Phantoms & Shadows
There was a time I used to get up before noon, long before I found my true calling as a night dweller. It amazes me that I used to get so excited about getting up early; I would eagerly set … Continue reading
Category Archives: Journal
The Effort Life Implies
I’d never seen a morning as bright as this. The sun shone as if trying to light the entire earth from one side to the other, doing all it could to drive every shadow from existence. But I knew different. … Continue reading
Writing Journal: Good Advice
Found in the February 2009 issue of Writer’s Digest. Excerpted from Pep Talks, Warnings & Screeds: Indispensable Wisdom and Cautionary Advice for Writers by George Singleton: “I fear that there’s not enough danger in everyday life. I’m not talking about … Continue reading
Crumbling Memories and Corroded Dreams
Do I have to? Do I have to remember? I’ve tried. But looking back into my childhood is like peering into the window of a haunted house, watching undefined shapes lurking in a place I once called home. A place … Continue reading
What We May Be
Artwork Ophelia Adeu from Photobucket originally uploaded by like_wow_24 here Is it our lot in life to accept fate? Or do we rise up against it, knowing that we have been given the gift of free will, and as such, … Continue reading
Sunday Scribblings No. 100: Time Machine
Photo: Can’t Turn Back Time by Shimoda Sunday Scribblings Number 100:Happy hundredth scribble! Woo hoo! What I have in mind when I say “time machine” is this: things that transport you back to childhood or another particular time in your … Continue reading