Photo by Darius Bashar on Unsplash Awakenings can be many things Sometimes welcomed Sometimes unexpected Awakenings take us into new perspectives Allowing us to see what we’ve never seen Exploring what has previously been unexplored Awakenings lead down untraveled roads Offering a fresh glance at an old riddle And providing a new solution to an unanswered problem Awakenings … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 10: Awakening
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September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 9: The Father
Photo by Julie Johnson on Unsplash When I was younger, my father used to take us camping every summer. I remember the camping trips were the highlight of the year, and we waited eagerly for the weekend when we would go out into the middle of nowhere for three to five days, pitch a tent, and make … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 9: The Father
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 8: The Drowning
Photo by Cristian Palmer on Unsplash It was the talk of the town for the entire week. No one expected it, least of all Alex. She paced back and forth over and over again, trying to go over every scenario that she could think of. Any scenario that would explain the drowning. It happened. But it shouldn’t … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 8: The Drowning
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 7: A Night in Chile
Photo by Thomas Griggs on Unsplash A Night in Chile (Haiku) A night in Chile Of magical long-lost tribes Legends are spoken
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 6: The Treasure
Photo by Roman Kraft on Unsplash There are many definitions for the word “Treasure.” According to Merriam-Webster, treasure can be “wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded; wealth of any kind or in any form; a store of money in reserve; something of great worth or value, also: a person esteemed as rare … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 6: The Treasure
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 5: The Book
Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash The Book Words crafted together in magical lines to create sentences Sentences strategically woven together to create paragraphs Paragraphs layered upon each other to create chapters Chapters placed side by side each other and bound into books The book is man’s invention A way to leave one’s own world behind An escape … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 5: The Book
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 4: Any Questions?
Photo by kate.sade on Unsplash It was her first day on the job, and Tasha felt confident as she walked in and placed her belongings on the desk of the cubicle designed for someone half her size--half anyone’s size, really. The size of her workspace didn’t really bother her though, and she began to unpack all of the … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 4: Any Questions?
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 3: A Quiet Lake
Photo by Giammarco Boscaro on Unsplash A Quiet Lake Sitting beside a quiet lake Enjoying nature’s orchestra The birds fly through the air Singing their songs And the leaves add their notes Of crinkle, crack, and rustle Sitting beside a quiet lake Nature’s orchestra plays on A faun passes with her mother Gently drinking the cool, crisp water … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 3: A Quiet Lake
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 2: Change the World
Photo by Juliana Kozoski on Unsplash Will watched the TV screen, unenthused by the back and forth debates of the presidential candidates in the upcoming election. It was always the same. Both candidates made promises for all the wonderful ways in which they planned to make the country a better place over the next four years, … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 2: Change the World
September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 1: Lost at Sea
Photo by Bogdan Glisik on Unsplash “I’m hungry.” “It doesn’t matter. There’s nothing to eat.” “Well, I was just saying.” “And I’m only stating the obvious.” It was the same conversation that had occurred for the last ten days. After the fishing boat had caught fire after an engine malfunction, the lifeboat floated aimlessly, lost at sea, with … Continue reading September Creative Writing Challenge – Day 1: Lost at Sea
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