Today the sky is a lazy shade of blue and the clouds seem to huddle together as if they are planning a surprise shower. The wind is whispering in the ears of lovers lying along the oceanfront, watching the… Read More ›
Month: February 2019
Last Breaths by Brenda-Lee Ranta
There are events that can wrench your stomach out through your throat You are certain to die; your heart can’t bear another stomping You are surprised when you don’t die; breathing, blinking, stunned, soundless Survival seems so very, very… Read More ›
Inspiration Call: Symbolic Animal Thursday
Inspiration Call: Symbolic Animal Thursday Write a story or a scene involving an animal that symbolizes something else. It can represent a concept, an experience, an emotion, a historical moment, or anything else you can think of. Publishing… Read More ›
A Breath Of Freedom by L.J. Diaz
We gain a breath of freedom when we learn to influence our fears. © L. J. Diaz Excerpt from the book “Catching Snowflakes” $12.95 Plus Shipping ~ Available at CTU Publishing Group and Amazon.com About the Author Laura… Read More ›
I Knew by Jeff Oliver
The first time I looked in your beautiful eyes I saw myself with you For the first time in my life I could fly I was no longer in danger At first, you were a stranger But I could finally… Read More ›
Inspiration Call: Word Prompt Wednesday
Inspiration Call: Word Prompt Wednesday: Love Use the word of the day in poetic or short story form. Publishing Opportunity: At the end of every year we will publish an anthology using our daily inspiration calls. Want to… Read More ›
Losing by Amanda Hoppes
It feels as if the blood to my heart has been shut off Like I’m floating outside my body I’m watching myself deteriorate with no limit as to when I should actually die I’m losing this battle and I… Read More ›
The Belle of Death’s Ball by Sue Lobo
She lived on the soft edge of reason, just this side of life, When Angel of death knocked on her door & invited her in, She said,” I´m ready to go to the ball, but first I must be… Read More ›
Inspiration Call: Tanka Tuesday
Inspiration Call: Tanka Tuesday A Tanka is a Japanese poem and similar to a Haiku, however it has seven lines. Tankas are nature, seasons, love, and other emotions. Line one has a five syllable count, line two is… Read More ›
Time Not Sleeping by Ken Allan Dronsfield
Time not sleeping but forever creeping; in shadowed dreams lies a crispy twisting; Breathing to live while the blood is steeping, the Sun exhales at last, alighting a Lunar mist. As the heart beats the clock, the tick and the… Read More ›