For the longest time I dreamed. I dreamed a lot. Never at night, always during the day. Sometimes it was just to pass the time, other times it's because I couldn't stand to think anything different ( Read more... )

Why are some people content to live with unresolved conflicts? Or maybe that should be "How ( Read more... )

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Objective Correlative - A character's reaction to his or her environment based on internal factors.I skipped my writing class last night in favor of walking alone through downtown Bethesda. It's practically urban compared to where I live, and it felt good to be out and amongst things again. The lights and the buildings, and the movement-- I love ( Read more... )

I used to feel terribly lonely ( Read more... )

I've got a little nothing that wants to be said.

But words are stubborn. They won't speak on their own.

I've got a little nothing.

Something about a sky, or water, or blood, maybe.

Something or nothing. Just a little bit.

A little bit of nothing. A little slice of empty. All mine.

Tomorrow awaits.

Tina told me how every morning she would escape into her shower to hide from the morning’s cold. As part of an unintentional ritual she would turn the water on, making it as hot as she could stand it while she dug her hands into her skin and stood tense against the scalding flow. Almost like testing herself, she had said. Finally she would turn it ( Read more... )

I've been calling this my "selfish period ( Read more... )

I had somewhat of an epiphany today. I was on my home from getting lunch and I was listening to the radio. This is strange in itself, because recently I haven't been able to stand listening to the radio, and I lacked any desire to do so anyways. But now I felt more like it. When a somewhat sad song came on, I started to cry. I was so pleasantly ( Read more... )

As a storyteller, you face preconceived notions. Everybody brings to the table their own perspectives and ideas, biases, and so on. Their perspectives can potentially ruin how they accept your story. A truly great storyteller involves the audience emotionally, bringing them along into the story by having them relate to it in terms of broad, human ( Read more... )