If you're going to speak do it freely. Use words wisely but don't spare them at my expense. I think it comes down to consistency. I'm almost convinced it's in the actions we repeat, not the words that we speak that bears witness to our existence. But only half of what I say makes sense, … Continue reading The Joys of Writing: Shifting Perception, and Other Little Acts of Freedom
Wow... The parallels I'm met with while researching are astounding. Heroes, and Inventors, and Prophets, Oh My! A stars death is celebrated when its fate is excepted, with a graceful bow, and a final show of brilliance it explodes, and so a billion stories are spread in the form of its ashes, stardust... … Continue reading The Joys of Writing: YOU ARE MORE THAN YOU SEEM
A Midnight Meeting With My Muse A beautiful lady paid a visit to my dreams, sprinkling musings of beautiful things throughout, she left symbols glittering for me to wonder about, Through the hazy feelings, I called questions back, but it didn't seem to work like that. She motioned me forward for one final … Continue reading The Joys of Writing: A Poem for You ❤ Part 2
Hello Fellow Readers! On my journey toward uncovering my writer's voice, I've found myself in the dungeons of self-pity more often than I'd like to admit. The 'woe is me' lamentations of others echoing more clearly around me. In my weakened state, society's 'anything goes' environment seems way too happy to back me up. Doing their … Continue reading The Joys of Writing: The influence of Personal Heroes, Humble Beginnings, and Gratitude on the Depressed Brain… PART 1
How to Mix a Princess So it's Sunday, and it's snowing and my grumpy underbelly is grumbling about how cold my run is going to be. If the wind is blowing I hope she goes gently, in the meantime I will satiate my irrational irritation with everything through a little cooking, and cleaning, and writing. … Continue reading The Joys of Writing: Character Building
I am turning over a new leaf. While writing about fantasy worlds every day, it's easy to get caught up in dystopian landscapes so sinister and closely parallelled to our own I sometimes have to stop and reset my mindset. Lesson One: Develop YOUR own Routine, and let no man, woman, or child tell … Continue reading The Joys of Writing
Chapter One Somehow I know this is all my fault, but I can't seem to put the fractured pictures back into place properly. They're gone and it's my fault, I somehow wished for this because somehow I'm still here, this is my dream. I have to figure this out and the only way to do … Continue reading A Tale of Two Soul Sisters
The true heroes pull value from within. A true hero spins gold with what she's given. I didn't get here by doing what I'm told. If I said gold and you saw green, then, true love, I'm convinced you've never seen, the smile, by my hand reflecting from a strangers face, that's how we win … Continue reading Heroes Journey…
Episode One: A Shot in the Dark Growing up, we were taught that each fairy was unique, with their own set of magical qualities that would form themselves over time. It wasn't for us to worry or wonder about their existence, that fact was sure as the sun would rise. We weren't to force it, … Continue reading Joyful Short: Introduction
Episode 2: Where We Stand, Now... The messy florescent lights burnt my eyes, this was the worst part of pretending to be human. So I go inside instead, I ignore the lights and I watch myself walking. I wander up the stairs wondering all the way 'how does everyone else see me?'. I push at the … Continue reading A Joyful Short: Diaries of a Fairy (Ep.2)
The Inkling 