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My Thoughts on Writing haibun and haiku
Form, Balance, Flow I have spent the last several months researching and studying the history of both the haibun and the haiku. For those of you interested in reading a very brief understanding of...
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The Coffee Dreamers
You know who you are. Go ahead! Have another cup of java. Bring the rim of the coffee cup to your lips and indulge in the delicious, exotic, intoxicating passions of your dreams while sipping on your...
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Alastairs Photo Fiction – If Idols could cry
The Idol Lovingly carved by my human creator, I stand posed in quiet contemplation on a shelf, in a room, in a house. My permanently, etched eyes “wide open” watching life take place around me....
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YES, I Can … and so can you!
* Yes I Can *Somebody said “you won’t make it” but I simply said ”yes I can” Somebody said “you can’t do that” but I simply said ”yes I can.” * In spite of the naysayers and cannots, I still...
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Friday Fictioneers – My free lawnmower!
~ goats and graves by randy mazie ~ The “Free” Lawnmower When living in Florida, I owned property that included a tiny orange grove of 100 trees. A definite challenge to keep the grass around the trees...
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Time Out for Art ~ Curiosity and little girls
~ There was a little girl who just had to know, about every little thing, everywhere she’d go! Girls need to understand things the Why, the How, the Who, little girls are curious – it’s just what we...
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Ligo Haibun Challenge – Listen, can you hear?
Hello and welcome to this week’s Ligo Haibun Challenge! The honourable mentions for last week are listed below. Join our international group of writers (We welcome and encourage you to join us in the...
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Longing … in the night
~ There is inside a place in me, a place I dare not go the longing … in the night. * He must know of my longing, buried deep within, … and my endless, sleepless nights restless … with desire. *...
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Alastairs Photo Fiction – The Princess and The Maid
When I saw Alastair’s photograph of a castle, I thought of all the fairytales I had read as a child. (many) and knew I would be writing a fairytale. This is a short story, not a flash fiction and it...
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A post for the erudites in the group – The mistake!
When Gravity meets Ego! Upon occasion it comes to mind that perhaps I misspoke myself. But then again upon recalling certain events I am quite certain I would not have made a single change to the...
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Today’s Road – the one to travel on!
The road you are traveling should always be today’s road. Yesterday is gone and tomorrow we are shaping as we go forward. * “Leave regrets in yesterday, or you will find yourself on a road with no...
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For All Writers Out There …Rethink the haibun and haiku!
A writer’s gift – yours! Chances are if you are a blogger, you express yourself very well. Your hands have the gift of being able to put thoughts and expressions, ideas and vision into written words...
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Alastairs Photo Fiction – The Tunnel and Survival!
Photograph by Alastair Forbes, Copyright 2013 The Tunnel Sitting in the middle of a man-made subterranean tunnel I look in both directions, no end in sight. I rewrap my wrist, still bleeding. My...
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Ligo Haibun Challenge – Quotes, Nature and Flowers
This week the two prompts for the Ligo Haibun Challenge are famous quotes: “Earth laughs in flowers” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson * “Come forth into the light of things, let nature be your teacher” ~ William...
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I wish you could touch me now …
I am vulnerable because of loving so pure and deeply, my walls of protection cannot keep my desire for you at bay. and so … I wish you could touch me now. Not my heart, you’ve touched me there too...
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Alastairs Photo Fiction – Invincible!
A new photo prompt from Alastair. A challenge to write a flash fiction, a few hundred words. For information on how to join in the writing fun click here! Photograph copyright Alastair Forbes, 2013 ~...
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Ligo Haibun Challenge – A Call to All Writers!
~ Hello, welcome to the weekly Ligo Haibun Challenge. This week there are two intriguing photo prompts, from which to choose. ~ The first from Ye Pirate and the second from David Thoughts From The...
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Writing A Haibun ~ Balancing a style within a style!
~ Acrobatic performers present a visual balance, their bodies the essence of form and movement – muscles, tendons and sinews honed to an edge – physically obvious, yet from facial expressions, their...
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Two Words A Writer Never Uses!
I Can’t! How many of us have said or heard the words “I Can’t”. All of us, and everyone is my guess. When you say ”I Can’t” do you know you’ve just sent a very real chemically relayed message to your...
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Achieving Success … a simple matter of updating Content!
For all you writers with dreams out there – frustrated by where you currently are, a few thoughts on the matter! Did you know there’s a whole future generation of readers who will be waiting to read...
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