I've taken a break from writing
My creative well is bare to the bones
It needs to be refilled
Instead of writing
I've been reading
I've been reading stories posted here
And other blocks along the digital road
As well as fancy printed books we modern aged people easily ignore
Not only have I been reading for entertainment purposes
Yet to truly hone my skills and improve as a writer
And storyteller
Back when I was taken classes in college we had this paper due
All of us were completely terrified which amused our instructor
I always remember what he told us that day before we went home
If you learned then you have no reason to be afraid
Something like that
It's true
I feel a lot of us creative hopefuls long for the success
Yet get so scared to try cause we hardly understand what we're doing
There is a process to writing
And each of us has our own unique styles, patterns, and ways to tell a story
I'm going to continue to search for those answers
And write stories that may take your breathe away
Stories are powerful
Stories are gifts
Stories deserve to be told
About the Creator
Mattie :)
I'm a 29 year old curious and creative soul. Spread love like a wildfire.#NonBinary #Christian #WellsFiction
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His Haibun
He does not like poetry; I write it anyway and do not tell him. It's true his face is not a poet's face. It is round and open, youthful; too apt to be compared to the sun. His nose is neat. It is impossible to imagine him smoking a cigarette, terse, full of cheekbones and tension. His warmth burns my fingertips. I am here for his fascinating body, the haphazard freckles I touch one by one; he is here for my eyes, just my eyes. A sunbeam sneaks through the curtains and pierces us both, sizzling the spices of his skin. I inhale and wrap myself in him. He kisses my eyes.
By TheSpinstress3 days ago in Poets
Timothy
My fingers inch closer to the keyboard, itching to obliterate a day's worth of work. It's some of my best writing I've done to date, but at what cost? The words seem to bleed, dripping onto my desk. For a millisecond, I'm sitting in front of a crime scene, looking at dead, begging eyes. Why? Why me?
By Alexandria Stanwyck4 days ago in Fiction
Comments (2)
Yes! stories need to be told and read. Thanks for the update and inspiration.
So glad to see you've written this! Keep on writing!