September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 18: A Long Time Away

Photo by Aron Visuals on Unsplash Tomorrow seems like a long time away But not quite as long as yesterday Time moves forward in the funniest way And before you know it, you’ve lost another day Memories are made in the blink of an eye And just as fast, our loved ones die As children we longed for … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 18: A Long Time Away

September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 17: The Ultimate Horror

Photo by Alex Iby on Unsplash             Danielle woke screaming as chills ran down her spine and sweat poured from her body, soaking her sheets as if she had messed the bed or just washed them. Her pulse raced like electricity shooting through her body as she recalled the memories of that night, and she felt as if … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 17: The Ultimate Horror

September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 16: Correction

Photo by Joshua Earle on Unsplash Excuse me while I go back and make a correction Perhaps it’d be different with better directions I cannot erase what isn’t perfection I keep striving to find a worthy reflection Excuse me while I go back and make a correction What sticks out to me is imperfection I’m starting to understand … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 16: Correction

September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 15: The Bitch is Dead

Photo by Nicola Fioravanti on Unsplash             “The bitch is dead.”             “Was it you?”             “Of course it wasn’t me.”             Anthony could hear his aunts whispering in the living room, believing that no one could hear them. They might as well have been talking at a normal volume—their voices carried like wolves howling into the night’s … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 15: The Bitch is Dead

September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 14: The Coffin

Photo by Mayron Oliveira on Unsplash             The wood was mahogany. It’s what I feel like he would have wanted. Then again, I’m sure that the topic of “what kind of wood do you want your coffin to be made from?” never came up in any of our conversations. There were no discussions about funerals or death, or … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 14: The Coffin

September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 13: Who Am I?

Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash Who Am I? Who am I? A wanderer in a vast and complicated world An explorer lost inside my own mind, where I find both the best and worst company Who am I? A creator in an empty library filled with blank pages An author twisting letters into words and words into … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 13: Who Am I?

September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 11: Leaden Rain Clouds

Photo by Mila Young on Unsplash Leaden rain clouds make their way across the sky As if in a slow motion race with time itself Sagging as if they were cotton balls fully soaked Leaden rain clouds create ominous shapes At war with themselves as lightning jets back and forth Jumping from one pillow of moisture to the … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 11: Leaden Rain Clouds