> Way, way back in undergrad, in my very first creative writing class, we were given a series of biographical essays so that we could confront “the auto-biographical impulse.” For (haha) personal reasons, I hate self-disclosure. This is sometimes why I do it too – like lancing a wound. Then, hopefully, it will heal […]
To look upon the quiet pool by moonlightWill never tell what lies within. How leaf drifted down from tree,The pulses of the steady breeze,Tsunami as the earth quakes far away. Come into the water and feelLife in waves. Mysteries are revealedAs we descendAnd rise again. One day we will know why,The trials, the reason, the […]
Insecure Writer’s Support Group My main fear in writing is that I may put a good deal of effort, and time, into this “hobby” only to discover, somewhat belatedly, that no one wants to read what I have written – and what was I thinking anyway? In my brain, how did I think this was […]
Photo credit: Julia Pendergast Response to May 30, 2014 prompt at Friday Fictioneers. Another World, Genre: Fantasy Two years had passed since Julia left to investigate the disappearance of her sister, leaving only a single scrap of paper. “Stand in front of the doorway, say the words, and the portal will open.” Mark held […]
(photo was taken by me on 4/15/2014 during the blood moon/lunar eclipse) Inspired by Marion Zimmer Bradley, one of my heroes. May she rest in peace. Fire and Light One spring, the sun rose and saw something he had never seen before. A silver-haired lady stood alone in the sky, wearing a long silver gown […]
Epitaph, Genre: Surreal Fantasy, 100 words Tamsin hands the putty knife to Epona, her daughter. “It is time,” Tamsin says. “Why?” “Those candles had to give their lives so we could see. Now they need us to melt them down and remake them, with fresh string and new forms. They will speak to us in […]
I really want to be able to say I just don’t feel inspired. I don’t have anything to write about. But the opposite is true. There are so many ideas running around in my head. Laughing. Throwing things. Looking for attention. The trick is to try and catch just one or two of them and […]
Anne Higa 