Dear Journal, You know how it is when you haven’t thought about something for a while, and then someone shows up from that same time period and you’re thrust back into it? And it usually happens with negative things instead of positive things, like some kind of twisted irony machine tuned to a certain frequency … Continue reading Dear Journal: Streaks On My Heart
There is indignation in Chicago tonight, and they believe it’s justifiable to feel that way. But they’re wrong. Let me lay the scene for you… The officials in the Bulls/Cavaliers playoff game had controlled the action, and the score, throughout the final five minutes of the fourth quarter, calling offensive fouls on the Cavs to … Continue reading Redemption in Chicago
I’ve been writing since I was 10 years old, and what I’ve learned is that the writing process is never the same for any one of my pieces. Sometimes the story takes me along for the ride while other times my imagination is driving the storyline. Half of the time the place is central while … Continue reading Joining the Family
“Believe in me. Believe in nothing. Corner me and make me something. I’ve become the hollow man. Have I become the hollow man I see?” ~R.E.M. I believe in miracles The kind that sparkle Twinkling like fairy wings This splendid fascination So treacly sweet Tied up in homage And fantastic dreams Miracles full of fire … Continue reading The Hollow Man
“What traffic sign best reflects your life right now?” Yield: To surrender or submit. I see those red and white signs, and I can’t help wanting to plow right through, whether or not anyone is waiting at the intersection. You know why? Because I hate having to give in to someone else. I feel like … Continue reading 300 Writing Prompts: #52
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