The Bigger Picture – A Short Story

The written piece below is a first draft of a future chapter in a novel I’m writing. I aim to publish for fall of 2023, depending on how things go maybe sooner, probably later. I want to make sure this story is written how it should be, not how I want it to be. ForContinue reading “The Bigger Picture – A Short Story”

Writers Update 2

In the last writers update, I mentioned I was signed up for writing workshops and had been slowly getting the handle of this writer/small business lifestyle. I have a lot going on behind the scenes in my personal life, yet I’ve managed to go to the workshops, earn certificates online and also get a bitContinue reading “Writers Update 2”

Kopfkino. A Short Story.

what is kopfkino? It was cold just months ago, but now the sun was closer and the heat radiating from thousands of miles away could be felt on my face. I missed this. All those times I spent in the cold were depressing and boring to say the least. Now, as I bathed in theContinue reading “Kopfkino. A Short Story.”

Less IS More.

The feeling of desire is out there and we all feel it on the human level of perception. It’s common for us to desire a companion; the stereotypical modern lifestyle, which if you think about it, isn’t so modern after all. The “working man” and “motherly housewife of a woman” is what we are taughtContinue reading “Less IS More.”

Writing Prompts

I have had trouble getting posts finished although I have many of them started and almost done I still haven’t got around to completing them to post. Because of this I have been left with tons of writing prompts I’ve been using that have helped me get my creative energy flowing. Those rare times IContinue reading “Writing Prompts”

DESIRE. A Poem/Spoken Word

TRIGGER WARNING: relates to depression, suicidal thoughts and homelessness I have this burning desire to move far away, but I don’t have enough money and where would I stay? This burning desire to leave everything I’ve known, the tree on the corner I read under as a child, and the old shack of a houseContinue reading “DESIRE. A Poem/Spoken Word”

Com·mu·ni·ca·tion

reflection. I don’t know how to communicate with people very efficiently in social situations. Although most times I am still ‘successfully’ communicating, it rarely comes out right the first time and the other person can barely understand what I’m trying to say. It’s harder when feelings and emotions are involved. Trying to explain how IContinue reading “Com·mu·ni·ca·tion”

Mirage.

As the layers of an onion make me cry, the layers of life are making me die. Peeling back the layers one by one, my skin becomes sensitive but that is not me. I believe I see what others can’t see, through layers of sensitivity the light creeps in. I feel the light become heatContinue reading “Mirage.”

Don’t Blame Yourself.

I find it really easy to believe anything I see, even if it isn’t the real deal. It is an illusion of sorts that I created so I didn’t have to believe my reality. We all do this. When reality slaps you in the face, it is really easy to believe anything you want. EspeciallyContinue reading “Don’t Blame Yourself.”