Where have all the children gone? The creaking silence of longing echoes through the streets. It sounds like the old, wooden floors under dainty feet of all the children running around. Just yesterday they were tying ribbons in their hair and swinging from the branches of their favourite trees. Their laughs used to flood the…
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WARNING! This piece deals with heavy topics such as depression and suicide. One in five. Today, one in five will wonder if being alive was worth the cost of another day. I knew someone like that- his name was Christian. His life was doctor’s visits and pill bottles. His uphills were mountains, and his downhills…
I Will Love You Forever (Bow View Manor)
It was the day we married, the day we said I do; It was the day I made you mine; The proof that I loved you. My Edmund! You are the flowers the bee’s never miss, A blooming rose that glows so bright In an endless garden of flowers; I will always pick you. My Edmund!…
Humans
T is for Theater What to do there: Find a quiet spot. Places of prayer are not always tranquil. You could go in between prayer times when the church or mosque or temple is emptier and calmer; you’ll also draw less attention to yourself. Write about memories of prayer, your own or a character’s. Invent a…
Snow Kidding Around
A is for Art Gallery What to do there: Pick a painting to work with. Go for something figurative. Tell its story in detail as if you’re describing a scene. Stay within the frame. Focus on describing what you see before moving into “story”. When you’ve written for at least 20 minutes, allow yourself only…
Dear Old Dad
I love my father- that is not secret information. We have been inseparable since the moment he held me in his arms for the first time. Sure, there are many significant things that he has done for me and sacrificed for me but nothing compared to his mere presence. One time stands above the rest….