I’ve met a lot of pricks in my time but you, sir, are a fucking cactus! ~Unknown Some months ago, I explained my Seagull Theory, or How Not to Be a Shit, as a reflective contemplation on the behaviors of others with the purpose of learning how not to take the proverbial shit on one’s … Continue reading The Cactus Theory, or How Not to Be a Prick
A few weeks ago, I wrote a short story called Denial that was pushed out to platforms beyond this one. On one of the other platforms, someone commented that one has to dig deep to confront someone else with that word… Denial. Now, I haven’t actually logged into that platform more than once or twice … Continue reading Hard Truths
He had loved her from the beginning, and she him, but the time was not right then… So they meandered there and here for some time before meandering back into one another’s lives and hearts. The connection they had was undeniable. If only they would say so. ⁂ Sammie Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt Use the … Continue reading Meander
I’ve reread Gawain & The Green Knight this week for the first time in probably 18 years. If you’re not familiar with this work, it is a lengthy poem with 101 stanzas (2532 lines) that was originally written in Middle English by no one knows who somewhere around the 14th century… we think. While I … Continue reading “Gawain & the Green Knight” ⁂ Classics
Don’t be my peace. Be at peace with yourself so you won’t disturb mine. ::author unknown:: I don’t just feel the *yes* I feel coming from a place of wanting others to be at peace. People make decisions thinking about how they will impact their own lives but they rarely think about how they will … Continue reading Be at Peace
Counting down the days, The sunrises and the sleeps, From death to new life sprouting And the promises of spring, Freedom buds and blooms. . Tanka Originally published 20 January 2018 at 9:49 AM as I prepared to leave my home with a deep feeling that I would likely never return to it. Continue reading Freedom Blooming
Sweet summer fruit, your Juices and soft flesh quench but Leave one craving more Continue reading Sweet Peach
