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All That Remains

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Author: James Bell

James BellSeptember 25, 2018

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All That Remains

written by: James Bell

@jbell_counsel

Only through words can our futile thoughts find some semblance of order

Life brings discord and chaos with seldom a safe haven or welcoming border

Letters crowd and litter the paintings framed by the mind

What perceptive sentences can we ever hope to find

Phrases like blood surge through our warm veins

In the end a beautifully etched story is all that remains

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I live in the small town of Long Lake, Minnesota, west of Minneapolis. I worked many years as a sales and technical training instructor. I began writing seriously in 2011 by writing a poem a day for a year. I loved the process and stayed with, focusing on rhymed poems and haiku. In 2015 I met a fellow writer who encouraged me to begin writing short stories. I did. In early 2018 I submitted my first story on-line and it was featured on CafeLit. I have been off and running since then. Bridge House Publishing is releasing a collection of twenty-seven of my stories later in 2020. I love the process of coming up with an idea and creating a story that hopefully has both emotional impact and is interesting to read. I have no plans on stopping. Many thanks to Spillwords for featuring my stories, and thank you to those who read them and who voted for me. It is truly an honor to have been selected as Author of the Month.