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Diminuendo

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Author: Sean D. Layton

Sean D. LaytonJuly 21, 2019

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Diminuendo

written by: Sean D. Layton

@seandonislayton

Quiet

was never part of our repertoire.

Now we master

uncomfortable silences.

No practice needed.

Once kindred skin

now separated

by the infinite gulf

of a couch cushion.

I lied when I said it didn’t matter.

It’s years since you smiled with meaning.

A lifetime since I bludgeoned

what mattered

with feathery hammer blows

of ruinous silence.

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Sean Layton would like to publish a book at some point and figures reincarnation is his best bet. He posts a mix of cautionary tales and creative writing on his blog Tales from the Land Manatee.

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Diminuendo - July 21, 2019

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.