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  • Health Benefits of Reading Fiction

    Health Benefits of Reading Fiction

    Got aches and pains? Read fiction.
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Nov 26, 2022
    On Failing and Loving Still

    On Failing and Loving Still

    “Will you still love me if I fail?”
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Nov 14, 2022
    6 Simple Self-Care Tips for Older ADHD Writers

    6 Simple Self-Care Tips for Older ADHD Writers

    Self-care is accepting yourself and your limitations.
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Aug 10, 2022
    Missing Persons

    Missing Persons

    An old man files a report for missing persons, searching for his wife and children who left him without a note or explanation. A…
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Jun 20, 2021
    Slow Motion Multitasking

    Slow Motion Multitasking

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    Mayumi Cruz
    Jun 20, 2021
    Three Wishes

    Three Wishes

    The beautiful, surreal blanket of stars Hung over our heads. We laid on the grass, green and fresh Lush and soft against our skin.
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Jun 12, 2021
    Heartbreak

    Heartbreak

    Can you hear the sound?
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Jan 18, 2021
    First Motto of the Year

    First Motto of the Year

    ✴️ My first motto for the year: (First because I’m sure there will be more, as situations come and go)
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Jan 10, 2021
    By Three’s

    By Three’s

    I remember when
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Jan 10, 2021
    No Matter What

    No Matter What

    For the raging storms and battering rains
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Dec 19, 2020
    Song

    Song

    Sing me our song, darling
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Dec 13, 2020
    Paint

    Paint

    With every stroke
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Dec 13, 2020
    Ode to our Crownless Heroes

    Ode to our Crownless Heroes

    As the brutal legion bearing crown-like spikes rages war and chaos Our heroes fight.
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Dec 13, 2020
    How to be Nora Roberts

    How to be Nora Roberts

    How to be Nora Roberts? In the end, it’s not the popularity, or the income, or the prestige that come with being Nora Roberts that
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Dec 7, 2020
    How Do I Love You?

    How Do I Love You?

    This is Erica’s poem to Melvin in my award-winning romantic psychological thriller, Chroma Hearts. It plays a pivotal role in the book…
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Oct 14, 2020
    Rainbow

    Rainbow

    Candy-colored arc in the sky
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Oct 8, 2020
    Questions

    Questions

    And this is what
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Oct 8, 2020
    A Wish Upon the Stars

    A Wish Upon the Stars

    I wish I could
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Oct 8, 2020
    Take Me Back

    Take Me Back

    Take me back to El Nido Where salty waters of blue green flow That rush in haste to kiss the feet Of the shore’s creamy powdery milk-like…
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Oct 8, 2020
    Rain and Sun

    Rain and Sun

    Rain and sun Can exist as one. The other to warm And the other to cool My early morning heart.
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Oct 8, 2020
    Dementia

    Dementia

    At first, it’s the little things. A name. Some place. A memory.
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Oct 8, 2020
    Finishing the Unfinished

    Finishing the Unfinished

    A dialogue drabble between a man and a woman in the morning after.
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Oct 8, 2020
    Easy, Effective Ways to Banish Self-Doubt

    Easy, Effective Ways to Banish Self-Doubt

    In small doses, self-doubt can be helpful to a writer. It can force us to take a closer look at ourselves and reflect on what areas of our…
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Oct 8, 2020
    Rajah’s Last Adventure

    Rajah’s Last Adventure

    Letting go may be heart-breaking. But there’ll always be a ray of sunlight behind every dark cloud and beautiful memories will leave an…
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    Mayumi Cruz
    Jun 6, 2020
    An Analysis of Premium Harmony, Stephen King’s short story

    An Analysis of Premium Harmony, Stephen King’s short story

    A short story by Stephen King published in The New Yorker.
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    Mayumi Cruz
    May 22, 2020
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