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Free Online Magazine from Village Earth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/226021d7-6697-4444-a9b0-7a4311b869c3/2-bacon-website-cover-.png Publications The Tyranny of Bacon Pure Slush Vol. 18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/31b87801-c1eb-453a-8559-f68a74a356f3/cover_2.jpeg Publications The Longing & Other Fairytale Feelings https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/dc7d689c-1887-40bb-907c-69ce0846b531/Earthwords_Cover_Image_SM.jpg Publications Earthwords and Artlings Anthology Volume 1: Voices of Nature 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/17ec5c89-5f51-441d-b892-7c12f04c980c/E_SDG%2Bgoals_icons-individual-rgb-13.png Publications Narrative Imperative https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/65ebe1cf-15e3-4b0a-bc48-e104019b2819/FF5.jpg Publications Fast Fibres Poetry Five: from Northland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/406aa38b-8fc4-4b3a-8d72-c01941dcba2e/FF6COVER_sml.png Publications Fast Fibres Poetry Six: from Northland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/c5c5999e-e40c-42fe-afe4-2aa7eae65915/FF7-cover-small.jpg Publications Fast Fibres Poetry Seven: from Northland https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/8df51767-e372-4542-a17e-1b89ca037228/Front-Cover-2.jpg Publications Curiouser Magazine: Volume 1 | Strange words for strange times https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/263cf667-9f2e-486f-983b-c4d304c8d36e/download+%281%29.jpg Publications Melbourne Writers' Social Group Anthology 2016: Melbourne https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/2f72d183-798b-4d1c-9550-efb5b172f130/the-blue-nib-1.png Publications The Blue Nib Irish Literary Journal https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/76837eb3-9038-465a-9909-6bca394d32a3/9f4e6b_5a3ca5eef4f64a26be16684fb587f356_mv2.jpg Publications The fantails came https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/5e9241a4-d6be-452a-8245-ecb8a46c9c9f/download+%282%29.jpg Publications Jean, Pocketdocs on ABC RN Radio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/764c35cd-6195-490a-9931-ed399b9e5f7e/download+%283%29.jpg Publications Mind The Gap, The Yak Magazine, Issue 40 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/8a9256ea-c18a-48ee-a29e-bbedf641539a/41-j4ZsiOKL.jpg Publications Short and Twisted 2014 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/707a10e8-538e-4d65-b81d-81b6f3465979/MF0120-COVER-SCARLETT.jpg Publications Carousel, featured short story in MiNDFOOD Magazine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/eb221de7-eeeb-455d-813b-460470b236b4/1500x500.jpg Publications Flame in Shishir Published by Active Muse https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/3c47fa1a-bb9a-4616-9eed-26e5a6296719/_Flash+Fiction+2021+Website+Image.png Publications 30 days. 30 prompts. 30 Words. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/9244336c-67a5-436a-a0fa-88970922ddfe/IMG_20210530_120159.jpg Publications The Literary Gangster Blog 2012 - 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/1631333972501-W1QA6S6DWT5V8RNYQ0IV/IMG20210911112644.jpg Publications https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/1b8df232-5208-4ea8-9f33-13d6620a40c3/Logo-for-post-on-website.jpg Publications 'Gumdone' published at Live Encounters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/5926cff8-92f3-43ec-90ef-a05f76dbf727/LE+Image1024_1.jpg Publications Live Encounters 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/f42ef050-af5e-40fa-8d60-4f74322dacec/creative-writing-competition.png Publications I came second-ish in two categories (flash fiction and microfiction) of the Whangarei Libraries Writing Competition! 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‘The Poetry Machine’ has been coded to randomly select and print a poem from the content that we've programmed. The ‘machine’ is a repurposed receipt printer linked to a Raspberry Pi and a giant red button (just because). It is housed in a gorgeous old record player box. It’s designed to be ‘plug and play’ so wherever we put it, people will be able to print themselves a random poem to enjoy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/ab8768de-35b6-4343-95e6-91f860288bbd/1738906812365.jpg Publications 'Boneyard' was shortlisted in the 2024 Newcastle Short Story Award https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/765d7d88-b1b2-4870-943e-c56b80f1fdfd/FF-Banner-v3.jpg Publications Flash Frontier | October 2024: TIME | WĀ | 'Dreamdrift' by Tracie Lark https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/312a2cd5-f5ab-40d4-b8b9-38af70803c8d/f6b7797e-a9ec-47ab-a859-8ffd7e7b419e.jfif Publications 'Wild' in Poetry Planetariat Volume 10 May 2025. https://www.tracielark.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2024-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/1622281805295-2HKKC81YW1SJ6GH6EWH6/1594247383637.jpg Contact Us - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.tracielark.com/listen daily 0.75 2025-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/a9b926b7-4735-4966-af86-90bcf1b8f40b/Having+A+Lark.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/dc2a9842-a128-4013-a8ac-4816ea1b27af/Mind+Your+Head.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/72d4fa1d-c1d1-423e-856b-1470db3070a6/From+dreams+to+bits+of+me.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/023ddb3e-fa1c-4c40-aa3a-86e41e9cbfcb/Jean+a+True+Story.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/f149d64f-9d65-41ba-9927-cd37b7e29d42/The+Vending+Machine+Image.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/4c5d43e5-f753-4657-8bb9-e9daf10eeeff/The+Ferryman+image.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/e0c4af3c-c72e-4d15-9a9f-09e51374b677/Pockets+of+Silver+Sun+image.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/e2a031ad-deef-4482-83b5-c339684d5aa5/474873401_641951941726445_3805731402727721762_n.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/65631590-6ea5-40b7-a539-1436b21ab9c9/only+the+birds.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/28824d3f-8b68-4d08-8762-7deff069d0e5/476306413_637217865514089_5146170718800471585_n.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/1a0dcbcb-52f6-4e38-b432-2480381fee53/476960551_657287303414929_3565082960303226065_n.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/4a8351fa-f6d5-4578-8f17-7e2c28b22184/480412458_654367630382323_3263119789479900802_n.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/bcfd06da-b612-44aa-8b72-43c21fbe5ef8/481778772_1017624043246134_1768531623179110855_n.jpg Listen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/c2f84188-3640-40da-afca-1023a34f3a9f/482810527_1577638016283049_1679198707589029634_n.jpg Listen https://www.tracielark.com/resources daily 0.75 2021-12-14 https://www.tracielark.com/resources/static-image-from-poetry monthly 0.5 2021-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/de5bf37f-d278-4907-82bd-c1dae7551e64/Paige+Pullman%27s+Static+Image.jpg Resources - A Mad Brew - A Mad Brew By Tracie Lark Kettle’s empty, fill it up Snatch the tea and wipe the cup Tea bag in, soaks dishwater Cup does drop to the floor, the Kettles steaming up the windows Wall-paper peels pink flamingos Or is that just my tired eyes Falling for kettle's steamy disguise? 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I have had some success teaching creative writing to some of my students by sharing some of my shorter pieces, all while enjoying the moment of surprise or shock. I’ve included a creative writing resource on the orange button below. The following are some of my stories I usually use as examples in how to pull a metaphorical punch! A Love Story Show Me The Light A Cottage On The Farm Microfiction is the perfect way to teach students how to engage their reading audience with flair. https://www.tracielark.com/resources/project-two-cc3py monthly 0.5 2021-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/1633934848194-F26214ZR4S4YKALG2V82/2-bacon-website-cover-.png Resources - The Hero's Journey - The Hero’s Journey is a topic I’ve explored with students as a way to teach types of conflict, including internal and external, as well as a way to teach grit and resilience for extraordinary humans. I wrote a parody tale of the Hero’s Journey for Pure Slush called The Time of Bacon. I often use this to teach the different stages of the Hero’s Journey, as well as character archetypes, in creative writing and short story construction. https://www.tracielark.com/resources/project-one-5d75w monthly 0.5 2021-10-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/1633916954429-EL1HFK52VEV1OS46KEB3/IMG_20181104_103104-EFFECTS.jpg Resources - Unseen or Unfamiliar Text - Roses Are Red I wrote this poem Roses Are Red and shared it with a colleague Joy Jackson who developed a resource to teach the poem as an unfamiliar, or unseen text in English. She often shares students responses with me for feedback. I am always impressed at the insightful essays her students write. Also pictured below (just for fun!) is a blackout poem by one of my students Natalya Newton who is an avid book reviewer for Hooked on NZ Books. She showed me that my cynical poem, which critiques the cliché of love being perfect, does hold some value after all :) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60b1cf88029a253109bbb1be/1633917569478-TCXX5QN2XX9RFKFSOLTW/IMG20211011134313_2.jpg Resources - Unseen or Unfamiliar Text Roses Are Red adapted as a black out poem by Natalya Newman.