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Ears On The Walls A sonnet to AI.

Photo by Lazar Gugleta on Unsplash Ears on walls listening for a voice,Empty rooms; diligently watch,Like a silent sentinel waiting to deploy.Not just any noise to catch,Transistor chips — anxious to be named.A one-word key unlocks, a music box sings,To a constant serenade, ne’er one ever the same.New purpose soaring on airy wings.No hands, no face, a voice […]

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I Love You, Joe!

Photo by Jessica Lewis on Unsplash HeaderPhoto by Fox & Otter on Unsplash Cup of coffee bottom A bean for your thoughts? You are the reason I make it through my days.You are the lifeblood, the zings in my veins. You are my first thought when I awake.You are the crave that makes it all okay. You are the aroma that […]

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Ad Infinitum A Poem

Pixabay.com by pixel2013 We meet death at birth,Even as we grab hold of lifeMaking that painful crawl through the birth canal,With the first breath and wail. Our time is limited,How will we spend it? There is a weight to the passing of time.In our faces mirrored back at us,The countdown seen in our children’s growth.The ache felt […]

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Grumpy Old Fairy Tales Call For Submissions

Submission CallGrumpy Old Fairy TalesVolume 1: Stormdance Publications is branching out of mythology and heading into the realm of Fairy!  There have been a lot of retellings of classic Fairytales, but we noticed that there were very few GRUMPY retellings.   We’re looking for fun new twists on classic Grimm fairytales and well-known folklore.  Is your tale […]

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Why You Should “Show, Don’t Tell”

Photo by Sergey Semin on Unsplash Let your story come to life on the big screen of your imagination. No survivors? Then where do the stories come from — I wonder. ― Captain Jack Sparrow When Pirates of the Caribbean came out, I was enamored with the movie. I loved Johnny Depp’s version of Captain Jack Sparrow. Why? Because he brought […]

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Travel Poem: Ode and tribute to WHAM!

Photo credit: Louise Palanker from Wikimedia.org Ode and Tribute to WHAM! — A Song Poem: All capitalized titles are a contemplation of WHAM! songs. A sound poem. One Blue Christmas I said,Wake Me Up Before You Go, Go. You told me I Gotta Have Faith,It only takes one Heartbeat. To find A Ray of Sunshine.You […]

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Tricks to Editing Your Own Work

Photo by Dan Counsell on Unsplash When your brain makes you blind to your errors. I naturally think in-concepts. I take in the meanings, the ideas, the principles, recognize the patterns, and see the bigger possibilities. It is why I have a knack for world-building and series creation. Conceptual thinking lends itself to the long term and the […]

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World Build While You Write

Photo by Christine Roy on Unsplash If you love to world build, make it a productive past time that aids your writing rather than delaying it. Creating worlds sounds like a herculean task. It can certainly be daunting and overwhelming to the new and aspiring writer. It can also be an addiction that becomes procrastination to not get […]

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The Cinderella Guide

Photo by Sandra Frey on Unsplash A Foray Into Parody Voice no opinion. Stay Silent.Do not draw attention in any way. No questions allowed.No needs. No wants. Make do. Sequester to one room with the door shut.Do not come out. Expect no knocks or inquires. Never share your vulnerabilities or fears.Silence must be maintained through sickness and pain. […]

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TRIBULATION

Photos: Pixabay.com GDJ / 3802 images Culled, eclipsed by COVID19. (A Poem by Juneta Key) my brothers, my brothers,from the stratosphere, I have emerged,called down equus ferus caballus and I. what has awoken can never sleep,until Corona sweeps across the seas,the invisible pappus carried on the winds. trapping trillions and atomizing billions,the bête noire of the twenty-first century,the […]

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