i keep running into writer's block moments in my novel for www.nanowrimo.org. the clock keeps ticking and the days are disappearing quickly. only 14 days left to try to write 50,000 words. it seems daunting, but it shouldn't be. most trade paperbacks on the shelves are your local book store are 2, 3, 4 times as long ( Read more... )

looking at this blank box.. it's like a fresh slate.. starting over. wouldn't it be great if life was as easy as this? make a mistake, erase it. change the past, shape your future. if only, if only. lately, well maybe not even lately but just in general.. it's a thought in my mind-- what do i want to be doing?? i said to a co-worker today.. don't ( Read more... )

she bats her lashes and smiles, softly biting her lip before taking your outstretched hand and standing up from the seat she once occupied. her head rests on your shoulder, in that perfect nook that seems just made for her.. your hand presses her hand to you, in a gesture of affection, to your firm, muscular chest and you begin to dance slowly, ( Read more... )

Portrait of Love What would you do if confronted with the most beautiful portrait that you’ve ever seen in your life: the model’s eyes are gently closed, her lips are posed in a serene smile, and she just seems at peace with the world? You think, “The next Mona Lisa, the next Madonna, the next Great Work of Art.” She’s as beautiful as she is ( Read more... )

it amazes me sometimes how restrained we become as the years go by and the clock keeps slowly ticking. we go from being fun-loving and free-spirited children with imaginations larger than the universe and creativity that knows no end to workaholics or schoolaholics (or alcoholics) set solely on providing a 'proper' facade to show to the public eye ( Read more... )

Just Like a Fairytale or CinderellaSome little girls never grow up ( Read more... )

dear mom ( Read more... )

learn not to get your hopes up ( Read more... )

[quick-write for fiction writing class. but, it's a good segway into describing my Monday night. More on that later, class now ( Read more... )

seabhacson: "You should look at the whole of your nature, not just the upside or the downside.. A cup of coffee is still coffee, water, creme, and sugar. Some of that is good, some bitter, but when blended becomes something that you drink that has it's own flavor."