And other scary things
Author: Abigail Grimes
City mouse by day. Country mouse by night (and weekends)
For The Quiet
For The Quiet - Coming November 2020 This website is very much like my journal and I tend to share things here that I may not share with just anyone. There is something comforting and protective in sitting behind the screen of a laptop and talking about the things in my life that feel like [...]
Happy Book Birthday!
The Violence of Fire turns 1!
WIP Draft One Complete
I began writing a new novel before I finished writing the one I have been working on for the past 2 years because, of course I did. It is the writer's curse to potentially be inundated with an infinite number of ideas, but only have a finite amount of time to write them down. Sometimes, [...]
Remains
What remains at the end of the day is all that defines us. Nothing. There is an empty space where we used to be. It cannot be said that I did not try. Though I am sure there are those who would claim I didn’t, Where is the lie? I did what I thought had [...]
Quell
Raging rivers flow through me Threatening to tear me apart I trust in but one thing to thwart that which would consume me Only you can quell the battle within With arms wrapped tight around me Waves crash upon the rocky shore I know I am safe And soon, like the passing of millennia [...]
Quicksand
Fight It’s all you can do It’s instinct now One foot in front of the other You march Bone tired One weary foot, then the next Uphill Mountainous, treacherous To nowhere That’s how it seems Still, you trudge Heavy of heart but clear of mind Careful, reasoned movements To salvation vaguely promised Never fully described [...]
Robin Redbreast
I am sitting on my front porch, watching the robins in my neighbourhood having their nightly feast. It is really quite remarkable to behold. They aren't simply hopping around and pecking at the ground for a quick meal of worms or low laying insects. These birds are engaged in some very impressive aerial gymnastics as [...]
The Space You Once Were
The space you once were Calls to me, Taunts me Mocks me It knows me better than you It knows my fears My desires My loneliness It surrounds me with riling laughter and judgment Its arms like weighted blankets surround me Crushing me Its hands placed over my eyes and ears So I don't bear witness [...]
The Kiss that Reignited my Love of Love
Korean Dramas teach us about the power of a kiss
