Carol Ann Townend

Joined July 2017

944 stories

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I'm a writer who doesn't believe in sticking with one niche.

My book Please Stay! is out now

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Broken Hearts
I walk in the sunset. It is a burnt red; almost as burnt as my shattered and burning heart. I step on the dead branches below me, and I smell the fire in the air. The wind blows, it is summer, but I feel the chill like winter. I reach the beach and I sit and try to breathe while taking in the beauty of the sea, but today, the sea is black and angry. Its waves thrashed angrily, thundering loudly.
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Fiction
You
You are the air that I breathe, You are the world at my feet, You are the warmth that I love, When I am asleep. You are the music in the skies,
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Poets
I'll Do It When I Have Time.
The laundry is piling like a mountain, My sink is fuller than a fountain, Oh! My desk looks like another mountain! My carpet looks like its been rolling
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Poets
Dear Cup of Coffee
Dear Cup of Coffee, I lovingly made you once the kettle boiled. I added just enough milk and sugar in order to devour you. You were steaming hot and tempting to drink once you were made, but I let you go cold!
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Fiction
A Breath of Fresh Air
The wind caresses my hair with its loving fingers, And I enjoy every refreshing moment, while it lingers. I listen to the waves creating beautiful melodies,
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Poets
And She Wandered.
She wandered through the harsh jungle, minding her step and being careful not to trip. She battled snakes, spiders, lions, tigers, and even the eye of a tornado.
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Psyche
When I Tell You I Love You
In 1998 I had no idea what love was until I met you. At that time I was a mess. I had my heart ripped out over a million times, and my life felt like trash.
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Humans
Dear Friend.
A million candles I would light, To carry your spirit through the night. I miss your music, I miss your company, But still,
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Poets
Let's Walk Holding Hands
A man lost his wife today, and a lady lost her husband. A mum sobs, because a baby is lost, And a boy grieves the loss of his father.
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Poets
Joy
I watch the Eagle flying high in all its glory. It takes one swift swoop and perches on a fence, Holding it's head high, and proudly.
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Poets
Edit Your Past Stories.
When I first started writing, I wasn't perfect. I'm still not, and nobody is. Even the best writers make mistakes. Many years later, Vocal invented a super cool tool, 'Quick Edit'.
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Journal
Caught
I thought that I had found everything that I wanted when I first met Alex five years ago. I had already gone through a bad break-up a year before I met him, and I'd had a string of heartaches a few years before that.
By Carol Ann Townend3 years ago in Fiction