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Calliope S Lyre
Calliope S Lyre
Feb 12, 2017 · 6 min read

Back when I was a kid, I used to haunt my neighbour’s bookstore. That’s probably the best kind of neighbour a kid could ask for, growing up. His house was a treasure trove- comics, novels, magazines, some stuff that wasn’t entirely age appropriate, some completely inappropriate.. and a fellow partner in crime, a girl a few years older than me. It…

Calliope S Lyre
Calliope S Lyre
Oct 5, 2015 · 4 min read

The View From Where I Stand

The View From Where I Stand

Today was not supposed to be a ‘writing’ day. But something quite phenomenal happened, and I really want to put every single word down before I lose it. I want to have these words on hand for every time I’m stuck looking down on myself- that I…

Calliope S Lyre
Calliope S Lyre
Sep 23, 2015 · 5 min read

Are You Listening, God?

The fact of the matter is, I miss God.

I sit here writing this with a cigarette dimly glowing in the ash tray, an inch from a still glass of golden whiskey, and a fresh lungful of smoke- the irony, is not lost on me. But I’ll persist. I can’t wait to talk about…