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Sitting on the Porch with Mamma Traci Ashbe
Sitting on the Porch with Mamma 150 words Sitting on the porch with Mamma brought a smile to my lips. I could remember her warmth, her sweater, the smell of licorice in her pocket. It’d been forever since she sat beside me. A few tears burst to the surface. I wish she hadn’t left me.…
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I’ve moved!
Hello all! I am moving over to a new site at websites for authors. If you’d like to follow me, it’s traciashbebooks.com. I won’t be blogging any longer as I want to focus on my books. I write Myths and Legends Fantasy and Dark Academia if you’re interested. I’m not published yet but I plan…
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Discovering Dark Fantasy July 29, 2025 Traci Dowe/Kenworth
Discovering Dark Fantasy Traci Dowe/Kenworth Jul 22, 2025 I was so certain that what I’d started out writing this last time was indeed Gothic Fantasy. The surprise was on me. So, how do I know I’m right this time? Well the definition of dark fantasy aligns with what I read and write. Therefore, it stands…
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July 7, 2025
A Bit of Insight Traci Dowe/Kenworth woman, dark fantasy, shadowed building June 27. 2025 A Bit of Insight Traci Dowe/Kenworth I’ve been doing a bit of thinking. About how I want to live life right now. I was so stressed out about the country and where it’s headed. I realized I need to put that…
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The Ink on the Page by Traci Dowe/Kenworth
June 13, 2025 The Ink on the Page Traci Dowe/Kenworth I want to talk a bit about a tool I use that I’ve come to like quite a bit. It’s called AutoCrit. It is a platform that helps writers create their work. But it goes beyond that in helpfulness. It has the tools of WordPress,…
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June 3, 2025
The Damsel in Distress with a Twist Traci Dowe/Kenworth June 3, 2026 The New Damsel in Distress with a Twist Traci Dowe/Kenworth I was reading The Fantasy Café’s series on Women Writers in SF & F recently when comments by Lyndsey Byrd struck me with what I’ve come to know myself with writing in these…