Living on Writer's Block

Creating is everything.

  • A Tuesday Love Letter

    There are moments when I look at people and for a moment I see them with someone else’s eyes. Moments when I look at them and have to pause to catch my breath. When I see them almost like a stranger, when their features change and become novel and new all over again. Moments when…

  • Lion

    “Bring the lions out!” “Bring the —“ “Bring the lions out!” The crowd roared above me, eager for a show. I stood alone in the shadows of the Colosseum.  I stood in the tunnel out to the arena. A low snarl and growl filled the sandy interior of the arena, and then a roar of…

  • First Thing in my Mind… Nightmares

    First Thing in my Mind… Nightmares

    I passed a store that was totally dark inside, no clerks or cashiers, and also no gate over the doorway. The only light came from the dim lightbulbs of the walkway that went all the way around the mall, with railings against the overlook that plummeted straight down to the first floor. This level seemed…

  • Kiss the Rain

    Another daily prompt post… This one asked what my favorite weather is. Like most writers and poets and artists, I love a good rainstorm. Sitting inside on a stormy day, looking out the window at the beautiful gray world outside with raindrops fogging the glass, a mug of tea in my hands… it’s perfect. It’s…