project of Oregon Cultural Access (ORCA) is an art and mental wellness program for young people ages 3 to 30 providing workshops, mentorships, and opportunities for artists to exhibit, publish, and perform. www.thoughtauction.org www.oregonculturalaccess.org
Soapstone Class 2003
Thought Auction, a project of Oregon Cultural Access (ORCA) is an art and mental wellness program for young people ages 3 to 30 providing workshops, mentorships, and opportunities for artists to exhibit, publish, and perform. www.thoughtauction.org www.oregonculturalaccess.org
Sunday March 25th 2018.
Members of the University of Oxford Masters in Creative Writing Course 2018. Pictured at The Department for Continuing Education, Rewley House, Wellington Square, Oxford.
For Gail Anderson, Head of Communications and Marketing, Continuing Education.
Picture By Jon Lewis.
Круглый стол «Современные проблемы преподавания литературного мастерства». 4 декабря 2018, Литературный институт имени А.М. Горького.
Фото: Арина Депланьи
A group of faculty and students "marched" from the steps of Old Main to the Sandburg Birthplace historical site, where the faculty shared readings as everyone gathered near Rememberance Rock on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
Those who won and the runners-up of the Birmingham Book Festival's Short Story Competition shared their stories at this special reception featuring guest judge, novelist Judith Allnatt
Participants of the creative writing workshop organised by Te Papa for young refugees living in Christchurch.
Photographed by Kirsty Macdonald, 2009
Круглый стол «Современные проблемы преподавания литературного мастерства». 4 декабря 2018, Литературный институт имени А.М. Горького.
Фото: Арина Депланьи
Sunday March 25th 2018.
Members of the University of Oxford Masters in Creative Writing Course 2018. Pictured at The Department for Continuing Education, Rewley House, Wellington Square, Oxford.
For Gail Anderson, Head of Communications and Marketing, Continuing Education.
Picture By Jon Lewis.
10/23: Origins and Prospect- Panel Discussion with Charmaine Craig (Creative Writing), Tamara Ho (Gender & Sexuality Studies), Emily Hue (Ethnic Studies)
Wish You Were Here was an English PEN pilot project in partnership with Islington Word2012 festival. Letters were sent from students in a London school to young people of similar ages in a school in Freetown, Sierra Leone. We commissioned photographs of the letters once they’d arrived in the hands of their recipients. The project celebrated global citizenship through creative writing, encouraging an exchange of ideas through literature.
Photo: Bex Singleton