They are upon this website like the haze that descends upon a blazing, stuffy afternoon. I’m not sure what it is about the middle of summer that makes any productive activity feel like a slog through knee-deep mud. Continue reading “The Doldrums of Summer Writing”
Category: Writers – Steve D’Adamo
Haiku Sunday -Sustenance
“Sustenance”
Dust becomes pollen
Sustenance for the next breath
Spread over her womb
Steve D
Creativity Sessions: Is Narrative Limitless?
I’ve been reading much more than writing in recent weeks. Now I’m starting to realize that my extensive reading was too deeply affecting how I was thinking about my writing. Continue reading “Creativity Sessions: Is Narrative Limitless?”
Haiku Sunday – Tan Lines
“Tan Lines”
Apollo gazes
Roasting the throngs like tubers
With a glaze of sweat
Steve D
Haiku Sunday – Mud
“Mud”
Rain churns up the grass
Coating bare skin in splatters
Grime to hide our faults
Steve D
Free Verse – Instrumental Inspiration – SD
“That Girl in Amsterdam”
Verse
I fell for a girl I met one evening in some dingy Amsterdam bar
Her eyes like ice, my heart was frozen, shining brighter than the stars Continue reading “Free Verse – Instrumental Inspiration – SD”
Haiku Sunday – Rain
“Rain”
Crystal droplets fall
Tears streaming down my shoulders
Her joy cleanses me
Steve D
Weathering the Storm: Of Monsters and Men’s Second Album and Musical Growth
Our music reviews seek to trace the narratives that weave between songs and albums. Check out our Rhythmic Fiction tag for other stories told through music.
A few months ago, I retrospectively plotted the narrative of Of Monsters and Men’s first album, My Head is an Animal, in the hopes that binging on their music would sate my appetite for more until their second album was released.
Thankfully, their second album has arrived, and I now have tickets to see Of Monsters and Men live (again) in September.
Continue reading “Weathering the Storm: Of Monsters and Men’s Second Album and Musical Growth”
Haiku Sunday – Dusk
“Dusk”
The fields glow verdant
The forest breathes life unseen
As the veil descends
Steve D
Impulsive Game of Thrones Theory / All of my hopes and dreams fulfilled
[A SONG OF ICE AND FIRE SPOILER ALERT, including names and events revealed in the books which have not been revealed in the show] Continue reading “Impulsive Game of Thrones Theory / All of my hopes and dreams fulfilled”
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