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Donna Faulkner née Miller

About Donna Faulkner née Miller

Donna Faulkner née Miller spent her childhood between countries. One foot bare and carefree in New Zealand, the other tiptoeing the coal dust and camaraderie of working class England. Donna lives in Rangiora, New Zealand but likes to roam . She’s published in erbacce, Havik, Fieldstone Review, New Myths, Bacopa Literary Review and many others.
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For Simonette, On Ghosting: By: Donna Faulkner née Miller

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You try to summon mefaux pleasantries,a bouquet in the boneyard. Spritzmy favourite scentAgent provocateur. Hauntingall the placesI used to go. I’m not thereI’m not hereI’m not anywhere. From the mirrormy reflectionhas been exorcized. Texts go unanswered.A cold whisper,calls to voice mail. My toothbrush is gonefrom the bathroomMy knickers too from the … [Read more...] about For Simonette, On Ghosting: By: Donna Faulkner née Miller

Secrets Of The Streetlight Seer, By: Donna Faulkner née Miller

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Frazzled from his flightstreetlight seerperching his postBelow, awkward shapes collude,fumble around a storking foot.Slapdash shadowscast askew. In collusion,almost loversin feathered silhouette.Sooty mascara washed away.A puffed out chest.Streetlight seerpreening his post. Caught in the gutter,rouged - redcigarette butts.Fleeting vestiages,a couple's last … [Read more...] about Secrets Of The Streetlight Seer, By: Donna Faulkner née Miller