Category Archives: Journal

Fear the Road, Not the Dreams

Not A Through Street by marctonysmith

[Day 25 of 365]: I’m still writing.  I almost can’t believe it.  It’s a struggle to sit down, find a prompt, and fill a page with words.  I usually hate the words, but appreciate the stolen moments with my MUSE.  And I’ve learned something. Nobody sees the world the same way as me. Not really…

A Cup Of Restraint

teapot by p.thiers

[Day 24 of 365]: I’m taking a little break, not from writing all together, but from short stories, vignette scenes, and fiction.  Sometimes the MUSE has something deeper to say in fewer words.  Sometimes I’m lazy.  I’m not sure which category this poem falls under, but somehow I think it’s both. PS – I did…

A Writer, a Translator, and a Wookie Walk into a Bar

The Red Room Revisited by Stuck in Customs

[Day 22 of 365]: It’s not the writing that scares me today.  It’s the exposure.  Of who I am and what I think.  I’m afraid people will read what I write and judge me….Because it’s true.  But more than feeling not good enough (because I’ve been working on that in one guise or another all…