Challenge
Paul's Super Fun, Multi-part Unofficial Challenge
So, I'm really dragging my heels with completing prizes for the winners of my last challenge. But, please be patient because I am not Rembrandt, Huizenga, Carravagio, Munch or Bosch. I'm not even Andy Warhol. But I am an arsehole.
By Paul Stewartabout 23 hours ago in Writers
Recovery Mechanics
For a long time, my post-breakup survival script was written in advance. The moment the silence became too heavy, the routine took over. I would reach out to an acquaintance or find a technical stranger, using someone else's body to temporarily dull the sharp edges of my own trauma and validate my existance as a desirable woman and nothing was wrong with me. It was never a quick fix, But a familiar way to numb the ache, but it always left me feeling more disconnected from myself than before Always resulted with me in a downward spiral of self loathing.
By Syl De'Vil3 days ago in Writers
The Sovereign Ink
There is a common delusion among phantoms that because they occupy a corner of a memory, they somehow hold the pen. When a name ripples through a piece of writing, or an old echo from twenty years ago provides the raw spark for a paragraph, the ghost often mistakes themselves for the creator. They look at the architecture of the prose, the depth of the emotion, and the fierce gravity of the words, and they flatter themselves with the belief that they are the ones driving the current. But a muse is not an architect; a muse is just a passing stone thrown into an ocean that was already infinitely deep.
By Syl De'Vil3 days ago in Writers
Beauty
Beauty will probably be the death of me. I pursue it relentlessly, seek it in everything from the pattern of rain on my windshield to meteor showers in the sky and mosaics of crushed leaves on the forest floor. Conventional? Not so much. You can keep the tiaras, sashes, painted faces, and lacquered hair that can withstand a hurricane without displacing a single strand. That’s not for me. And while I can appreciate a beautiful shoe, I love shoes best when they’re not on my feet.
By Harper Lewis 3 days ago in Writers
Want to Get Healthy?!
Just finished two books that must be read together for one is the workbook to the main text entitled "Dr. A's Habits of Health" written by Dr. Wayne Scott Andersen. These are two books that will make one think about how one chooses to live their life and how their life can affect others that are a part of their living life. Do you want to live a healthy life in many ways physically, emotionally, and socially? Dr. A. guides you through these two books in a very detailed manner. When completed you will have earned a doctorate in health.
By Mark Graham4 days ago in Writers
