“I thought this place was burned.” My skin crawls as I wonder the same thing Vyke said. The outside of this manor is black, burned from a fire long cold. Dying trees surround it and monsters we can’t make out howl in the woods. The inside is in perfect shape. The four of us walkContinue reading “Mwezi Hu: The Death House Pt. 1”
Category Archives: Creative Writing
Mwezi Hu
My dungeons and dragons group began a new campaign a couple weeks ago. I thought I’d share the tale with you. We’re following the storyline of “Dungeons and Dragons; The Curse of Strahd.” A dead scent trails through the luscious forest. With it, I feel the faintest of a chill that conflicts with the noonContinue reading “Mwezi Hu”
Personal Writer’s Block
How many times have you find yourself staring at your computer screen or journal and you just can’t figure out what to put on the page? Maybe you have a deadline, but you’ve lost motivation. You find yourself scrolling through the internet instead of getting done the things you need to get done. That’s whereContinue reading “Personal Writer’s Block”
Silver Lining
When all is dark and treacherous A light does shine throughIt creates a silver lining For us to hold onto You see it in the cloudsOn a dark and stormy dayYou see it on the horizonThe sun beats shadows away Everyone’s silver liningMeans one thing or anotherIt can be in different formsBut to us itContinue reading “Silver Lining”
Beat You Up
One word or slip up Or forgot something to do You don’t beat up Because you did it too Still learning the routine All ins, outs, and true Grace is the new mean When learning something new Yet, a mistake weighs the heart A wrong word, something unsaid A missed spot or observation It leavesContinue reading “Beat You Up”
The True Ending: Nuray Solana
It all came to down to this. All the bandits and necromancers, politics and pirates, leviathans and abominations. It led us here. My feathers are quaking. My heart is racing. A field of burning sand stretches out before us and at the end of it is the elemental. The primordial being of fire itself standsContinue reading “The True Ending: Nuray Solana”
Society’s Rebel
Here I am in my space. Going at my own pace.I don’t have a big, old house. I don’t have a loving spouse. I don’t have kids running amuck. Or schooling that doesn’t suck. I’m nowhere near gaining a profit. With my career and empty pockets. Take a look at the facts and I’m sureContinue reading “Society’s Rebel”
Anxiety of the Budding Novel
Another full readthroughAnother chance of possibilitiesCould it be good enough?Or receive all hostilities? More confident than everWord count relatively stableAn ambitious endeavor This long coming fable Your heart’s in the wordsHope baits on your breathThe thought riles your nervesThat you might have something yet The thought of a futureFor your beloved creationGet it off theContinue reading “Anxiety of the Budding Novel”
Tell the Author
When you read a story,What parts do you remember?Is it the characters? The plot?The setting along the way? Is it the details? The morals?What makes you want to stay?In the worlds of an author.So precious. So unique.Do you hope for cliches? Something funny a character will say?Is it the writing that pulls you in?Or theContinue reading “Tell the Author”
Writing Prompt: Dream Interpretation
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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