Fan Favorites

Garrett Copeland

3 min readAug 21, 2018

Every piece listed here was a popular choice.
Several read them and several clapped.

You can clap once, up to 50 times, or not at all.

Modern Fiction:

Of Moonlight, Monsters, and Misery

Modern Supernatural Short Fiction

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Previdyan Fiction:

Twin Pillars in Dust

A fictional parable of siblings and bitter times

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Counting the Murder

A Nursery Rhyme

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The Wayfarer Queen

Elleda was queen and protector, So lovely and keen was she. Elly kept her late king’s old clergy…

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Touch of Summer

Rewrite the Editors Prompt

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A Wise Lie

Be careful what you wish for

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On Writing:

How to Light a Fire:

When a writer doesn’t feel like bleeding ink, what do we do?

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Arts and Word-crafts

Writing is a craft.

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Editing Emeralds from Excrement

I dove head first into fiction this week.

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The Art Must Eat

A writer reads.

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Days in the Life:

Shattered Heart Living

This week was drowned with sorrow.

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Why I Don’t Cry for the Dead

Yesterday, I woke up to a find another great creative fire in the dark snuffed out. In a way, it reminded me of 2016…

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I’m Ending the World

Yesterday, I helped my last close friend move away to become a teacher in another city. 5 people filled a 14’ U-Haul…

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Broke Down Days

I woke up late with an ache in my neck and shoulders yesterday morning. Maybe it was the stress of moving, having…

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Love Poetry Unpened

Someone said once that the greatest sign of a poet’s devotion is writing you into a poem. There’s just one problem- I…

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Courageous Heart

My ex gave a man $20 she couldn’t spare for washing her windshield in early February and got the call she’d been…

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Scholastics:

Games, Girls, and Glory

Fun and Games

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A Bone to Pick with Paleontologists…

So Paleontologists are awesome right? They dig up things long dead, look them over under a microscope. Paleontologists…

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How to Dig Up the Dead

Imagine for a moment that you’re in a cave, ever been in one? Uncomfortable darkness, uneven steps, natural spikes…

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Witchcraft and Tarot:

Suffer a Witch…

I’m not sure if Medium is a great place for this or not, but here come the fireworks anyway. If you have something to…

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Keep Your Hellfire Out of the Witchcraft

I have never been a Little-Christ, and I don’t intend to change that now. I don’t have a problem with the shepherd god…

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Lets Take a Walk Through the Cards

Those of you who who’ve read certain pieces of my work may remember that I’m a witch and I read tarot cards. The first…

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Misc:

Deathly Drugs and Doctrine

A selfish and coldly logical aproach to public healthcare.

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How Black is Your Fucking Heart?

What did you want to be when you were a child? If your answer is a job description then I’d wager my better, meatier…

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Two Men Meet at the Door

An elderly white man opens the door to the post office and walks in, a younger black man is blocking the door he needs.

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Fan Favorites

Modern Fiction:

Of Moonlight, Monsters, and Misery

Modern Supernatural Short Fiction

Previdyan Fiction:

Twin Pillars in Dust

A fictional parable of siblings and bitter times

Counting the Murder

A Nursery Rhyme

The Wayfarer Queen

Elleda was queen and protector, So lovely and keen was she. Elly kept her late king’s old clergy…

Touch of Summer

Rewrite the Editors Prompt

A Wise Lie

Be careful what you wish for

On Writing:

How to Light a Fire:

When a writer doesn’t feel like bleeding ink, what do we do?

Arts and Word-crafts

Writing is a craft.

Editing Emeralds from Excrement

I dove head first into fiction this week.

The Art Must Eat

A writer reads.

Days in the Life:

Shattered Heart Living

This week was drowned with sorrow.

Why I Don’t Cry for the Dead

Yesterday, I woke up to a find another great creative fire in the dark snuffed out. In a way, it reminded me of 2016…

I’m Ending the World

Yesterday, I helped my last close friend move away to become a teacher in another city. 5 people filled a 14’ U-Haul…

Broke Down Days

I woke up late with an ache in my neck and shoulders yesterday morning. Maybe it was the stress of moving, having…

Love Poetry Unpened

Someone said once that the greatest sign of a poet’s devotion is writing you into a poem. There’s just one problem- I…

Courageous Heart

My ex gave a man $20 she couldn’t spare for washing her windshield in early February and got the call she’d been…

Scholastics:

Games, Girls, and Glory

Fun and Games

A Bone to Pick with Paleontologists…

So Paleontologists are awesome right? They dig up things long dead, look them over under a microscope. Paleontologists…

How to Dig Up the Dead

Imagine for a moment that you’re in a cave, ever been in one? Uncomfortable darkness, uneven steps, natural spikes…

Witchcraft and Tarot:

Suffer a Witch…

I’m not sure if Medium is a great place for this or not, but here come the fireworks anyway. If you have something to…

Keep Your Hellfire Out of the Witchcraft

I have never been a Little-Christ, and I don’t intend to change that now. I don’t have a problem with the shepherd god…

Lets Take a Walk Through the Cards

Those of you who who’ve read certain pieces of my work may remember that I’m a witch and I read tarot cards. The first…

Misc:

Deathly Drugs and Doctrine

A selfish and coldly logical aproach to public healthcare.

How Black is Your Fucking Heart?

What did you want to be when you were a child? If your answer is a job description then I’d wager my better, meatier…

Two Men Meet at the Door

An elderly white man opens the door to the post office and walks in, a younger black man is blocking the door he needs.

Written by Garrett Copeland