Kill Word Verification—-rid the world of useless typing

This button was created by Bethany of B&b ex libris. In her own words “I have created a button, that hopefully becomes a movement. A movement for what? Well I am going to call it “Kill Word Verification: rid the world of useless typing.”
I am all for it. I am joining this movement from now [...]

temporal

For sometime now, I have not been able to write poetry. Have your ever thought of words chasing in your mind and you are unable to catch any of those? That’s what is happening. Maybe my inner conflict prevents me from writing. Previously words gave me relief by pouring out. Now those very words refuse [...]

Weddings and Beheadings by Hanif Kureishi

I was going to give a miss to Sunday Scribblings. However, after reading the following short story, I couldn’t resist posting the review here. I felt it goes right with the prompt, Weddings. It might be too dark for some but this is another ugly reality of the world we live in. Let’s face it [...]

Someday

Posting this from my archives, which I wrote way back in in 2005. Here I have tried internal rhyming along with end-rhymes. This is the only poem where I attempted internal rhyming.
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Photo Credits: Rick Mobbs
I only want to know,to dreamhow your caress would feelso dizzy for contact,making me reel.unsure how to act,not good at [...]

Fine detailing

Are you detail oriented in your writing? What are some of the details you most notice in the world around you? What details do you focus on in your writing – place, character, emotional? What are the kinds of detailed descriptions you most like to read about?
In a simple answer, yes. I [...]

The world where I live, I think more people should read poetry

I know I am reposting this. But for the reason, the world should read more of poetry. And also Andrew needs to be read.
Title: Tangled in WisteriaAuthor: J. Andrew LockhartISBN: 978-1-60247-852-7Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises/2007Pages: 108
J. Andrew Lockhart is blogger poet. He lives in Van Buren, Arkansas, United States. He writes Haiku, Senryu, [...]

baser instincts

Photo by idigit teddyartwork Natural Sculpturefrom Flickroriginally uploaded here
Attempting Erotica…*grin* autumn nightsdesiring of heating upanother body
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bathed in cool heatbreathless, hair a messautumn feels like sex
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writhing bodiestangled sheetsstorm unleashed

written request

veiled from prying eyes,I try to code my wordsin a hidden messageextending it only to thosewho like to review lifethrough novels, poetry, short stories being but only a part of itreading between the linesyou can reach the comfy roomexplore my books and sit down for a chatlong and short of it beingwhere we sharecoffee or [...]

irrationality

whispers filled my earspermeating into each of my poresdrenching me with the essentiality of youwith my eyes shutI took in the momentletting my fingers read youpausing at the difficult wordsimprinted on your skinwhen my senses forgot meI lost it all gaining into youyou dissolved into nothingleaving me with my whispers
“still I search for youwith violent [...]

depth of hell pours forth tirade of words

Is there a book you’d love to read that hasn’t been written? What do you love reading about, and how could you write about it? What fascinates you that could become the subject for your next story, essay, poem, or blog post?As I like to read books from varied genres, I wouldn’t say [...]