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
Prose
Mask
He thought of her and wondered what she felt for him. He'd never been brave enough to outright tell of his desire and had kept his heart safe from rejection by keeping a mask on his emotions. He did not know she'd done the same. ⁂ Sammi Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt Use the "mask" and … Continue reading Mask
Sisu: Is it in You?
In our society as it exists today, there is often an unhealthy idealization and hero worship that takes place when we see others accomplishing and overcoming difficult things. We make demigods of those whom we see as being above ourselves and we seek to associate ourselves with those we see as above the norm. The … Continue reading Sisu: Is it in You?
Resilience
Resilience. This is a word that keeps coming back to me but not because I say it to or about myself, rather because there's a very small handful of those who keep saying it is a quality I possess in great supply. To be honest, I have a difficult time hearing this word applied to … Continue reading Resilience
Woolgathering
Vacantly he stares, not seeing the room, unable to focus, barely acknowledging the words flung his direction. He's woolgathering about her... Again... And he's trying to decide what to do about the truth he holds inside.⁂ Sammi Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt Use the "wool gathering" and write a piece in exactly 36 words. ⁂ How … Continue reading Woolgathering
Sweet Sleep ~ Alternative Medicine
Anyone who is a regular reader here knows that I'm an interesting case, medically speaking. There's a lot happening with amputation and autoimmune diseases in my world and I've learned through trial and error that mainstream medicine and pharmaceutical drugs aren't always the most effective approach to what ails a body. Where every class of … Continue reading Sweet Sleep ~ Alternative Medicine
“Say” ~ Sound of My Night
I woke the other morning from a dream and all I could remember was this song. Since then I've had this song playing in the background of my mind for the better part of a week, for which I can find no explanation as I didn't actually own the or listen to the lyrics beyond … Continue reading “Say” ~ Sound of My Night
Helter-Skelter
Her life had once seemed the epitome of perfection for this shining White Lady before the walls of her ivory tower were first penetrated and then slowly demolished over the course of some amount of time. She had been unceremoniously unseated her from her throne, held as prisoner, and then exiled. Now she wandered past … Continue reading Helter-Skelter
Furrowed
His brow furrowed when he saw the penmanship. He could usually tell exactly how she was by her hand. This note was wasn't her normal everyday perfection. There was an urgency and something else he couldn't pinpoint. It intrigued him.⁂ Sammi Scribbles Weekend Writing Prompt Ergo... Use the word furrowed and write a piece in … Continue reading Furrowed
Silhouette
She saw his silhouette through the window. It had been an age and a half, maybe two, since they'd seen each other and yet she knew him the instant she saw his profile. He was exactly as he had always been, exactly as she remembered. Even if it had been a lifetime, she still would … Continue reading Silhouette
