Tag: writing
The Words In Everything
The writer’s words do not have a set time; they don’t work on a schedule, and they don’t care what’s going on. But they prefer the dark. And so it became that he preferred the dark. When all the lamps go out, when the parents go to sleep, when the animals are resting, he’s up ...The Vanishing – Part 3
Part 1 Part 2 Pyper rode in silence with Abigor on the shiny black horse. The massive animal trotted with grace through the ash-filled streets of the in-between—the after death realm. Sadness filled her heart. Why did I have to die? An aneurism? How is that possible? My family needs me! She averted her eyes ...- CultureCreativityParenting & FamilyEnvironmentSelf-Help & RelationshipsHealth & WellnessMemoir & AutobiographiesHome & GardenLifestyle
Modern Haiku – Vol. 1
1. sunlight pours through a curtained window – he sighs 2. she moans: her skin sweats in summer’s heat 3. she rubs her abdomen and whispers a name 4. a child’s laughter echoes across shuttered doors 5. fires burn, people stand on the side of the road 6. she sobs on my shoulder – the ... Music Is Life
I grew up with an incredible love for music. I can’t play an instrument worth a lick or sing in any form other than nails on a chalkboard. I’m eclectic in my tastes, enjoying a wide range of genres, timeframes, and artists. However, I’m partial to music released in the late 80s and all the ...The Vanishing – Part 2
Part 1 Pyper stared at the massive silhouette moving through the dark, ash-filled street—heading her way. Goosebumps crawled on her skin, and she forced a gulp down her dry throat. Its slow approach was unusual—inhuman. What else could it be? It must be a person, she mused. An urge to duck onto her Jeep’s flooring ...A Reader’s Reflection
The past few weeks I have been watching the world and reacting in the best way that I know possible. I have watched numerous people lose their jobs and careers over ignorant comments. I have cried over the stress of important heated discussions and only started addressing the gaps in my education. Then underneath the ...To Whom Have I Become (Part 4)
Trigger warning: Mental health Now, where was I? Oh yeah, what the hell is wrong with me! Here I am wondering how I got to this place. What are my options? I thought for sure I was going to die! But I didn’t! How could this be? I survived but had no clue what the ...Shadowfield Chronicles Part 5: Dante
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | “They call Shadowfield the Darkened Empire because it is, truly, dark; there is no sun, only the moon and stars. In Lux, only a sun exists- no moon. The Divide separates the two nations: on one half- blazing darkness, and on the other- ...Our Gods, Our Husks – Free-Verse Poem
the cold eyes of envy placed upon thee to shiver in the veins and arrest thy heart, thy steps in thine place strips of the pale moonlight outline shadows on thine face edges of your beauty cut like mountains great and looming to scrape that endless sky our gods, our husks, these things we hold ...
