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The Beauty of Busy

March 24, 2018March 22, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

Life whirls, blurring every vision, graying every line. The storm surrounds at a blinding speed, threatening to consume. It would be easy to succumb. Submission lures, enticing from this rocky path. The real joy, though, comes from leaning in. With […]

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Dear Holly – All of Me

January 6, 2018March 22, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

Dear Holly, I haven’t written in a while. I suppose that’s because I talk to you every day, muttering from behind my desk, like a crazy person. That’s okay. We’ve always been good with crazy. Better with it actually. What […]

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No Apologies

November 13, 2017March 22, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

The tears that fill my eyes, burden you with guilt. I can read it all over your face. But I won’t apologize for loving you. And I never will. You tell me not to cry. But you don’t want that. Not really. What […]

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Maybe Tomorrow

August 18, 2017March 22, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

It’s been a while since I’ve seen your face, since I’ve written words that move my soul. Others may sway, may swoon at my tepid prose, but I remain resolute in my stillness. It’s no coincidence. Your presence opens the […]

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I Didn’t Know

May 7, 2017March 22, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

I didn’t know that I wasn’t supposed to . . .   . . . laugh when the world was crying. . . . smile when it all came crashing down. . . . dance away my sorrows. . . […]

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Sleep is but Another State of Mind

April 25, 2017March 22, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

When night falls, dreams become reality.  In this new place, where fears are transformed into phobia or fantasy, we are allowed the chance to walk thru circumstance without risk.  Exploring the options allowed through each repetitive scene becomes both our […]

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Only Oceans Between Us

April 9, 2017March 26, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

I let him go, again and again.  And he comes back to me.   It’s the only way we work, my sailor husband and I. How do we have a normal relationship?  Spending months apart as he roams the world […]

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Purple Skies and Fireflies

March 16, 2017March 22, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

She sits with me today, heavy on my mind.  Her spirit giving a constant cackle as I struggle to do my work, her work, for the job we created together that I now face alone. I do not know that […]

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You Lost Your Mind Today

March 2, 2017March 22, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

You Lost Your Mind Today   I watched you lose your mind today I watched it slip away Out of the gleaming light Into the murky gray   I wonder if it’s painful Sitting in the dark If the pounding […]

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Dear Holly – Tonight I Danced with Your Daughter

February 20, 2017March 22, 2020 taralynnmooreJournal Entry

Dear Holly, Tonight I danced with your daughter.  She was brilliant and shining, her arms high in the air, her feet off the ground.  With the lights and the music pulsing around us, a boy asked for my permission to dance […]

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