The Odd Pair (Poetry)
“The Odd Pair” is a poem that I wrote for a communications course called Oral Interpretations in my junior year of college. You see them everyday outsideAn odd pair wandering aimlesslyOr are they meandering purposefully?The closeness true friendship providesYou can hear one in the other confideSo long they’ve known each other, so easilyThey can feel […]
12 Strategies for Generating Writing Ideas
Do you find yourself lacking writing ideas? Have you found generating writing ideas has become difficult? There are many strategies out there for brainstorming writing topics. Some work well for many writers, while other methods don’t work for other writers. That’s why I decided to gather 12 different strategies for generating writing ideas. Hopefully, a […]
If I Never Wrote Another Word (Poetry)
If I never wrote another wordWhat would be left unsaid?What would still beMisunderstood or unknown?What if there was no wayTo say what neededTo be said? If I never wrote another wordWhat could have beenLost to the darknessEternally left mysteriousWould words never writtenActually ever be missedOr ever longed for again? Were I never to writeAnother word […]
The Words Will Come
Words will come to me whether or not I want them to. It’s what I do with them that matters, to give them a meaning and a purpose. Then, it’s up to you who reads them to decide if they’re worthy. Words are just thought fragments, loosely translated into a common tongue that’s never quite […]
Sinners (Poetry)
Once we were sinnersWith heads full of steamCruising down the boulevardPaved with beer-battered broken dreams We were driftersWithout a clueWe were dumb sinnersWith nothing left to lose Always on the lookoutFor poor waving thumbsTo join our wandering brigadeA choir of forgotten souls And I know, I know, I know that we’re still damnedI know, yeah, […]
How to Return to Writing After a Long Absence
There have been several times in my life in which I didn’t write much of anything for weeks or even months at a time. Life can come and sweep you away to more urgent things. But, for a writer, having to write is urgent even if you don’t really have time. Recently, I was thinking […]
Savior in Satin (Poetry)
I may be no economist But we’ve all gone broke Everything’s gone amiss Murder is all she wrote Too many slashing wrists Sex is the only antidote Drenched in carnal bliss Think I’ll go for a swim In your ocean I’m gonna soak My little savior in satin What have I done to evoke Your […]
Research Should Always Be For Your Own Edification
For a writer, research is an integral part of the creative process. There’s always something more to know about any given topic. Especially as a freelancer, you can find yourself writing on topics that you may not be an expert in at all. But, even if you’re an expert in the field you’re writing for, […]
Mermaid (Poetry)
I wonder how girl dreams of being a mermaid To never have to walk about, swim gracefully without aid To wear nothing but a seashell bra, to show only skin Innocent and free sea nymphs with no care or sin Long flowing locks of reds, oranges, and golden hues Or perhaps exotic shades like violets, […]
Self-Reflection Goes Beyond The Mirror
Self-Reflection is a major key to mastering self-improvement. By continually journaling and meditating over your daily successes and failures, you gain the ability to better recognize the areas in which you need the most improving. It takes constant effort to grow a little bit in each area every day. If you don’t self-reflect, you aren’t […]