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                      All the World’s a Stage

                      Published by The MockingOwls at June 3, 2025
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                      “All the world’s a stage,
                      And all the men and women merely players;
                      They have their exits and their entrances;
                      And one man in his time plays many parts,
                      His acts being seven ages”.
                      ~William Shakespeare

                      Join the authors, poets, singers, dancers, actors, and audience as we explore all things theatre, dance, and performing arts in this new edition of the MockingOwl Roost ~ All The World’s a Stage. Discover fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction dance across the stage called life, written with pen and paper (or, well, computer keyboard in most cases).

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                      All The World's A Stage


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                      • The Girl in the Sand – an Allegory
                      • A Silent Hello, an Unsaid Goodbye – Flash Fiction
                      • At the Red Door – a Will & May Story
                      • Last Night I Walked On the Moon – Short Story
                      • The Shop at the End of the Island – Speculative Flash Fiction
                      • The Photographer – Speculative Flash Fiction
                      • Faith and Dandelion Seeds – Heavy Fiction
                      • Selling Books – Dark Fiction
                      • A Dream – Speculative Mystery Fiction
                      • Good Versus Evil – a Fairy Tale
                      • Prized Myths and Fairy Tales of the MockingOwl Roost – Magazine Issue
                      • Doña Rosita’s Baby – Mythological Fiction
                      • Born Winner – Mythological Fiction
                      • Sleeper of R’Lyeh – Special Speculative Fiction Issue
                      • Emma’s Place – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 – Mystery Fiction
                      • Vacation to the Dragons of Io Part 1, Part 2 & Part 3 – Science Fiction
                      • The Nature of Work, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, & Part 5 – Historical Fiction
                      • The Pirates & Seafaring Issue of the MockingOwl Roost
                      • Where Would I Be Without You? – Dark, Comedy Romance Fiction
                      • A Rose for My Love – Historical Romance Fiction
                      • The Wilderness Between Us Part 1 & Part 2 – Wholesome Romance Fiction
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