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    The Howling Winds
    The Howling Winds
    The Howling Winds
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    The Howling Winds

    By Jess Elizabeth O'Connell

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    This is a collection of varied works from poetry to prose to short stories with themes of death, decay, loss, morbidity etc.
    It also contains a bonus sample chapter from 'Scenes from a Journey' which will be published in 2013

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJess Elizabeth O'Connell
    Release dateApr 21, 2012
    ISBN9781476190815
    The Howling Winds
    Author

    Jess Elizabeth O'Connell

    ❤ I grew up in the countryside, a place with rolling hill, forests, woodlands, acres and acres of fields and hedgerows. I would hear the occasional dog barking or a church bell peeling in the distance. I found such inspiration there. It fuelled my imagination! I began writing stories when I was as young as 7. My first dabble in this field was a poem, and then went on to create short stories in a school foolscap book. The writing bug has always been with me and I love nothing more than creating something from my dreams, imagination and life experiences. I have five books published so far. It is such a joy to share my works. New Interview coming soon!

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      The Howling Winds - Jess Elizabeth O'Connell

      The Howling Winds

      By

      Jess O’Connell

      Copyright and License Notice

      Thank you for downloading this free book. Although this is a free book, it remains the copyrighted

      property of the author and may not be reproduced, copied and/or distributed for commercial or non-commercial purposes. If you enjoyed this book, please encourage your friends to download their own

      copy at Smashwords.com. Thank you for your support

      A Smashwords Publication

      Cover Image and Design by Jess O’Connell

      Copyright 2012 by Jess O’Connell

      All Rights Reserved

      Contents

      Fragility

      Wishes

      Lament in a Graveyard

      Girl Past – Girl Present – Girl Future

      Pained

      Tyme

      Solemned

      Decay

      Vacant Days

      Relinquish

      The Death of Love

      Resuscitation

      Reverie in the Dark

      Black Rain

      Serrated

      Hollow

      Sombre

      Listen!

      Cease

      The Despaired

      Extinguish

      ‘Pin Point Of The Horizon‘- Bonus Sample Chapter from ‘Scenes from a Journey!’

      Preface

      This collection is vastly different to those of my first. This book ’The Howling Winds’ has themes of death, morbidity, despair, loss, sorrow and so forth. It is a mixed variety

      containing poems, prose to short

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