This is another Cubby prompt. The prompt, the first two lines, led me to a mythical storyline. I followed. Titans You laughed the stars Into the sky You craft the scars I hide inside You hung the moon To hide the dark You are the womb From which life sparked I made the seas I... Continue Reading →
Chivalry Resurrected: Homophone Inaction
Here's my attempt at immersing myself in the true spirit of Cubby's Homophone challenge/prompt. I didn't get nearly as whimsical as I hoped. I had the title first, in reference to Chivalry Is Dead: A Homophonous Adventure. I got pulled into the theme and shirked the whimsy. I squeezed in a couple jokes. I did... Continue Reading →
Chivalry Is Dead: A Homophonous Adventure
Cubby, my most challenging friend, has issued another challenge/prompt. This is my first hybrid. This one was to write a poem using homophones, words that sound the same, but have different meaning like red and read or read and reed. The results are supposed to be silly and nonsensical. I decided to add an extra... Continue Reading →
She
This is another Cubby prompt. This was a hard one. I stared at the prompt and had nothing for days. I tried to write about heroes from a lot of different angles. I tried the standard Joseph Campbell ideal of a hero. I tried to go the direction of The L Squad. I tried to... Continue Reading →
Poetry Prompt: Rebirth
I am very late on this. My mom has always teased me about being "fashionably late." There's a difference between showing up fashionably late and being too late to even help clean up. This would be that latter. I'm posting it anyway. This is oddly optimistic for me. I'm much more optimistic than my writing.... Continue Reading →