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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
26 Comments
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
20 Comments
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
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
12 Comments
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
3 Comments
10 Things Not to Say to an Asian
Do your parents speak English? No, they kind of wave their arms around and point at things while grunting. So do you like eat rice every day? So do you like eat fat every day? When did you come to … Continue reading
Posted in Archived Articles
Tagged art, asian, blog, culture, fashion, friendship, jokes, people, photography, race, stereotypes, travel, writing. life
48 Comments
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
97 Comments
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
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
12 Comments
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
12 Comments
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
23 Comments
Seaside, Florida
The date is set and already my mind travels to your shores. I smell the salt in the air and hear the waves in the distant. This small town has become our hideaway from the world. Here we forget societal … 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
18 Comments
“How I Write” By OM
I hope Jami doesn’t mind, but I will reference her comment for this post. She requested it and I am always willing to write about things I am not good at. I will post here comment first “I still watch … Continue reading
Erindale – Flash Fiction v1
If you walk from the beaches of Dreadbin and follow the river inland for a mile you will reach a giant forest. There are many names for the trees found here, but most people in this area call them Blackwater … Continue reading
The Daily Opinion – National Pride
Would you die for your country?
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 Lost Journals: Chapter One – Pg. 4
12/03/1981 – Journal Entry One Memphis, TN It has been a good year so far and I am thankful that it isn’t as cold as it normally is here in Memphis this time of year. I walked a lot today. … Continue reading
Posted in Flash Fiction Articles, Flash Fiction Novel - The Lost Journals
Tagged art, asia, blog, combat, diary, family, food, health, life, love, people, places, relationships, tennessee, travel
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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
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
Why I get along to Get Along
Getting along to get along is a lost character, a forgotten concept. Why is that? Is it perhaps because in this “all about me society” we forget that sometimes putting others before us actually will make our lives easier in … Continue reading
Strange Dreams
I have been having Strange Dreams as of late. They have ranged from distracting to fantastic… My eyes close and thus opens my mind. To the world of dreams which time cannot bind. Here I am neither here nor there. … Continue reading
Airplanes, Children, and My Little Pony
This trip marks the first vacation we have not had an issue with our kids on the airplane. Oh sure we still got the wary stares as people made their way up the aisle, but I have found that if … Continue reading
A Good Blog is Hard to Find 