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Category Archives: Creative Writing
Black Belts, Eagle Scouts, and Ninjas
I equate a black belt to being in the same category as an eagle scout. I do not know Karate, yes… let’s just let the shock wear off for a second… … … all done? There is no martial arts … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing, Personal Writing
Tagged blog, death, debate, fashion, food, friends, friendship, introduction, life, news, opinion, people, social media, welcome
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A Writer’s Contemplation
I am the last person that should preach on self-doubt. I have enough of it to share with the world and then some. Perhaps that is why I should speak on self-doubt because of my own experiences with it. I … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles, Blogging/Powerblogging Articles, Creative Writing, Personal Writing, Poetry
Tagged 2014, aspirations, blog, depression, doubt, goals, introduction, publishing, reflection, welcome, writer
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Different Paths
I view the world through a cascade of color. Prisms of light shine through the twin teardrops I have bred, but not yet given birth to. They hang upon my being and sway in a desperate attempt to not succumb … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles, Creative Writing, Personal Writing, Poetry
Tagged art, blog, blogging, fashion, food, friends, haiku, life, love, nature, people, photography, poem, relationships, travel, writing
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Writing through the Tired
Tired and writing through the tired right now. There is something to be said if you can write even when you are exhausted. It takes a certain amount of dedication and drive in my opinion. I like to write when … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles, Blogging/Powerblogging Articles, Creative Writing, Personal Writing
Tagged amazon, art, aspirations, authors, bloggers, blogging, dreams, fashion, food, google, photography, publishing, writers, writing
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A Struggle to feel Accepted
Sometimes it feels like life is an endless road of wanting to be accepted. After your family it begins when you comprehend the concept of friendship and with it the pain and harsh reality that not everyone has the same … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles, Blogging/Powerblogging Articles, Creative Writing
Tagged blog, bloggers, blogging, blogs, family, fiction, introduction, marriage, reading, welcome, women, wordpress, writing
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Memories 1, 2, 3…
*Marlboro lights – You remind me of Mary. I miss her dearly. She was a great friend, a confidant, a shining light in my life during a time I needed some light. Taken too soon from us, you will be … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles, Creative Writing
Tagged blogging, childhood, choir, jackson, kids, marriage, mississippi, music, past, relationships, school, tennessee, women
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Start, Stop, Pause, Repeat – Death
They say that you are more likely to get in an auto accident within ten minutes of your home due to complacency. The most dangerous place in America is the four-way stop. It is the only time you can observe … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles, Creative Writing
Tagged art, authors, blog, death, fashion, food, friends, life, photography, poem, poetry, reading, relationships, writing
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Midnight Rain
Raindrops falling from above, give their souls up with a splash upon my windowpane. Selling their lives for my visual appetite, how selfish am I? And still the angels weep for joy and sorrow and cause the sparkling showers that come … Continue reading
I love it
Bring your anger and your conviction. Pile it high and set it on fire as you dance in ritual homage to your beliefs. Look up fool and take note of the bonfires around you. Your candle of reverence is joined … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged america, art, blog, conviction, debate, friendship, life, love, news, opinion, relationships, travel, world, writing
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Walking Reflections
Walking reflections they share my past. Like simultaneous televisions, they portray the steps that lead to the next one yet to be taken. I cut the blindfold from my face with the dagger of despair and accept what I may … Continue reading
Winter’s Night
She holds my hand and we step into a moment of our own. Nothing else matters, you share everything regardless of what type of emotion is being ingested at that given time. I feel that way about my wife and … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged art, blog, blogging, fashion, feminism, food, introduction, life, love, people, photography, poem, relationships, travel, women, wordpress, write, writing
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Airbrush
She uses her airbrush with ease. Wistfully erasing the imperfections she sees, the mistakes she knows others must observe. It is a sad kind of art that takes place here. Instead of adding to a masterpiece a portrait is created … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged airbrush, art, blog, design, elle, fashion, females, image, life, love, magazine, personal, photography, relationships, style, women, world
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To Kill a Unicorn
I stalked a unicorn one night and shattered her life with a stone. Her soul did not die, but I had slain her connection to this world. The earth began to weep over the loss that I am still trying to comprehend. … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged blog, christians, death, emotion, faith, family, god, love, reading, regret, relationships, sadness, travel, write, writing
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Erindale Burning – Flash Fiction v2
Scar stared in the distance. The city of Erindale sat nestled peacefully against Redrock Mountain under the light of the moons Alta and Sinta above. Rage filled him for a second, so strong it caused his hands to shake. He … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles, Creative Writing, Flash Fiction Articles
Tagged 2014, amazon, blog, fiction, flashfiction, google, introduction, new year, practice, resolution, science fiction, writers, writing
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Killing Earth
I think it is sad that people, even scientist, still think it is possible that the world is too large for humans to destroy. We ARE destroying it; the evidence is there to see. The problem, as I see it, … Continue reading
The Tower
It stands, tall and proud.A pillar to the world. A tower, split in half by color.Torn apart by choice. Alternating, its pattern of black and white stone.Beautiful to behold, yet strength is given up. For when visual orgies are the … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged authors, blogging, faith, first, god, hope, inspiration, new, news, people, religion, write
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A Memory
I have a memory in my hand.Hurriedly I plant it in the land. I water it daily with my tears.I shelter it from all my many fears. Gradually it grows strong and tall.Proudly on display for all. Sadly, I do … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged belief, blog, faith, grow, personal, plants, poetry, reflection, religion, travel, writing
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The Photo
It was at the bottom of the box. And yet it felt as if it was placed there, not left. A hidden memory, waiting to become a new memory. It is a treasure more valuable than gold. It is faded, … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged blog, fashion, food, haiku, photography, picture, poem, poetry, prose, wordpress, writing
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Inspiration
How closely can inspiration be tied to emotional well-being? This can be one of the hardest parts about being a writer, the ability to separate one’s self from the moment. This is easier said than done, but one thing I … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged asian, belief, body, emotion, inspiration, korea, mind, motivation, people, personal, soul, strangers, views, writing
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Awakened
Like a waking dragon, he rises tall. Stretching forth, magnificent, beams of morning light glisten off golden chest. Confidence, supremacy, these are qualities you once more exude. You stride forth, vigor renewed. A fresh look, a fresh face. And yet still the … Continue reading
That was hard…
I am so glad I didn’t go to architecture school. That shit was hard to make… damn thing kept falling down! Bahumbug…
The Coming Storm
I feel it coming. I do not know when it will come, but the Storm is coming. I feel it in my bones, down to my very soul. I see the laughter and cheer around me, blind fools. Do they … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged america, asia, blog, creative, economy, europe, government, international, issues, news, problems, revolution, storm, writing
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Clearly I See
Crisp, the morning air almost hurts for me to breath. I blow fog with each breath I take. It is cold, cold and wet; I feel the damp grass slowly soaking my wool jacket. Above a bird of some type … Continue reading
The Library
This blog is my library; see the Roman style marble pillars lining the walls? Like a cathedral of knowledge, it awaits for any to enter. The knowledge held within these doors is not only my own, I see a different … Continue reading
Posted in Creative Writing
Tagged blog, creative, fiction, food, imagery, library, life, love, photography, poem, reading, relationships, writing
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Why Society hates the Wealthy
I never considered myself wealthy growing up. Rather, I never considered my family wealthy growing up. Maybe that is one huge reason people dislike the wealthy, especially those (such as I guess my younger self) that do not even appreciate … Continue reading
A Good Blog is Hard to Find 