Blank page words

This is a result of #BlankPage writing, an exercise through which I clear my mind and write words as they come to me, with no plan at all. I never know what might result. A poem? A story? A blog post? A jumble of words that make no sense at all?

Here is today's result:

There is emptiness

complete

filling every fiber

every pore

It seeps and binds

and winds its way in

Fuel for dark rapture

Emptiness that clings

and forms

and locks in the cold

the old

the unwanted

forgotten

abandoned toys of childhood

joys of youth

ancient longings creeping in

under the floorboards

beneath rusty nails

a holy grail of

Emptiness 

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Today's Rainbow

#Rainbow: Awesome review! It's from yesterday but still gets me smiling, so it can count today, too! Here's an excerpt:  "I so thoroughly enjoyed your story that I was kind of sad to see it end! But the conclusion was as wonderful as the rest of it. It had everything I look for in a novel-and even more! You had me guessing until the end....I am so happy to see an author who has truly mastered the fine art of telling a good story while speaking through the heart God gave you. You do have a gift-thank you so much for sharing it!"

Rainbow of the day

Once upon a time, a few years ago, I vowed to tweet or blog about a daily "rainbow," something good that happened, whether it be dim enough to prompt a sigh of relief or fleeting smile, or bright enough to keep me smiling.

Stress got the better of me, and I failed to keep my promise.

I'm going to try again.

Today's rainbow came early enough to leave me hoping there might still be another rainbow or two to come: Driving to work, I didn't hit a single red light, and there wasn't a single slow-down on the freeway. All traffic lights were green, right up until I reached the intersection where I needed to turn left, but then the left turn arrow was green.

Yes, a small rainbow, but a rainbow, nonetheless!;)

Something So Savage

My latest Bonanza story questions the legal definition of insanity and introduces moral dilemmas when a student of philosophy sets out to prove the concepts of good and evil are not static. His attempt to translate the language of culture to understand Paiute perspectives catches the Cartwrights and Chief Winnemucca’s tribe in a night of savagery, and then unites them in a demand for justice.

“Something So Savage” http://www.bonanzabrand.net/efiction/viewstory.php?sid=2062  

As one reader states: “Wow. From the action scenes to the in-depth philosophical discussions of responsibility and good-vs-evil, this story was well-researched, well-paced, and well-written. The Cartwrights, especially Adam, were 100% in-character. All of this made for an enjoyable story...yet also a haunting one. Some of its questions will stay with me a while.”

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An awesome review!

Thank you, E. Phillips!!

His review of my poem, "Heaven": "There is other romantic music…and there is Claire de Lune. There are other sonnets…and there is How do I Love Thee? There are other poems…and there is Heaven by Debra Kraft."
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