po·et·ry (poh-i-tree) noun writing that formulates a concentrated imaginative awareness of experience in language chosen and arranged to create a specific emotional response through meaning, sound, and rhythm. Merriam-Webster.com ___________________ po·et·ry (poh-i-tree) noun saying as much as possible in as few words as possible, in a unique way Me __________________ “You can’t write a good…
Every Wednesday Romero Wisoff-Fields posts a picture prompt challenging writers to create a 100-word story, poem, or whatever works for you. After posting your work on your blog, go back to her site and add your link on her Friday Fictioneers post. Place. Page. Give it a shot. I prefer to stick to 100 words, but she doesn’t mind…
Write what you know, write what you love. We’ve all heard this before, and we usually practice it. Usually. Doesn’t matter what it is or when, as long as you enjoy your time at the keyboard. Right? Usually. Back in April or May of 2012, I was visiting a friend’s blog and saw a picture…
A preface: I occasionally look at other reviews before writing my own because – let’s face it – sometimes we miss things during a two-hour film, and it helps to check around. This time, however, I haven’t missed anything. Of the reviews I’ve read, about 95% have been very negative. Of those 95%, about 100%…
You can get anything you want At Alice’s Restaurant. Walk right in, it’s around the back Just a half a mile from the railroad track. You can get anything you want At Alice’s Restaurant. – Arlo Guthrie If you know the song, you’ll eventually understand. 1. _______________ This is a first and only…
Reblogged from a ways back – for obvious reasons. _________________________________ Two of the most controversial and never-endingly (?) discussed items in the last 50 years can each be summed up with three letters. UFO and JFK. Stephen King has written about many things, and although I haven’t read anything he may have written about UFO’s,…
I am honored that someone would have this much appreciation for what I’m attempting to do. Thanks very much to Trip Through My Mind.
If you’re not aware of “Movember,” then be aware. No, not this weekend. Now. You got a problem with “now”? C’mere. Let’s talk…
In a continuing series on my writing views and experiences, I ask what it means to be “published.” _______________________________________ On more than one occasion I’ve been involved with discussions about publishing, more specifically, debates about what it takes to be a “published author”? I’ll give you my thoughts, and then you have three options: 1.…
Thanks again for tolerating the re-posting of this series. “Have a beer. Don’t cost nothing.” – John Blutarsky ________________________________ Chapter 10: Starting Over, Again At 37-years old I was completely on my own for the first time in my life. I had met my ex-wife when I was about 19, so she was my first…
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