Prose, Poetry, and Pictures
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Thank you for the prompt idea Edan Ben-Moshe!
Here is a one-word prompt based off of Edan Ben-Moshe’s suggestion on my Facebook page. Enjoy! — Prompt: Ennui — “This is marvelous,” Green’s wife said. “Darling, isn’t this just marvelous?” She was dressed in elbow-length gloves and a jeweled, green dress, and matching pumps. “Indeed Mister Marvalo,” Green said, coming to the urgent looks…
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Greek Tragedies and the Definition of Art? … Okay, I'm in.
New lecture on Greek Tragedies: http://www.thenasproject.org/2012/10/07/an-introduction-to-greek-tragedies/ New article on the definition of true art: http://www.nationofchange.org/how-tell-good-art-bad-1349623155
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Here is my first Poetry exercise, I hope you enjoy!
Today I took a break from my novel to refresh my mind with other projects. One of the exercises I did was a poem I wrote. I hope you enjoy. — I awoke to fresh images Of my mind’s stubborn attempt at Creating her again for me But mine’s a mind and nothing more …
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Here is my second nonfiction exercise.
Hello you, I believe that a writer should practice all genres of writing. I like to think of it like singing and genres are your singing ‘range.’ One must practice the high notes as well as the low notes, so that you have more options available to you when you sing. Writing is the same…
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Day 42 – The Search For Survivors Continues
September 22 This is officer Raleigh, High Deputy of the Riverside Wastelands. Today’s date is September 22. We haven’t met a single survivor yet. All of Riverside is a smoldering coal, a Polaroid that captured the final moment of the citizens of Riverside. Even their shadows were captured, burned black into the sidewalks and homes. We…
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Check out my new article defending the arts.
http://www.nationofchange.org/one-issue-we-cannot-ignore-1349018184
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Here is a free-writing prompt.
Hello you! This prompt is the product of a spontaneous writing session I recently had where I wrote a story as it came to me in a single sitting. I usually lose interest and I don’t tidy things up very nice here, but depending on if you are interested, I might do some followups. Thanks…
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Here is a different prompt for Thursday evening.
Prompt: Write a biography of your best friend — Alex is … hm. Alex is sort of that person in your life that keeps you moving. She is the impetus for your greatest aspirations. Tough times can hit hard, but Alex is never disheartened for long. She’ll pick herself up and after that, she’ll help you do the…
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Here is a new article on how to finally crack Shakespeare.
http://www.nationofchange.org/tackling-shakespeare-1348414431
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Goodbye tagline. You done good.
Sincerity is like trying to fall asleep. If you try too hard at it, you will not achieve it.