Melissa F. Kaelin

The First Five

Two years ago, I started writing short stories as a way to study the writing craft and tap into more creativity. Take a look at what’s shaping up to be the first five!

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Opening Not every yard has a garden, Neatly mulched, lined in stone, Sprinkled with seeds And sprouting roses. Where you’ll find gardens, You may find a peace bloom. It’s tall and it’s orange and it’s — Late to blossom. Revealed under the goddess of dawn, It draws inward at dusk, Until caught in the frost, […]