She Wants a Fire to Sweep This Quietness
December 31, 2016
After a year of sadness Mourning the soft white landscape She wants the seas to rise And the sand to tear its way through her She wants a fire to sweep this quietness.
Month: December 2016
Bright Christmas
December 26, 2016
Christmas spread a bright, peaceful blanket all across the city. The bouncy snow and fluffy pines rang with joyful silence that seemed to wash all things heavy from the city. I hope everyone felt this blissful presence. I’m finding it hard to write of Christmas because it seemed to arrive so abruptly. I was simply … More Bright Christmas
Mysterious
December 24, 2016
I have a question… Do you think anyone’s ever written a mystery novel where the detective solves the case and the criminal is caught, la-dee-da…except the author has hidden subtle clues in the novel that can be used to prove the accused is innocent? So the author wrote the story so the case against the accused … More Mysterious
Christmas Comes
December 21, 2016
There’s one certain thing– no matter what happens, Christmas comes. Whether it’s been a good year or a bad one, under either snow or sun, you can count on Christmas to arrive. I hope life has been treating you all well, and the holiday spirit has begun to sweep you off your feet. I myself … More Christmas Comes
Changes to WP Reader~
December 15, 2016
Something doesn’t seem right…last I checked, people’s words here are more than just advertising clips to be scrolled through. https://en.blog.wordpress.com/2016/12/14/reader-refresh-2017/ I had to search to find this. Are you aware of the changes to the WP Reader? They are compressing and chopping posts in the Reader to accomplish what they call “streamlining” so the viewer … More Changes to WP Reader~
Hunting of Dragons and Truths
December 13, 2016
After reading Tim O’Brien’s ‘The Things They Carried,’ I became really interested in the concept that the truth of an experience can be conveyed through a story, even a story that does not describe the experience at all. O’Brien’s work is metafiction but what I’m talking about doesn’t really fit the label. Consider, for example, … More Hunting of Dragons and Truths
Open Mic Night: advice & encouragement needed
December 1, 2016
Greetings fellow poets & artists! I’ve finally done it. I’ve gone and slotted myself in for an open mic night at my university, and it seems I’m going second. It’s been a dream of mine for so long to perform something original in front of a crowd and I’m mostly happy (actually about 12.3% happy … More Open Mic Night: advice & encouragement needed
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