I lived during the greatest period in world history We had gone to the moon Our footprints were on its soil We even sent probes deep into space to ease drop on God We could split the human cell Replace… Read More ›
Month: June 2015
Writer Highlight Featuring: RJ Little
Queen of The Night At her whim, I lost my soul, left soulless that I weep, my weeping long continued ’till my life gave in to sleep; In my heartbreak, she was earnest, taking all my heart and more, my… Read More ›
Inspiration Call: Creative Talents Unleashed
Inspiration Call: Remember your first day of school, or the first day of school for your child? Write a short story/ poem that captures what that day was like, the emotions you felt. Draw the reader in by using all… Read More ›
The Gods Look Down
Bloated hungered stomachs burst, As unquenched lands die of thirst, In the circle of life; what comes first? The new-born-babe or the corpse in its hearse? The Gods look down with knowing eyes, Jesus frowns & Buddha sadly sighs, The… Read More ›
Writing Tip: Form: Ode
The ode is a form of poetry that originated in Ancient Greece. It is traditionally a long poem separated into stanzas, but you can change the form as you wish. Most odes also rhyme – although how is up to… Read More ›
Writer Highlight Featuring: Sue Lobo
MENTAL ILLNESS It´s in the tear, upon the cheek as it glistens, It´s in the questioning, of why nobody listens, It´s in those places, now so shadowed in grey, It´s in the playground, where one used to play, It´s in… Read More ›
Inspiration Call: Creative Talents Unleashed
Inspiration Call: Write a dialogue between these two characters. Give each of your characters a voice. When writing dialogue, consider the flow and rhythm of a real conversation. Try to reflect that give-and-take in your writing. Characters can have unfinished… Read More ›
“Church On One Side (Part One)”
Church on one side Hate on another Unhitched, unhooked Removed from each other Church on one side, hate on another Half breathes freely, half is smothered One stands on holy ground, one stands in the street Never in principle should… Read More ›
Writer Highlight Featuring: Charlene Elson-Gustard
The Garden Girl, the garden of life is not always well-kept. It is mostly a wild patch teaming with insects and creepy crawlies that we often miss watching the prettiest flowers grow. They bloom in their season, more beautiful than… Read More ›
Inspiration Call: Creative Talents Unleashed
Inspiration Call: Write as poem/short story using the phrase, “Queen of the night .” Get creative at http://www.facebook.com/CreativeTalentsUnleashed Photo Credit © Adrianna Williams/Corbis/Royalty Free Photos