Fiction, Poetry, Letters, & Other Creative Musings
I've decided to attempt NaNoWriMo again. I have attempted it five times. I had been saying four but I forgot that first failed attempt. I have been successful twice but not in a row. Hopefully since I was successful last year I can keep it going, finally. My reason for doing it is to get... Continue Reading →
In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Helpless." Helpless... more days than not driving a car that is on auto-pilot giving advice to people through one-sided glass all they see is their reflection all they hear is what they want to hear trapped unable to see the path through all the fog grieving deep... Continue Reading →
In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Mix Tape." So... I immediately got excited about today's daily post. I mean, if you have known me for ten minutes you know that I love music. Get to know me a little longer and you will find out that I love making mix tapes. Well, I... Continue Reading →
In response to The Daily Post's writing prompt: "Linger." Have you ever had a moment that you wished could never end? Sometimes you get that feeling while you Sometimes you get that feeling while you're in that moment. The company is great. You feel amazing and happy. Maybe you are alone but actually at peace... Continue Reading →
I crossed the 50k word mark. My novel isn't finished but I met the first and most important goal. Excited doesn't begin to describe what I feel. This is my second time completing this challenge. I would have liked to finish the novel in 30 days, however I want to do it write. I will... Continue Reading →
you and the midget must go the greed you attract makes me ill it follows you and you follow me as I attempt to deliver parcels of hope and smiles after life’s storms the clouds part ways the sun peeks out and there I am and there you are weighing me down with your pipe... Continue Reading →
bright lights reflected in unnaturally still waters at the feet of skyscrapers with a Napolean complex I long for change trees older than some cities reaching to the heavens able to tell stories of long ago fileds of grass mowed only by animals who travel freely and want for nothing mountains hovering guarding the trees protecting... Continue Reading →
annoying little things tapping on my window sweet nectar for them from mom cereal for me from me then their existence the sound of their wings used to torment me and the way that I speak or hold on to words the hum where other kids expected silence and I’d cry hearing it neither from the... Continue Reading →
Let me remove life’s tangles condition you to handle all obstacles massage away your bitter brittleness Let me smooth away the imperfection I cannot see even out your complex complexion Let me erase the scars silence the angry voices allowing in only the reflection of your natural beauty
Inside the Shell 