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Sometimes all you need in common is the fact that you were unwanted. The backstory is just the meat. -OM 44.1
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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
Posted in Archived Articles
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
Posted in Archived Articles
Tagged blog, blogging, introduction, life, love, people, personal, random, relationships, wordpress, writing
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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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A Day in the Life of OM
Many people have asked when I sleep… or if I even sleep. I thought I would give you a glimpse of a normal day for me. 01:30 – I get off work and try to quietly sneak into the house … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles
Tagged blog, college, dating, fashion, fathers, general, marriage, photography, random, relationships, travel, women, writing
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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
Posted in Archived Articles
Tagged blogger, dating, death, fashion, food, introduction, life, poetry, reading, relationships, travel, welcome, wordpress
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Broken Promises
Winter night of stars and light. An empty glass stands as the past. I see myself in the reflection staring back. Sharded image colored like ice… it is me. Each image a perfect imagination and yet they have reality’s eyes. … Continue reading
Wannabe Saints and Angels
I see wannabe saints everywhere. People are so quick to say “well if I had this or that I would do this or that.” It is very easy to speculate about what we would do if we had someone else’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging/Powerblogging Articles, Personal Writing
Tagged art, blog, christian, dating, fashion, food, friends, love, marriage, people, personal, photography, relationships, sex, travel
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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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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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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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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
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
Posted in Archived Articles
Tagged blog, blogging, dream, general, life, love, ocean, random, relationships, sleepless, thoughts, writing
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All that was given to me…
Posted in Archived Articles
Tagged adoption, blog, blogging, family, korea, korean, life, love, orphan, people, pusan, relationships, south korea, travel
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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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30 Years Ago I came to America
Thirty years ago a Korean boy stepped off a plane accompanied by a translating chaperone. He was two and a half years old, he was most likely scared, and he was about to step off the plane into a very … Continue reading
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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Dinner!!!
Southern Pot Roast with a nice Merlot. Sounds good to me. I am cooking it in a crock pot for 7 hours. -OM
Posted in Archived Articles
Tagged blog, cook, cooking, dating, dinner, family, food, introduction, life, marriage, meat, relationships, roast, welcome, wine, writing
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The Daily Opinion – National Pride
Would you die for your country?
A Good Blog is Hard to Find 