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Day 2 National Poetry Month: Grand Illusions

Here’s today’s poem, a triolet from the prompt, Grand Illusions. Enjoy. Grand Illusions Dainty gossamer words, in absurdist tonesa sugar-coated world façade of lies,ivory towers in a contest of thronesDainty gossamer words, in absurdist tones,lacing false delusions of speculative unknowns,shrouding all those faults beneath a guiseDainty gossamer words, in absurdist tonesa sugar-coated world façade of... Continue Reading →

Day 1 National Poetry Month: Sweet Summer Wine

Happy Easter, Happy April Fool’s Day!And welcome to the start of National Poetry Month 2024!Today’s poem is a Cascade form from the prompt, Sweet Summer Wine. Enjoy. Sweet Summer Wine Amid the torrent of heat and memories,I savour your sublime taste, my sweet summer winedrowning in this perception of bliss I drench the world in... Continue Reading →

Drabble Wednesday: Tales of Horror

Three more stories this week, but this will wrap up Drabble Wednesday until May. In April, I’ll be posting a poem a day here on the blog, so no drabbles next month. Enjoy these tales and see you for the poems. Smiles Blank faces and stares waiting to be entertained. Drab little lives craving distraction,... Continue Reading →

Drabble Wednesday: You’re Screwed

Three stories about how you shouldn’t mess with supernatural powers. Enjoy. The Undying Vines The Goddess Pillar rose toward the shining sun, its base rooted into the earth, with emerald vines twisting around its weathered stone. Verdant tendrils embraced the pillar’s surface, digging within cracks, embedding deep into the carved rock. A symbiosis standing for... Continue Reading →

Drabble Wednesday: Moon and Monsters

Back after a short hiatus, I have three more dark drabbles for you. Enjoy. Eternal Life I wander under the moon, alone. Lost in the torrid waves of the world as it changes around me. Forever in flux, yet eternally constant through history. I yearn to change, to feel joy again, to not live under... Continue Reading →

An Excerpt Wednesday

Don’t worry, Drabble Wednesday has not gone away, despite it being absent these two weeks. I’ve just been a busy bee and writing has taken a bit of a back seat. So, today, I give you a brief excerpt from Fairy Tales and Nightmares, plus a sneak peek at the in-progress Heyward and Andersen story,... Continue Reading →

Drabble Wednesday: Moon Madness

Another three stories with a little murder and magic under the moon. Enjoy. Doomsday On the edge of the world, he stared at the moon as the sky exploded in crimson fire. He spoke one word, and the earth cracked beneath his feet, splitting wide as he hovered in the pungent smoky air.All around him,... Continue Reading →

Drabble Wednesday: My Dark Valentine

Three spooky Valentines for this February 14th. Enjoy. A Ghost in Time The local legends say her sobbing ghost walks the craggy cliffs above the bay when the sunset fades against the ocean’s horizon, and the warm Caribbean breezes cool towards the twilight hours. Her sorrow echoes off the beaches below, heart-wrenching wails vanishing into... Continue Reading →

Drabble Wednesday: Ghost Stories

The following three drabbles are what happens when I watch several episodes of Castle Secrets in succession. Enjoy. The White Lady They are afraid of me.I can see it when they enter the room. If they enter the room. Some hover by the doorway and never cross the threshold.But they don’t know fear.Not as it... Continue Reading →

Drabble Wednesday: Don’t Open The Book

Three more drabbles today, little tales that tell a bigger story… The Find The faint smell of ancient leather and paper filled the room as he opened the book; an unmistakable scent. Fingering the yellowing pages, he smiled. All the secrets were his now. Anyone else who might lay claim to the discovery was buried... Continue Reading →