I don’t know a lot about dreams. You know the kind where you lay your head down to sleep and your mind creates all these fantasies or nightmares. It could be something as cool as battling a witch or as terrifying as being chased by a murderer. I’ve heard it said that dreams are justContinue reading “Writing Prompt: Dream Interpretation”
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Constellation of Scars
What if scars were stars?Lined them up, and what would you see?A constellation of mars Or something more becoming? Every mark is a memoryEvery mark tells a storyOvercome your historyAnd find yourself new glory Line up the scars See the picture they holdIf you make them as starsAnd the new message they’ve told Maybe theContinue reading “Constellation of Scars”
Writing Prompt: The Dream Job
As a kid, what job did you dream you would have as an adult? What job do you have now? Have you ever paused and looked back at your journey through life? You start out as a kid, playing imagination games, grow to a teenager with attitude, and suddenly you’re adulting. You get your firstContinue reading “Writing Prompt: The Dream Job”
Excuse My Rant
Nowadays, there are so many things that people can go on a tangent about. Be it politics and the state of the government, family drama, work drama, morals, religion, ethics, climate change, right, wrong, and the gray area, or some other topic that forms rifts between friends. Everyone has a subject that will cause themContinue reading “Excuse My Rant”
Which Side of the Bed?
We all know that saying: “I woke up on the wrong side of the bed.” It means you woke up in some sort of bad mood. The radio station I listen to actually talked about this the other day. They quoted some article, saying that out of the 365 days in a year, we wakeContinue reading “Which Side of the Bed?”
Good Enough
I think each and every one of us can recall a point in time where we thought we weren’t good enough. Not good enough to win the game, score that job, defend a cause, write a novel, or any dream out there. We’ve probably all said it or thought it at least once in ourContinue reading “Good Enough”
Cairo’s Song
Low, Cairo. Low, Cairo.You’re doing just fine. Slow, Cairo. Slow, Cairo. Just take your time. Look up and around. Just see where you are. There’s no need to frown. All dangers are far. So, breathe, Cairo. Breathe, Cairo. You’re doing your best. Ease, Cairo. Ease, Cairo. You’ll find your breath. I know that you’re scared.Continue reading “Cairo’s Song”
50 Thank Yous to you!!
Hey everyone! I just wanted to shout out to all the people who’ve subscribed to received notifications from my website. I’ve reached 50 subscribers this week and though that may not seem like a lot, it’s a lot to me! It’s an honor to know that there’s 50 people out there who appreciate my writingsContinue reading “50 Thank Yous to you!!”
Useless
To Nuray’s disappointment, the broken bow of the ship didn’t have any more secret surprises. “Perhaps Mini is having better luck,” she muttered to herself. She felt her pack for the three canisters of spoils they discovered below deck. It was too bad that compass wasn’t with them. Nuray swiveled her head to the waterContinue reading “Useless”
Hippo Chat
If you don’t know by now, I work at my local zoo with a variety of different species. One of which is the hippopotamus. One of our tasks as keepers is to give chats about our animals. Basically, you stand in front of your exhibit for about ten minutes talking about your animals. We giveContinue reading “Hippo Chat”
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