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Harsh Reality
Life is work and work consists of actual work to pay the bills. I’ve been busy being an adult. Working hard and worry about the future. Life of a parent right? Placing writing on hold is something I’ve done many … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, family, introduction, life, people, personal, wordpress, write, writing
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Daily
When you say you work in IT most people assume you work on computers. Some think you literally make the computers, while others might assume you write code since you’re Korean. It’s kind of similar to when I say I … Continue reading
Daily
Sometimes all you need in common is the fact that you were unwanted. The backstory is just the meat. -OM 44.1
Said
The open ends of time well spent, while drifting between the light that’s sent. Finding ways, not always right. But nearing that which I see in sight. Past neverendings and new beginnings, till beginnings become an ending. And finally that … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, life, love, personal, poem, poetry, relationships, writing
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Ok let me explain
I never said I was gonna stop blogging. I just said I was shutting down HarsH ReaLiTy… So this is technically all legal! … -OM
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Tagged blog, blogging, introduction, life, love, people, personal, random, relationships, wordpress, writing
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“You have your whole life ahead of you”
As I transition to a new job I keep being told this. Granted most of the people think I’m 25, when I’m turning 40 this month. A bane of my Korean heritage I suppose. But boy if I hear this … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, family, introduction, life, people, personal, wordpress, write, writing
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Teardrop
I wipe emotion from my eyes. And watch it dry inside. A teardrop never lies. As it slowly melts and dies. There’s a tremble in disguise. And slowly I surmise. That love never really sighs. It just blossoms in the … Continue reading
The Lost Journals: Chapter One – Pg. 7
Santa Monica, CA Linda Borra Conaughey 2/7/1995 – Journal Entry One My only comfort is the companionship of my sorrow. It has been five years since he passed and also five years since I have painted. My hands ache for … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction Novel - The Lost Journals
Tagged art, artist, author, blog, blogging, book, death, fiction, life, photography, relationships, writers, writing
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I hate small talk
I am not much for small talk. Anyone that corresponds with me through email knows this about me by now. I will generally avoid most questions about myself and will only answer what needs to be responded to. It isn’t … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles
Tagged blog, dating, friends, friendship, general, introvert, life, lifestyle, marriage, people, random, relationships, women, writing
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Midnight Tears
Midnight tears trickle down a cheek of discontent. They fall like rubies to the ground, colored by different shades of intoxication. Misplaced treasures gather at my feet, forgotten emotions that are only missed when the inevitable waves of time washes … Continue reading
Where does Poetry go…
Where does poetry go when it dies within my mind? It is quickly replaced with the pain from its loss. I do not mourn the coming of the sun, I only wish the failing night did not steal away my … Continue reading
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Tagged blogger, dating, death, fashion, food, introduction, life, poetry, reading, relationships, travel, welcome, wordpress
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Blogging: They aren’t coming back…
I often tell you that I don’t count on return visits from my followers. I want to share with you a stat image that will further highlight this fact. You will notice from my graph that there are definite times … Continue reading
Heartbeat
Do we count the heartbeats to understand your worth? And weigh your soul against the dead. You are lifted as a banner and paraded around for a cause, but all you wish to do is truly live. We cry real … Continue reading
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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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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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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The Daily Opinion – Why do you Blog?
Why do you blog?
Posted in The Daily Opinion
Tagged blog, blogging, fashion, food, introduction, life, love, photograph, relationships, travel, welcome, wordpress, writing
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I forgot the photo
I forgot to add the photo image for the last post. Here is my reference image showing my bell curb for HarsH ReaLiTy. You can note the start of the website in January of 2013 and the progression to this … Continue reading
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Tagged art, blog, blogging, fashion, followers, food, life, love, photograph, picture, seo, stats, wordpress
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Random Thoughts
Writing, at least lately, has become a habit of typing my thoughts. While this is not in reality a “bad” thing, for it provides entertainment and moments of thought (hopefully) for my readers… still sometimes I catch myself pondering “the … Continue reading
My Writing “Process”
Everyone else is writing “how to” articles so I decided I would write one as well. This is my “how to” process on writing blogs. Hopefully you find some helpful information here. I begin by putting on a plastic crown … Continue reading
The Sociopath
Journal Entry 48 TS: 11:21:13 … and I will never change. I see the world through tint. The different colors of my shades present the many facets of my personality. What mood am I in today? The doorman calls me … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, book, character, creative writing, death, fantasy, fiction, life, wordpress, write, writing
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Midnight Poet
The words look different under the light of the moon. Perhaps it is the lack of light that prevents the pages from shining haunting images of inadequacy. It matters not that the same scene is now portrayed by glowing screens … Continue reading
The Meeting – HarsH ReaLiTy
Confidential – Boardroom Transcription February 5th, 2014 Denver, Colorado Location: Top floor – Tower of Evil Confused: “What the hell happened? We said we were going to write on both blogs, but now we are only writing on the new one. … Continue reading
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
Illusions of Fantasy
Think you know imagery? Think you have read it all? Have you observed the moment the sun has fallen into the ocean? Have you truly watched as the light meets the water’s edge and droplets of aqua fire are shot … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, blogging, dream, general, life, love, ocean, random, relationships, sleepless, thoughts, writing
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A Good Blog is Hard to Find 