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Writers' Craft ...Part 5 ...Finding My Voice

If you have the words, there's always a chance that you'll find the way. ― Seamus Heaney Sharing and Caring? It was Day 2 of my resident writer's gig and I was eager

Writers' Craft ...Part 4 ...Approach-Avoidance

Bad faith is a lie to oneself, within the act of lying. — Jean-Paul Sartre Intimate Conversation The thing about writing is that most would-be writers focus on

Writers' Craft ...Part 3 ...Seeking Solace

Writing is finally about one thing: going into a room alone and doing it. Putting words on paper that have never been there in quite that way before. And although

Writers' Craft ...Part 2 ...Finding My Way

So, laugh with me, cry with me, but please don't tell me you know how I feel or what it's like because "it's the same" for you. How can it be? You never

Writers' Craft. ...Part 1 .... Reelin' in the Years

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. — Samuel Beckett . Reelin' in the Years I was convinced I’d make it as a writer before I

Pushing through

Life is a hassle. Not in a poetic way, just in the everyday way it piles up on you. You wake up and there is always something waiting. Money, work, people, expectations,

Buying a Dream ...Part 2 ...Untimely Encounter

Our feet are planted in the real world, but we dance with angels and ghosts ― John Cameron Mitchell Resident Ghost I bought Blakely House and a month later, I was

Buying a Dream. ...Part 1 ...Wants Versus Needs

What does a woman want? More. ― Chris Evans “I want the Blakely House, Vi.” I was in my car between house closings and trying to sound reasonably calm on the phone.

Crawling towards the light

There are times when money feels scarce, bills pile high, and every step feels slow and heavy, like moving through deep darkness. But even when you can only crawl,

The longest road.

Many people walk through life with hands that never stop working, yet find that financial freedom always stays out of reach. It is a quiet, heavy truth to give your

Life Is A War

This bird nest is in the research building of my Institute where I work. It is on the top floor of the 6 storeyed building. And the lication on the outerside of

Lost the battle but not the war.

Hello friends, it's me again after a while! How have you been? I didn't write much recently because I had to care about so many things, and I will keep it short:

The Temptation/ Corruption Is Real

source This last month or two has been an uphill battle having had massive price increases in the packaging business due to plastic being a by product of fuel. During

Alone With the Moon  ...Part 2 ...Mystic Connection

Love is not just across cultures but survival though translation. ― Yoon Jeong Kim Mariyan in a Dream This is crazy--I've gone for years without dating a woman and

Alone With the Moon ...Part 1 .... Strange Occurence

Why do people have to be this lonely? What's the point of it all? Millions of people in this world, all of them yearning, looking to others to satisfy them, yet

Delicious Breakfast with excessive nutrients..............

Hi Hive!😇 I wish you all are well. Today, I will share what breakfast🍽️ you can make easily when no one is here to make breakfast for you. Ingredients are; 1).

Changes… …Part 1 …Tired of Running

They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself ― Andy Warhol Looking For Work “Want a drink, Hon?” She’s one of those country

He Knew My Name...

Your name, which I played with so carelessly, so easily, Has somehow become sacred to my lips. A name I won’t throw around lightheartedly Or repeat without deep

Money That Never Stays

There is a bitter kind of silence that comes with payday. You wait all month for this day, hoping for a little relief, a little reward for the hours you gave away.

The Struggle Between Money and Happiness

Hello to all hive users 🤗❤️🙏 Hope you all are healthy and doing great in your life🙂 Money is an absolute necessity in today's world—something without which nothing