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- [Ten Thing of Thankful #13](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-13/) - Ten Thing of Thankful #13: Celebrating a week of writing, editing, poetry, music discoveries, rainy days, coffee, and other moments of gratitude.
- [Six Sentence Story #25 (Prompt Word: PINCH)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-25-prompt-word-pinch/) - A dark Six Sentence Story from the perspective of a teenage son caring for his alcoholic mother, exploring addiction, anger, grief, and the hope of escape.
- [POETICS #2 (dVerse poetry-hop)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetics-2-dverse-poetry-hop/) - A reflective list poem inspired by Rupert Brooke's "The Great Lover," celebrating the quiet beauty of solitude, rain, coffee, music, and love.
- [Six Sentence Story #8(Walk-in to the SSC&B)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-8walk-in-to-the-sscb/) - Six Sentence Story: Aurelia leaves the Six Sentence Café & Bistro, survives an underwire, climbs endless stairs, and dreams her way back to adventure.
- [PROSERY #1 (dVerse Prompt)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/prosery-1-dverse-prompt/) - A dark psychological prosery inspired by Jaguar Song and written for dVerse, where an unforgiving inner voice dissects the darkest corners of the mind.
- [a POEM IN SIX #1 (Six Sentence Story hop)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/a-poem-in-six-six-sentence-story-hop/) - A dark and confessional poem written in six sentences, exploring the effects of childhood trauma, misplaced faith, survival, and the art of letting go.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #12](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-12/) - Ten Thing of Thankful #12: music, poetry, blogging, gaming, vinyl, comfort food, and the joy of being part of a wonderful blog-hop community.
- [OLN #411 (dVerse poetry-hop)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/oln-411-dverse-poetry-hop/) - An honest, dark look at why we write. From teenage rage to adult survival, this poem explores manipulating language to hide wounds and connect with strangers.
- [Six Sentence Story #7(Walk-in to the SSC&B)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-7walk-in-to-the-sscb/) - A whimsical Six Sentence Story where Aurelia follows a mysterious light, finds a bizarre poetry rulebook, gets bored and chooses cake instead.
- [POETICS #1 (dVerse poetry-hop)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/a-five-minute-poem-for-dverse-1/) - Written in five minutes for the dVerse prompt. Apparently, my brain associates melancholy not with black, but with the sterile white of waiting rooms.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #11 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-11-another-blog-hop/) - Ten Thing of Thankful: finding gratitude in writing, music, summer rain, Elder Scrolls Online, and the little things that make life feel like home.
- [Six Sentence Story #6(Walk-in to the SSC&B)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-6walk-in-to-the-sscb/) - Six Sentence Story: A strange noise, an eccentric stranger, and a mysterious text draw the Nervous Poet one step closer to the secrets of the Victorian inn.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #10 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-10-another-blog-hop/) - Ten Thing of Thankful #10: writing, books, old laptops, summer rain, and the little moments that made this week peaceful, creative, and worth celebrating.
- [Six Sentence Story #5(Walk-in to the SSC&B)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-5walk-in-to-the-sscb/) - A prequel to the collaborative Six Sentence Café & Bistro world. Overwhelmed by the crowd, Aurelia steps into the hallway in search of the roof.
- [Six Sentence Story #24 (Prompt Word: PLAN)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-24-prompt-word-plan/) - Sunday, a Feng Shui book, and one very patient husband. This is a story about a bedroom makeover and marital banter written in the six sentence story format.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #9 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-9-another-blog-hop/) - From summer solstice to writing communities to homemade meals and gaming, here are my gratefuls from the past week for the ten thing of thankful blog hop.
- [Six Sentence Story #4(Walk-in to the SSC&B)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-3-walk-in-to-the-sscb-2/) - Aurelia returns to the Six Sentence Café & Bistro, where coffee, cake, a kind compliment, and Hūnga the dog slowly coax the Nervous Poet out of her shell.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #8 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-8-another-blog-hop/) - Ten Things of Thankful #8: blog hops, Aurelia, dVerse, coffee, Munnu the cat, foxes, midsummer celebrations, music, and a little bit of Nothing.
- [OLN #410 (dVerse poetry-hop)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/oln-410-dverse-poetry-hop/) - A witty and absurd poem for dVerse OLN about a jealous poetess, writer's block, and a finicky muse who seems to have abandoned her for other poets.
- [Six Sentence Story #3 (Walk-in to the SSC&B)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-3-walk-in-to-the-sscb/) - In this six sentence story and entry for the SSC&B collaborative world our Nervous Poet is returning the box she stole from the cafe to the gatekeeper.
- [Six-Sentence Story #23 (Prompt Word: DUST)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-23-prompt-word-dust/) - A Six Sentence Story for a blog-hop about grief, admiration, and a woman who rebuilt her life while carrying the memory of a man she never truly stopped loving.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #20](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-20/) - The twentieth and final piece of experimental poetry from the Margins collection. A look on artistic legacy, inspiration, and changing the world through art.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #7 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-7-another-blog-hop/) - This week’s Ten Thing of Thankful includes a cinema visit, a difficult wistom tooth operation and photos from some of my favourite places in Estonia.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #6 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-6-another-blog-hop/) - Ten Thing of Thankful #5: a week filled with writing communities, poetry, family visits, cats, music, a returning muse, and the simple joys of countryside life.
- [Six Sentence Story #2 (Walk-in to the SSC&B)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-2-walk-in-to-the-sscb/) - Second six sentence story for the collaborative Six Sentence Café & Bistro. A witty look at the nervous poet being scared of words after accidentally thieving.
- [OLN #409 (dVerse poetry-hop)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/oln-409-dverse-poetry-hop/) - An original dark poem submitted to the dVerse Pub OpenLinkNight. A visceral, raw look on intense desire, heavy imagery, self-destruction and interpretation.
- [Six Sentence Story #1 (Walk-in to the SSC&B)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-1-walk-in-to-the-sscb/) - My first six sentence story in collaboration for the Six Sentence Café & Bistro. A witty, dark flash fiction debut about a nervous-poet's social anxiety.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #5 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-5-another-blog-hop/) - Ten Thing of Thankful entry reflecting on a week of poetry, music, blog hops, creative inspiration, and doing absolutely nothing.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #4 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-4-another-blog-hop/) - This week’s Ten Thing of Thankful entry reflects on university life after the end of a Semester, passing math, video games, poetry and the arrival of summer.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #3 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-3-another-blog-hop/) - Another ten thing of thankful for blog hop. This week am grateful for growth in my writing, creative communities, and some seemingly mundane everyday moments.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #2 – Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-2-another-blog-hop/) - For the weekly Ten Thing of Thankful blog-hop. In this entry am finding gratitude in solitude, books, music, and the small things that bring me back to life.
- [Ten Thing of Thankful #1 - Another Blog Hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ten-thing-of-thankful-1-another-blog-hop/) - My first Ten Thing of Thankful (TToT) blog-hop entry, reflecting on coffee, family, writing, and the small things that keep me grounded.
- [Six-Sentence Story #22 (Prompt Word: INTEREST)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-21-prompt-word-interest/) - A dramatic six-sentence story for the weekly challenge about betrayal, infertility and karma where the past returns with interest fourteen years later.
- [Six-Sentence Story #21 (Prompt Word: STEAM)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-21-prompt-word-steam/) - Another psychological six-sentence story for the weekly challenge. Flash fiction about an overachieving straight-A student trying to outrun burnout and failing.
- [Six-Sentence Story #20 (Prompt Word: PUZZLE)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-20-prompt-word-puzzle/) - A psychological six-sentence story for the weekly challenge. A raw, lyrical flash fiction about Jungian masks, fragmented personas and desire to be loved.
- [Six-Sentence Story #19 (Prompt Word: SIGNAL)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-19-prompt-word-signal/) - A gothic six-sentence story for the weekly prompt challenge. A horror flash fiction about sleep paralysis, and nightmares that seep into reality.
- [Six-Sentence Story #18 (Prompt Word: HELP)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-7-with-prompt-word-help/) - Another psychological six-sentence story for the weekly challenge. A heavy, raw flash fiction piece exploring family trauma, CPTSD and finding redemption.
- [Six-Sentence Story #17 (Prompt Word: FLAG)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-6-with-prompt-word-flag/) - A psychological six-sentence story for the weekly challenge. A poet trying to use Boolean logic in a poem and binary code to explain a feeling.
- [Six-Sentence Story #16 (Prompt Word: SHUFFLE)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-5-with-prompt-word-shuffle/) - A gothic six-sentence story for the weekly prompt challenge. A chilling flash fiction piece about a tarot reader, inescapable fate, and a loop of Death.
- [Six-Sentence Story #15 (Prompt Word: RELAY)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-4-with-prompt-word-relay/) - A modern six-sentence story for the weekly prompt challenge. A hilarious, brutal look at relationship miscommunications through the infamous worm question.
- [Six-Sentence Story #14 (Prompt Word: ORDER)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-3-with-prompt-word-order/) - A witty and romantic six-sentence story for the weekly challenge. A sharp look at a chaotic poetess clinging to a man's mind like a parasite.
- [Six-Sentence Story #12 (Prompt Word: SWING)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-with-prompt-word/) - A witty and romantic six-sentence story for the weekly prompt challenge. A playful flash fiction piece about trading human life to become a chaotic cat.
- [Six-Sentence Story #11 (Prompt Word: SWING, FLOAT)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-float/) - A reflective six-sentence story for the weekly challenge. A psychological flash fiction exploring memory, isolation, and outgrowing old daydreams and silence.
- [Six-Sentence Story #9 (Prompt Word: COFFEE)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/late-mornings-six-sentence-story/) - A romantic Victorian inspired six-sentence story for the weekly challenge. An atmospheric flash fiction piece about morning routines, mans love, and devotion.
- [Six-Sentence Story #8 (Prompt Word: EXCHANGE)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/the-exchange-six-sentence-story/) - A gothic thriller six-sentence story for the weekly challenge. A tense flash fiction piece about a dark alleyway chase and an otherworldly, unexpected exchange.
- [Six-Sentence Story #7 (Prompt Word: LABYRINTH)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/ember-a-six-sentence-story/) - A gothic and romantic six-sentence story for the weekly challenge. A poetic, atmospheric flash fiction piece about inner labyrinths, and a poet's heart.
- [Six-Sentence Story #6 (Prompt Word: STRIKE)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/still-alone-a-six-sentence-story/) - A gothic six-sentence story for the weekly prompt challenge. A raw, visceral look at creative escapism, hidden feelings, and writing to survive the void.
- [Six-Sentence Story #5 (Prompt Word: ERUPTION)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/bird-in-a-cage-a-six-sentence-story/) - A psychological six-sentence story continuation for the weekly challenge. A raw, visceral look at memory denial, mental prisons, and slow dancing with pain.
- [Six-Sentence Story #4 (Prompt Word: STROKE)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/stroke-of-misfortune-six-sentence-story/) - A flash fiction and six-sentence story for the weekly blog hop. A mythological snapshot exploring existential emptiness, depression, and finding internal power.
- [Six-Sentence Story #3 (Prompt Word: KEY)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/a-six-sentence-story-the-key/) - A dark romantic flash fiction piece and six-sentence story for the weekly blog hop. A quick, moving look at a boy trying to love a girl who cannot love herself.
- [Six-sentence Story #2 (Prompt Word: EDGE)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/a-six-sentence-story-on-the-edge/) - A psychological flash fiction piece, a six-sentence story for the weekly blog hop. A heavy, honest glimpse of a poetess using wine and art to survive the night.
- [Six-Sentence Story #1 (Prompt word: FLUID)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-fluid/) - A dark romantic six-sentence story for the weekly blog hop. A quick, evocative glimpse into a vulnerable writer catching a boy reading her hidden poetry.
- [Short Story - Lady In-Between](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/a-lady-in-between-a-short-fiction/) - A devastatingly raw short story about a mother of four navigating the aftermath of her husbands suicide and survival in the name of her children.
- [Short Story - Master of Escapism](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/a-poet-a-writer-master-of-escapism/) - A psychological contemporary fiction with a raw, visceral look at maladaptive daydreaming, dissociation, and the art of creative escapism.
- [Short Story - Pianoforte](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/pianoforte-a-short-story/) - An atmospheric historical short story about Victorian class struggles, forbidden letters and predatory proposal after a Chopin-inspired musical obsession.
- [Short Story - Melody Behind Her Voice](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/short-story-melody-behind-her-words/) - An emotional contemporary fiction about heartbreak, grief, memory, and a man's struggle to let go of a woman he loved the most, even in death.
- [Short Story - Elves and Fantasy](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/short-story-elves-and-fantasy/) - Contemporary romantic fantasy. A charming, geeky and poignant short story about falling in love with a stranger and finding art in unexpected places.
- [Short Story - Stockholm Syndrome](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/short-story-stockholm-syndrome/) - A dark contemporary short story. A raw, emotional look at codependency, unrequited heartbreak, and the cycle of toxic devotion.
- [Short Story - Demigods are Worshipped in Wine](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/short-story-demigods-are-worshipped-in-wine/) - A lyrical dark short story. A dramatic and gothic look at unrequited love, 19th-century literary influences, and the obsession of writing poetry.
- [Short Story - Goddess in Disguise](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/short-story-goddess-in-disguise/) - A raw, psychological short story about emotional devotion and the creative awakening of a writer in a collection of experimental fictional stories.
- [Short Story - Absence](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/absence/) - A dark romantic gothic story on romantic grief, artistic frustration, and the deep weight of an absent, urequited love.
- [Short Story - The Silence Between Us](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/dead-poet-the-silence-between-us/) - A psychological gothic story exploring the boundaries of sleep paralysis, artistic frustration, and the haunting influence of Heinrich Füssli’s 'The Nightmare'.
- [OLN #408 (dVerse poetry-hop)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/oln-408-dverse-poetry-hop/) - A confessional gothic poem submitted to the dVerse Poets Pub OLN. An intense, visceral look at generational trauma, internal healing, and breaking free.
- [OLN #407 (dVerse poetry-hop)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/oln-407-dverse-poetry-hop/) - An original gothic prose poem submitted to the dVerse Poets Pub OLN. A visceral, raw look at the violence of writing, dark imagery, and creative purgatory.
- [Poetry On the margins of the Second Draft #1](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-second-draft-1/) - First entry in a messy, experimental prose and hybrid poetry series. A raw, meta piece on existential crisis, creative vulnerability, exposure and chaotic mind.
- [Poetry On the margins of the Second Draft #2](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-second-draft-2/) - Second entry of hybrid poetry and prose in meta writing series. A raw stream-of-consciousness on writing panic, imagination, and the ghost of Sylvia Plath.
- [Poetry On the margins of the Second Draft #3](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-second-draft-3/) - Third entry in a messy, experimental prose and poetry collection. A raw, meta and visceral look at intense cravings, late-night intimacy, and creative violence.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #1](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-1/) - First entry in a selection of dark and mostly experimental poetry from the Victorian inspired Margins collection with reflections on unrequited love and growth.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #2](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-2/) - Reflective and experimental poetry exploring creative expression, emotional impact, and the desire for words to leave a lasting mark.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #3](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-3/) - Third piece of experimental poetry from the Margins collection on unrequited love and artistic growth. This poem is about making someone eternal through art.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #4](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-4/) - Fourth piece of romantic poetry inspired by first love from the Margins collection on unrequited love and growth. A short poem coupled with a reflection on it.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #5](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-5/) - Fifth piece of dramatic poetry from the Victorian inspired Margins collection on heartbreak and growth. Poem about depression, madness, and maternal love.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #6](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-6/) - Sixth piece of sad poetry from the Victorians inspired Margins collection on unrequited love and growth. A poem about next lives, desire and playful romance.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #7](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-7/) - Seventh piece of experimental poetry from the Victorian madness inspired Margins collection on obsessive love. A softer piece on desire with a witty confession.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #8](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-8/) - Eighth piece of experimental poetry from the Margins collection on unrequited love, heartbreak and moving on. A tragic, theatrical look at Victorian vanity.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #9](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-9/) - Ninth piece of experimental poetry from the Victorian inspired Margins collection. A raw, visceral look at unrequited love and the courage to speak up and feel.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #10](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-10/) - Tenth piece of experimental poetry from the Margins collection on unrequited love, heartbreak and evolution. A witty look on being spellbound by love.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #11](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-11/) - Eleventh piece of poetry from the Victorian inspired Margins collection. A scandalous witty piece on love coupled with raw look on writer's block and exposure.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #12](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-12/) - Twelfth piece of experimental poetry from the Victorian inspired Margins collection. A theatrical look on heartbreak, unrequited love and the irony of moving on
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #13](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-13/) - Thirteenth piece of theatrical poetry on heartbreak from the Margins collection. A dramatic piece including the love of a mother and a piece of reflection.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #14](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-14/) - Fourteenth piece of experimental poetry on heartbreak an unrequited love from the Margins collection. This one is on transformative power of love.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #15](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-15/) - Fifteenth piece from the Margins collection of intense Victorian inspired poetry . A dramatic look at obsessive love, longing, and the writer's ache.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #16](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-16/) - Sixteenth piece from the Margins collection of dark, witty and Victorian inspired poetry. A humorous look at old heartbreak and theatrical romance.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #17](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-17/) - Seventeenth piece in my Victorian inspired poetry collection from the Margins. A theatrical look on being doomed to love grouped with a scandalous joke.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #18](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-18/) - Eighteenth piece of intense and experimental poetry from the Margins collection. Exploring the luxury of writing and dealing with emotional intensity.
- [Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #19](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/poetry-on-the-margins-of-the-first-draft-19/) - Nineteenth piece of theatrical and experimental poetry from the Margins collection. A poignant look at the courage to love, musical metaphors, and being alive.
- [Six-Sentence Story #10 (Prompt Word: BOOKMARK)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/dead-poet-a-six-sentence-story/) - A gothic six-sentence story for the weekly prompt challenge. A haunting flash fiction piece about a dead poet, a lost bookmark, and the birth of a poet.
- [Six-Sentence Story #13 (With Prompt Word)](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/six-sentence-story-2-with-prompt-word/) - A metaphorical and poetic six-sentence story for the weekly prompt challenge. A raw, visceral look at obsession, springtime delusions, and unrequited love.

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- [blog-hop](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/blog-hops/) - blog-hop | Posts written as part of weekly blog hops—six-sentence stories, poetry, and reflections created alongside a wider writing community, each piece carrying its own voice and mood.
- [dVerse OLN](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/dverse-oln/) - dVerse OLN | Poetry shared for dVerse Open Link Night—pieces that are still raw but are more refined than the usual reflective and meta pieces on my blog.
- [ten thing of thankful](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/ten-things-of-thankful/) - ten thing of thankful | Weekly gratitude reflections written for the Ten Thing of Thankful blog hop—small, personal notes that pause to acknowledge the good, even when it feels difficult to find.
- [poetry on the margins](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/the-margins-poems/) - poetry on the margins | Poetry accompanied by reflections with darker, often psychological themes like obsession, heartbreak, and unrequited love. Older pieces stay in that space, newer ones turn inward, reflecting on the writing itself and what it means to put these things into words aka meta-writing.
- [Short Stories](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/short-stories/) - Short Stories | Short stories rooted in psychological and emotional depth, often exploring sad love, trauma, memory, and darker aspects of human experience.
- [six-audiobook](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/audio-book-sixes/) - six-audiobook | Six-sentence stories paired with audio recordings—short, intense pieces of fiction where emotion and atmosphere carry both on the page and in voice.
- [Poetry Without Margins](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/finished-poems/) - Poetry Without Margins | Refined original freeverse poetry often dark and introspective.
- [Six Sentence Café & Bistro](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/six-sentence-cafe-bistro/) - Six Sentence Café & Bistro | Six-Sentence Stories for the Six Sentence Café & Bistro; an ongoing fiction where authors collaborate.
- [dVerse Prosery](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/dverse-prosery/) - dVerse Prosery |
- [dVerse Poetics](https://www.ofstardustandthebeasts.com/tag/dverse-poetics/) - dVerse Poetics |