Tag: writing essential
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November 21, 2009 08:26 AM EST --
First off I'd like to recap last week's responses. Thanks to all who responded. I was really wowed by the writing and amazed . . .
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October 22, 2009 11:14 PM EDT --
Dear Geronimo: That big white plastic thing with the intriguing smells is NOT a playground. Mom does not appreciate it when you shred the plastic bag, nor when you spread dirty litter all . . .
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November 07, 2009 09:14 AM EST --
My obsession for this prompt is one of my telescopes, a 1976 Tele Vue Renaissance 4 inch brass refractor. It’s the Halley’s comet commemorative model.
“I don’t . . .
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November 20, 2009 08:59 AM EST --
Remember the saying, "laughter is the best medicine"? It is also the best marital tip!
I don't mean laughing at or throwing darts at your sweetie, but laughing with - enjoying . . .
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July 02, 2009 12:47 AM EDT --
All night
the loose window pane
kept creaking
and finally the musical clock
fell down
wounded
sunk
stopped
in unbearable silence
. . .
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May 14, 2009 01:04 PM EDT --
slipping and sliding
down the memory lane
snatching a rose
from the garden
putting one in my hair
giving myself
in the hands of time
rapidly rewind
I'm dreaming summer.
courtesy photobucket . . .
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October 26, 2009 10:49 PM EDT --
Utopia?
She wonders
Since her death
Could this really be
Heaven?
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November 17, 2009 06:52 PM EST --
I was behind the counter, taking an order for our famous "Painted Desert Red Chai Latte" (layers of cream, desert brown cinnamon and red chai) when . . .
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November 20, 2009 11:25 AM EST --
This is, no doubt, the beginning of a very busy time for many of us—the onset of the holiday season. It always seems to come too quickly for those who are still busy raking . . .
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November 19, 2009 05:33 PM EST --
Many of you know I have mentioned my pet dog, Jada, on several occasions. She came into our lives four years ago, when she was just a tiny puppy. Never having owned a dog before, I was excited and . . .
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August 16, 2007 12:39 AM EDT --
"It is not the goal but the way there that matters, and the harder the way the more worthwhile the journey."
Wilfred Thesiger
Day from Hell
Over the . . .
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November 10, 2009 06:23 PM EST --
I lay back surrounded by the feathers
mattress, comforter both soft with down
thinking of you and times long past
wondering why we parted ways
and why you left town
So many years have . . .
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November 14, 2009 02:25 PM EST --
My sister did the unthinkable: Friday is now T-Day
Thirty people, six families, suddenly have any sway
My resentment wants to know why I got so bemused.
. . .
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June 13, 2008 01:08 PM EDT --
Written for Jan's writing challenge
My head is a sleeping volcano
My feet eager to explode within,
My finger-tips makes a stubborn face of an angry child
Down . . .
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November 18, 2009 06:58 PM EST --
I am dead serious , no point in asking me
Nothing’s more dangerous than such a trampoline
That WalMart Superstore coupon will never be
Used ‘cause it’s torn . . .
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November 19, 2009 08:31 PM EST --
Neighborhood
She could have been living in the center of earth
emitted just this moment without a care for
the twenty years passed in between. A teenaged love . . .
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November 19, 2009 03:45 AM EST --
This is dedicated to my friend, Marinela Kotsina , who inspires me with her knowing words.
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February 26, 2009 03:54 PM EST --
I think it’s stupid to ask me to do this when you already know me and how busy I am. But my daughter wants me to be team mom and I’ll do anything for my kid.
My name is Sabrina . . .
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July 19, 2007 07:59 AM EDT --
Good morning! Today's Writing Essential has gone to the dogs... and cats, birds, bunnies, pigs, horses! The theme is Animalia, and you are invited to post your short stories and poems about animals. . . .
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April 21, 2009 12:17 AM EDT --
The following is a response to this Saturday Writing Essential assignment.
The song I chose is "Dança da Solidão", written by Paulinho da Viola. In the video, it's performed by . . .
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