Elizabeth Rose

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A showcase of work by elizabeth murray; short stories, articles, haiku, flash fiction, poetry, dialogue, and experiments. Like what you see? Contact me. I could be writing for you.

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Dogmatika weekly haiku submissions slot

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

The lovely Susan over at dogmatika has been enjoy8ing my haiku so much that she has agreed to put up a weekly elizabeth rose haiku slot. So, if you fancy catching a snapshot of culture encapsulated in three lines, then watch out for my weekly haiku submission slot over on dogmatika. It’s coming soon… so […]

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3am publishes story by elizabeth rose

Saturday, June 16th, 2007

This story takers a step towards the traditional feel good story without the completely rosy hues. If you feel like a happy ending today, then this is where to look. As always, a slight detour from my last project but completely within one of my favourite themes: alcohol. Blink and you’ll have missed The Wishing […]

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I have always loved the subtlety of haiku. All too often the world is in such a rush; the haiku is like a calming breath in this crazy sped up existence. yet it can not be denied that such a thing of beauty can be adapted in some way to fit modern times. So, I’ve […]

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The piece In Sumeria was inspired by the obsession of nubile Spanish boys with older women. It considers a very possible outcome, and looks at adultery as a healing tool. This is the first in a series of stories around the theme of sex and age which will follow later this year.

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The piece Only Human floated around in cyber space for a while. It received great feedback from some places and OK feedback from others, but the general consensus was that it was “a little too abstract for our site”. Well…I like abstract! And so did savage manners…

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