Author's Note: This is a very different direction than I originally envisioned my last post for the September Creative Writing Challenge to go. BUT, this post goes out to my best friend who just got engaged yesterday! I'm so excited to love and support him and his partner on this new chapter of his life… Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 30: The Rings
Month: September 2019
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 29: Heaven
Photo by Davide Cantelli on Unsplash Like a fairy tale where everyone gets a happy ending A place to imagine after life A story we tell to make ourselves feel better What is heaven? The desired alternative to whatever hell is like Intense brightness and roadways paved with gold Endless servitude marketed as gratuitous worship What is heaven?… Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 29: Heaven
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 28: 1984
Photo by Viktor Forgacs on Unsplash 1984 A Year before I was born What a mystery
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 27: The Dream
Photo by Johannes Plenio on Unsplash Everything and yet nothing all at once Standing at the top of the world And then plunging to ground Wake up before you hit the bottom The void of subconscious memories All dumped out for the purpose of reliving Consensual or not, everything that came before Terror or ecstasy depends on the… Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 27: The Dream
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 26: A Lake in the Woods
Photo by Barb Canale on Unsplash Ashton visited the lake in the woods at least once a year. It was the perfect escape from the busy day-to-day life that he often felt an overwhelming desire to escape—at least temporarily. The lake was on his grandparents’ property, and Ashton felt a sense of nostalgia whenever he returned to the… Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 26: A Lake in the Woods
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 25: Where Are Your Hands?
Photo by Milada Vigerova on Unsplash Where are your hands? Motivation driving hard work to reach goals Houses built from the ground up Building dreams with strength and determination Where are your hands? Helping others in need and gaining personal satisfaction Comforting others in pain and resolving ambivalence Paving the way for compassion and empathy Where are your… Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 25: Where Are Your Hands?
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 24: Eggs and Roses
Photo by Micheile Henderson on Unsplash Author's Note: Whoever decided to put these two things together into a writing prompt is evil! Haha. It also doesn't help that I've been busy all day, so my creative juices are stagnant. Try and enjoy this Haiku. ^_^ Eggs and Roses Smell One is sweet, the other profound Both are fragile… Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 24: Eggs and Roses
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 23: Judgment
Photo by Wesley Tingey on Unsplash In the courtroom today, a man offered his plea Pleas of not guilty to the treacherous deed Disbelief rang through the entire court “Judgment awaits you!” was their angry retort For all of the suffering, the lies and deceit The old man refused to admit his defeat The evidence weighted against the… Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 23: Judgment
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 22: Dead Dog
Photo by freddie marriage on Unsplash Author's Note: Peeps, I hated writing this one. I'm going to go cuddle my husky now. *sad face* With his music blaring, Zachary Lawson sped carelessly down the winding highway, wind whipping through his curly hair as the wind tunnel created by having all four windows of the car down at… Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 22: Dead Dog
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 21: What Do You Know?
Photo by Rohan Makhecha on Unsplash You could give me your opinion, or maybe it’s a fact You could write me a prescription And tell me “That’s that.” You could make me think that it’s all in my head But, what do you know about how my anxiety is fed? You could tell me that I’m crazy, and… Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 21: What Do You Know?