Fear of Death

Writing Challenge: July 25, 2018 Prompt: What scares you most about dying? Death itself isn’t a terrifying concept. Everything lives, and everything dies- that’s just the way the world works. Something so common, so universal shouldn’t be terrifying- yet in it’s own way it is. Death is universal and therefore familiar, but it’s also foreign. … Continue reading Fear of Death →

Death Cycle

Writing Challenge: Jan 28, 2018 Prompt: Write a myth that explains why we are born and why we die. Once upon a time the Sun and the Moon lived alone in the vastness of space. They loved each other dearly, but found that their life together was incomplete in the emptiness of the dark vacuum. … Continue reading Death Cycle →

Because It Happened

Writing Challenge: Sept 26, 2017 Prompt: Use a popular quote as inspiration for your writing. *Quote: "Don't cry because it's over; smile because it happened." - Dr Suess * When you died, I screamed. I wailed, I cried. Then, I was silent. It hurt so much to know I would never be able to talk … Continue reading Because It Happened →

If I Don’t Come Home In Time

I pull into the drive after a long day at work. I am tired and hungry. It is dark and silent. I turn the key in the ignition. I shut off the lights- But I don’t leave the car. I place both hands on the top of the wheel And rest my head upon … Continue reading If I Don’t Come Home In Time →

I Couldn’t Find the Moon

A poem about the loss of a friend. Looking through posts I saw that I promised to post this poem at a later date but got busy and forgot. I Couldn't Find the Moon I couldn’t find the moon tonight; It hid behind the clouds. I cried, thinking of you and how You loved to … Continue reading I Couldn’t Find the Moon →