Writing Exercise - Word of the Day (04/30) I get it. It is scary having a nefarious disease. Therefore, having a structured program that promises basically freedom of bondage from self and addiction, feels very safe. If I can do this one thing perfectly, this presents to my community an image of goodness and well-being.… Continue reading Curious Creative Seeker
Sunset Feeling
There are these elusive moments where everything feels good and right. It is so powerful that words and breath are completely taken away. Shortly after nostalgia overwhelms me as though I've experienced this all before. The time is fleeting and it leaves me flummoxed trying to recall when in my life this has once occurred.… Continue reading Sunset Feeling
The Figure Model
Writing Exercise - Words of the Day (04/28) Sandy, a regular at the life drawing class, preferred sketching the female figure. The owner of the studio, a short, kind, and an effeminate gay man was more apt to bring in male models. Hope springs eternal though and she had been optimistic that day when she… Continue reading The Figure Model
The Fossor
Writing Exercise - Words of the Day The fossor, gangly in stature, shouldered the spade that he would use for his labor. Yestereve he was informed that three new residents would be joining. He had a lot of work in front of him. When people saw him, they thought of him as a strange simpleminded… Continue reading The Fossor
Mixed Up at Birth
Writing Exercise - Shorty Story (04/26) Every morning he wakes up and offers himself as a minion of one amongst the many disjecta membra of society. It was impressed upon him that to become more useful he must remember his own fallibility. He must humble himself and proffer himself for the use of the higher… Continue reading Mixed Up at Birth
Woman by the swamp
Writing Exercise - Words of the Day (04/25/22) The spry hoary-haired woman stood in the lobby of her 4 bedroom cabin looking out over the water. The townspeople spoke of her as a mystical creature due to her eerie long life. She attributed her longevity to the paludal environment she was always surrounded by. She… Continue reading Woman by the swamp
Born With It
Writing Exercise - Words of the Day (04/24) One day I was born, and I came out screaming like any other human. 10 fingers and 10 toes. No indication to those around me that my sexuality was gay. "You are talking about a baby that's absurd! Kids shouldn't know about that word. School children should… Continue reading Born With It
Passing of Time
Word of the Day - Writing Exercise (04/23) Looking askance at the clock. Time is the enemy of both the young and the old. The young children protest because it moves not fast enough. Watching as it ticks down for recess, the end of the school day, the arrival of the weekend, and of summer.… Continue reading Passing of Time
The Artist’s Play
Word of the Day - Writing Exercise (04/22) Each night as the moon appears and the sun closes its eyes the pages re-set. And as the sun rises, the author flips the page and with clean lines, begins to manuscribe the artistry of their day. Each moment is an orchestration between the universe and the… Continue reading The Artist’s Play
My Signed Baseball
I recently attended the TedX BarryU event in Miami. I had the opportunity to hear a man named, William Cullen Mccormick Jr. speak. His speech was very moving and it was inspired by the connections he has made in his life. In his share, he explained that he carries around with him a baseball signed… Continue reading My Signed Baseball
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