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Rachelle Allen

Rachelle Allen

@rachelle

Co-founder of Collectively Write. Believer in the power of constructive feedback and genuine creative community.

Currently working on: "A Fly on the Wall" journal and "Detour - Hurricane Road" with my friend, GW Hargis

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On...Health "Care?"
Essay

On...Health "Care?"

Where did it all go wrong?

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To Jess Wheeler - The Sparkler in Our Midst!
Poetry

To Jess Wheeler - The Sparkler in Our Midst!

A loving tribute

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XOXOXOOX
Poetry

XOXOXOOX

To the Amazing Heather Wickham

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An Ode to Sandy Jean
Poetry

An Ode to Sandy Jean

In recognition of my beloved friend

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The Magic Man of CollectivelyWrite.com
Poetry

The Magic Man of CollectivelyWrite.com

A tribute of gratitude to Tim Margetts

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Rich in Friendship
Poetry

Rich in Friendship

A loving tribute to Katharine Folkes

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An Ode to My Friend
Poetry

An Ode to My Friend

A loving tribute to Rachel Gosling

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Formula for Success
Poetry

Formula for Success

It's much easier than we have been taught

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It's Always About Attitude
Essay

It's Always About Attitude

Motivation has many forms

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Mostly
General Fiction

Mostly

How life changes with time

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Autumnal Joys
Poetry

Autumnal Joys

Double Tetractys shape to reflect the poem's words. Inspired by a recent Tim Margetts Challenge

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Diminished
Poetry

Diminished

Nonette used to illuminate the message of the poem. (Inspired by a previous Tim Margetts Bi-Weekly Poetry Challenge)

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Clothes Horse
Poetry

Clothes Horse

Inspired by the Poetry Challenge this week!! (The last word of every line creates a quotation)

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Heaven on Earth
Poetry

Heaven on Earth

Thanks to Diane Kenel-Truelove for teaching me this Dorsimbra format.

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Up and Down
Poetry

Up and Down

Special thanks to Tim Margetts for suggesting that visual form can add to a poem's enjoyment

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On...Accepting That Some Days You Are the Star of Your Own Comedy Series
Essay

On...Accepting That Some Days You Are the Star of Your Own Comedy Series

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Ethereal Spirits
PoetryChallenge Entry

Ethereal Spirits

Describing spectres with a double tetractys

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Tough Love
Poetry

Tough Love

Wrong in every possible way

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On...the End of Simple Weddings
General Fiction

On...the End of Simple Weddings

Less is no longer more

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Tenacity
PoetryChallenge Entry

Tenacity

It's not for the weak

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Could Be Life, Could Be Laundry Day
General Fiction

Could Be Life, Could Be Laundry Day

A Sestina, with special thanks to Tim Margetts

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Birthday Presence
Creative Non-Fiction

Birthday Presence

A deceased father's gift

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Serendipitous
General FictionChallenge Entry

Serendipitous

There's no planning for Fate

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A Golden Years Gold Medal Friendship
Poetry

A Golden Years Gold Medal Friendship

Dedicated with love to Diane Kenel-Truelove

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On...Vulnerability
Essay

On...Vulnerability

Memories from just a year ago!

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AN ODE TO THE CW BRITS
Poetry

AN ODE TO THE CW BRITS

My gratitude and admiration in the form of a Double Tetractys (a form I learned from Berniethe(British)Bard

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My True Mom
PoetryChallenge Entry

My True Mom

It has nothing to do with Biology

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Interview with GRETCHEN (G.W.) HARGIS
Spoken Word

Interview with GRETCHEN (G.W.) HARGIS

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Life of the Party
Flash Fiction

Life of the Party

The attention magnet

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Anguish or Heresy?
Poetry

Anguish or Heresy?

Pain blurs the boundaries (Special thanks to Tim Margetts for teaching the format of a Ripple Poem)

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The Requisite
PoetryChallenge Entry

The Requisite

No close seconds

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Coming Together at the Seams
Creative Non-Fiction

Coming Together at the Seams

The ties that bind us

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Phobias by Phoebe
Poetry

Phobias by Phoebe

So many things to be afraid of...

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Interview with...KARYN SAVAGE
Spoken Word

Interview with...KARYN SAVAGE

We celebrate our fourth month of CollectivelyWrite.com with our tradition of interviewing a published writer!

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Neighbors as Lifelines
General FictionChallenge Entry

Neighbors as Lifelines

It starts as proximity but grows from there

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Elegy to a Beloved Teacher
General FictionChallenge Entry

Elegy to a Beloved Teacher

An educator can touch a life forever

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Understanding Political-Speak
Essay

Understanding Political-Speak

Tutorial on understanding between the lines

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An Optimistic Viewpoint
Poetry

An Optimistic Viewpoint

Always be positive

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Conflagration
Flash Fiction

Conflagration

Knowing when to turn up the heat

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The Leftovers
General Fiction

The Leftovers

Any job is as fun as you choose to make it

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Spoken Word

INTERVIEW WITH...DAVID STEECE

Our Month Three Anniversary gift to ourselves!!

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Savage Strategies for Victory (in the wild or boardroom)
General Fiction

Savage Strategies for Victory (in the wild or boardroom)

Survival skills explained

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Paranoia
Poetry

Paranoia

For Tim and Heather - my answer to our challenge!!

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Driving Lessons
Essay

Driving Lessons

Like father, like daughter

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I Love You, But...
General Fiction

I Love You, But...

A father's final gift

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Enthusiasm
PoetryChallenge Entry

Enthusiasm

Always. Choose. Joy!

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Effervescent!
Poetry

Effervescent!

You reap the form you sow

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Fifty Shades of Jealousy
Poetry

Fifty Shades of Jealousy

It's a cataclysmic prism

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Feverence
General Fiction

Feverence

A new word for falling in love

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Fearful Morris
Poetry

Fearful Morris

Worrying won't stop the bad stuff from happening.

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