I got use to the new normal of not seeing anything on my left side. I hated driving and I lost it when my boss sent me a care package with an eye patch in in. Later that was the best thing anyone every gave me. It helped me drive better as strong as that sounds. So that's were the "pirate life&...

And the story comes full circle to my first post (wanted to make them shorter as easier to read in bite size portions). The next day the surgeon checked on me and I could see light and shadow. With that eye it looked like really blurry shadow puppets but only if you were within arms length of me. Be...

They recovery is where things get worse (if that was possible). I had to wait in the prep area for awhile because the previous surgery took a little longer than expected and we had to wait until the room was ready. When I got the sleepy juice they didn't give me any warning at all. So one minute I h...

The other big thing that's happened in the last 7 years is also not good . . . and also not over. On Sept 29th 2018 I tired to give my dob a hug and she didn't want one. In her effect to get away she head butted me directly on my left eye. The one that I had a cornea transplant on 14 or so years ear...

So much has happened in 7 years . . . not all for the better. Story told in many parts. My "friend" is out of the house, finally. He was a 50 year old man with a grandson who thought mowing lawns once a week was "providing" for himself. I gave him a one year notice to move out or...

All of my other hobbies are going to crap right now so I need something else to fill my time to ward off depression and insanity (not sure which one is worse). In thinking about what to do I realized that I haven't been here for a long time so I'm checking in. I've got an idea I want to try out so I...

My enemy is time. I just don't have very much of it left after I take care of all the things I HAVE to do. Granted some of those "have to" items I've self imposed on myself and could get rid of them if I wanted to. The biggest thing is that I started a YouTube channel to post videos of me ...

I've been checking in every now and then, even if I don't say anything. My creativity seems to have died so I'm trying to revitalize that as well.

"But swallow your pride too many times and eventually you choke."


I love this line.

I check in regularly, especially looking for ideas to jump start me writing again. I check about once a week right now. I check FB even less (maybe once a month).

I haven't given up on this site. I'm just not feeling very creative or inspired lately. I still come back every week or so hoping something will click in my brain and I'll start writing again. There just seems to be too much "real world" stuff going on that I can't concentrate on "imaginary worlds" ...

I agree with your lost sentence completely. And what I like most about WT and why I would rather show my writing (if I ever do any) here than elsewhere (incl family) is that this placed is filled with like-minded people. FB is a hodgepodge of people and most of them just don't get what it means to s...

Very interesting beginning. I like it and would want to read more. I really liked how you desicribed the Aunt by how much everyone talked. Spot on with a clear picture of what she's like. I hope you'll post more.

I'll start with the first one.

A Clash of Kings (book 2 of A Song of Ice and Fire)
George R. R. Martin
Chapter Davos (page 145 paperback)


"The morning air was dark with the smoke of burning gods."

Have you ever come across of line in a book so wonderfully written that you think "I wish I had written that"? Well, why don't you share that here. These simple little lines might just be inspiration to start your own wonderful lines. If you come across a line that dazzles you, make a post here with...

a lot of 80's music. I've uploaded some 80's complilation CDs I had to my itunes account and put them on my MP3 player. Apparently I'm feeling very nostalgic lately.

currently song playing: Putting on the Rtiz by Taco

I've noticed in my life certain times of the year I'm more prone to write things (or want to write things) than other times. Also certain days of the week or more likely to get me into the mood to write. Wednesdays and Thursdays for example. I found an old journal the other day and looking through s...

Go for it. Motivate. Write. Send something in.

How'd you find that out? Looks like a cool opportunity. I haven't seen the movie in ages.

I know it's been awhile since I posted anything here on the site but I do check in every now and then. Just quick little glances when I can spare a minute or two. As the titles states, I've been hemorrhagging money for the past couple of months. Within a 3 week period I had to 1) replace my water he...

When you fall
or play with fire
it's time to take a holiday


I remember I very much wanted to get out of the office they day I 'wrote' that but it was so long ago I can't remember why.

I didn't even realize it was November until around the 15th. And now I can't believer it's almost December. I guess that's a no from me.

I've done a few poems since my last one, but I didn't write any of them down. Here's my latest one:

Between party tricks
and moon blossoms
I giggle the essence of gray


(Please don't ask me what it means. There's something about it that just FEELS right.)

I'm trying to get back into writing by using my magnetic poetry on my calendar. I'm not impressed with the word choices but thankfully I found my starter word kit and my book lover's kit so I can take those into the office and play around with them. I have several email addresses for various things ...

Just think of those 750 words as an extended warm-up for when you sit down to write something longer. Whether it's fiction or not your brain will know how to gear up and get going when you really need it to.