Creativity takes courage. A gothic word.

French painter Henri Matisse set it straight for us when he said “Creativity takes courage”. To be artistic because you have a ‘talent’ is never as easy as the world seems to think it is. Matisse’ words resonate with me deeply this week as I receive critique on the query letter I have written for…

Lipstick stained cigarettes. A vampire drabble.

On that note of breaking the silence, let me get your imagination flowing with an offering, one hundred words of drabble to wake you. For those who love darkness, who romance the night, beware…. lipstick stained cigarettes. JR Manawa. Lipstick stained cigarettes and a chain of twenty butts, smooshed over the cobble stones with a…

The nature of the world. A word on dream killing.

Hey, welcome back! Pull up a chair and come sit at this table with me. I have something to share, something personal. It’s been suffocating me for far too many months. But don’t let me stop you from eating, please! Try some of the food, it’s good for your soul.My friend and I, we’ve been…