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Writing in the Dust

Every rejection, every inadequacy, was written in the dust - the power of forgiveness.

Every rejection, every inadequacy, was written in the dust….

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Good Thing Come in Threes

"Good Things Come in Threes." Recorded in 1999 by my quartet, Gift of Speech, featuring Mark Fransman on piano, Dave Ridgeway on bass, Vincent Pavitt on drums and P. du Preez on alto sax.

“Good Things Come in Threes.” Recorded in 1999 by my quartet, Gift of Speech, featuring Mark Fransman on piano, Dave Ridgeway on bass, Vincent Pavitt on drums and P. du Preez on alto sax.

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Earworm

Earworm is a classic, slow-burn horror story. You know something really awful is coming and having to wait for it is part of the torture. Jody Lynn Nye has been gracious enough to describe its prose and character building as masterful.

By P. du Preez Earworm is a classic, slow-burn horror story. You know something really awful is coming and having to wait for it is part of the torture. Jody Lynn Nye has been gracious enough to describe its prose and character building as masterful. I stared into the blue of the swimming pool. Just taking a moment. Tired after the gig. It was glowing, the Dyna Crystals lying on the pool’s…

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The Modern Heroine in Destiny's Ring

Women, always more adaptable, face greater challenges than ever.

The Houston Skyline Women, always more adaptable, face greater challenges than ever. The romantic fantasy (romantasy) heroine must be a kick-ass fighter and a damsel in distress, a fortress who knows what she stands for and someone whose surging sexuality leads her to compromise. She gravitates toward the protection of the alpha male and yet must triumph and acquire power and influence by her…

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What the Princess Wishes....

By P. du Preez This short story was first published in the June 2023 edition of The Fairy Tale Magazine. Tea parties. Royal investitures. Child-bearing. Seated on the fountain’s marble coping, Princess Amelia felt frustrated. And withdrew her delicate hand from its moon-dappled waters. Jeweled drops fell like tears. If only, she wished. If only a proper prince… (not the pompous, pomaded prats…

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How can we ever comprehend God...?

How can we ever comprehend God? He is too vast....

How can we ever comprehend God? He is too vast….

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Writing In the Dust

Every rejection, every inadequacy, was written in the dust….