WVU’s men’s basketball team lost in the Sweet 16 last night to #1 Gonzaga. Despite being out-sized by Gonzaga’s inside players, WVU forced 13 turnovers and was tied with the Bulldogs 11 times throughout the game. It was neck and neck. Continue reading “Friday Write-Day: Feeling the Crunch”
Tag: pride
Free Verse – Pride – Melaney Arruda
A guest submission for this week’s theme!
An Excerpt from My Mother’s Diary
I have taken to draping cloth
Over reflective surfaces in our house. Continue reading “Free Verse – Pride – Melaney Arruda”
Free Verse – Pride – Marcy Erb
The Riddle of the Nightjar
Until I met the Great Nightjar,
with purple mouth a’smile,
on a quiet black night,
I had never been given
the answer and asked to
supply the puzzle. Continue reading “Free Verse – Pride – Marcy Erb”
Free Verse – Pride – JG
What is Pride?
Pride is –
Spending too much money on a shiny dress,
Meant to impress, immediately,
Because revealing the inner workings of one’s mind,
Is unpopular and takes too much time. Continue reading “Free Verse – Pride – JG”
Free Verse – Pride – SD
Burning Soul VII
Maybe I should just be a hermit
An aescetic in the wild, the nomadic child
Of wisdom and love, truth and light —
Years beyond your narrow conventions of time. Continue reading “Free Verse – Pride – SD”
July 29 Theme: Before the Fall?
These weekly themes just keep getting better and better. Typically, our posts differ in their interpretations of the theme. This week however, each of our three authors focused on what made them angry, not why or how they were angry. Continue reading “July 29 Theme: Before the Fall?”