Welcome to the TREE OF LIFE: Branching Out collaborative writing challenge, where creative minds meet epic movie music. To read the collective story in its entirety as it unfolds and for more details on this groundbreaking collaboration with Audiomachine click HERE.
Today’s featured guest is the humorous and clever creator of paranormal mysteries, Gwen Gardner, YA Fiction Author!
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Inspiring Soundtrack: Audiomachine – Hallowed Dawn – Tree of Life
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As the dove spread his wings wide to encompass the horse, they transformed into one. Thus, a wondrous creature was born on the wings of a silvery-grey dove. For the horse, rewarded for its pure love and faith, became the sacred unicorn.
Unicorn shed his thick hooves for lighter travel through the heavens. Zoe and Adam, not to waste the God-given resource, weaved the shavings with their beaks into a spiral and placed it on Unicorn’s forehead as a symbol of unity between animal and mankind.
The three soared playfully through the skies. Updrafts carried them high into the atmosphere. Downdrafts sent them plunging back through. They rode the currents of life, up and over and around and through, until tired, they rested in the silver-lined cradle of a cumulus cloud, rocked gently by the hand of God.
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© 2013 Gwen Gardner
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I dig the weaving in of the Unicorn legend! That last sentence was, for me, *gorgeous*.
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Thanks Mina! I liked the visual, too 🙂
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Uh oh! Greatly magical and evocative!
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Thanks Susan, unicorns are full of magic!
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what a beautiful, fantastic imagery! The way of your writing was amazing!
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Thanks Jin. It was fun to write.
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Simply magical Gwen!
The last paragraph took my breath away… literally…
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Awww. Thanks Michelle, that means a lot of me.
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This was a very imaginative twist, Gwen! Fantastic imagery!
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Thanks Sam. Gotta have unicorns!
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HI Gwen,
Ah, the magic that now be the unicorn. Zoe, Adam and the unicorn. Playing, soaring in the skies. Lovely, lucid writing, Gwen. Thank you for such a thoughtful excerpt.
Gary
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Thanks Gary. Lovely how the unicorn was born, huh? LOL!
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Wow. Nicely done! Love the weaving into a unicorn, so symbolic!
Tina @ Life is Good
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Thanks Tina. I figured an epic story/music needed some symbolism 🙂
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Imaginative and playful!! Great addition to the story!
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Thanks Bulllish. It was fun to write 🙂
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Now we know the origins of the unicorn.
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Yep, Diane. According to me, LOL.
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Beautiful Gwen, loving the imagery!
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Thanks Lisa!
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I didn’t see this wonderful twist coming. Beautiful words and a fun twist, Gwen.
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Thanks Mary. It was so fun to write!
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This was fantastic, Gwen. Really beautiful. (:
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Thanks Elise. I appreciate it 🙂
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“They rode the currents of life” seems to encompass the entire story. So poetic.
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Thought I should add some symbolism in there, Beverly. It was a blast to write.
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Like MPax, I didn’t see the twist coming either. I love to be delightfully surprised. Well done!
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Thanks Maria. I figured the unicorn needed a “twist” LOL!
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I am delighted with the part about the Unicorn’s horn. Love it, Gwen! there’s a children’s story in there! 😀
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Vidya, there is a children’s story in there. Thanks so much!
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Truly entertaining, the imagery fabulous!
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Love how the unicorn’s horn was created!
Shannon at The Warrior Muse
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This is a great concept. I’ve been lost in the readings and music…finally had to stop at Gwen’s and make a comment. They’ve all been fantastic.
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