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Things That Shouldn’t Be Beautiful (But Are)
A jellyfish that never dies.
A swan that stays after love is gone.
A beetle with mirrors for eyes.
This quietly astonishing collection brings together strange truths from science, nature, and myth—each transformed into a lyrical poem that finds beauty in the unlikely.
Spare, mythic, and emotionally resonant, these thirty poems explore what it means to survive, to remember, to reach for connection—even when no one is listening.
For readers of Mary Oliver, Ross Gay, or Ada Limón, Things That Shouldn’t Be Beautiful (But Are) is a poetic celebration of wonder, smallness, and the strange.
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The Weight of Lost Things is a poetry collection shaped by dust, silence, and survival.
Set against the dry pulse of the Australian outback, these poems chart the fractured terrain of boyhood, brutality, young love, and the loyalty of dogs. Fathers vanish, mothers soften, dogs die, and the land never forgives. With language as lean as the paddocks it describes, this book explores what gets buried, what remains unspoken, and the quiet ache of staying when there’s nowhere left to go.
For readers of Bruce Dawe, Ocean Vuong, and Ellen van Neerven, this collection is both wound and witness.
It doesn’t ask for healing. Only memory.
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First In, Last Out is a striking collection of poems about the bond between a police dog and his handler—built on trust, tested by danger, and etched into silence. With grit, restraint, and heart, Ryan Stone captures the weight of duty and the loyalty that runs deeper than words.
For readers drawn to stories of connection, sacrifice, and the dogs who walk beside us into the dark.
In the dark hours where trust is earned and danger waits, First In, Last Out walks the line between man and dog, duty and devotion. These poems follow the raw, quiet bond between a police handler and his canine partner through years of patrols, pursuits, silences, and sacrifices.
With a voice as lean and sharp as a bootprint in gravel, Ryan Stone captures what it means to lead, to follow, and to love something wordless and loyal.
From first callout to final shift, this is a story of partnership—built on instinct, sealed by blood, and remembered in breath.
For those who have walked beside a dog into the unknown—and those who never came back the same.
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A poetic journey through Australia’s interior, Three Lines to the Horizon is a quietly powerful haibun—a blend of travel journal, prose meditation, and haiku.
In spare, lyrical language, Ryan Stone walks westward across the dust roads of the outback, searching for silence, stillness, and the spirit of Australian haiku.
With each chapter, the land opens wider. The sky presses down. And the road becomes both teacher and mirror.
This is not a guidebook. Not a memoir. Not a rulebook for writing haiku.
It’s a companion for those who walk slowly, breathe deeply, and listen for what the wind does not say.
Includes an original haiku companion section, with writing prompts, examples, and gentle advice.
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Light a Spark. Build a World.
Inside these pages are 150 carefully crafted prompts designed to unlock your imagination — across poetry, flash fiction, and short stories.
Whether you follow a word, a line, or a feeling, each prompt offers a doorway into new worlds waiting to be discovered.
Perfect for writers seeking inspiration, exercises to sharpen creativity, or a fresh challenge to explore. Use the prompts exactly, loosely, or as a starting point for something entirely your own.
There are no rules here. Only invitations. Only wonder.
The Writer’s Furnace is your guide to the sparks that start stories — and the fires that sustain them.
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Step inside the furnace: 150 crime, thriller, and mystery prompts built to ignite your darkest stories.
The Writer’s Furnace: Crime Edition sparks creativity in the shadows.
Inside, you’ll find 150 original prompts crafted for poetry, flash fiction, and short stories — each one gritty, tense, and alive with streetlight glare and whispered secrets.
Whether you’re chasing your first line or the final reveal, these crime, thriller, and mystery prompts will drag you into alleys, interrogation rooms, and fractured memories.
Every crack lets the dark in. Every signal begs to be followed.
Begin anywhere. Break the rules. Let the furnace burn.
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Step through the door — if you dare.
The Writer’s Furnace: Horror Prompts offers 150 dark invitations across poetry, flash fiction, and short story landscapes. Each prompt is built to spark something raw — fear, wonder, unease — and send your imagination clawing through the shadows.
Whether you’re seeking a quick flicker of inspiration or a full descent into something deeper, these pages hold the threads. Pull them. See what follows.
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The Writer’s Furnace — Journaling Edition is a year-round creativity companion: 365 sensory-charged prompts, concise craft tips, and six one-page poetry lessons (haiku, haibun, ballad stanza, etc.) that turn raw notebook sparks into polished verse. Designed by Australian poet Ryan Stone, every chapter guides you from free-write to final draft in under ten minutes. Whether you’re chasing your first haiku or stoking an established writing habit, this book gives you the discipline of a workshop and the freedom of an open road—no MFA required.
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