TTFN; ta ta for now | In which I step back from the journal-blogging game, and step into the writing-blog arena | Thank you to everyone who's visited over the last 4 years!
Writing a New Chapter
Goals for Living Life
1. Be goodAt what you do and how you act in this life 2. Be well Mentally, physically, emotionally- take care of your overall health and wellbeing, friends 3. Be yourself Because as the wise(-cracking) Oscar Wilde said, "everyone else is taken" ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
“How Did the Sky Look?”
"How Did the Sky Look?" | Let's kick off May with some positivity shall we? | [Prompts: "How did the sky look?" + Write a poem where the title is a question and the final line of the poem is its answer + Write a haiku about happiness]
24319. Just Another Love Poem
24319. Just Another Love Poem | Because love poetry is so overrated | "I'm not gonna write you a love song/'Cause you asked for it/'Cause you need one..." - 'Love Song' by Sara Bareilles
Dear Journal
Dear Journal, or: The Joys of Writing in an Unlined Journal | Getting back into that one-post-a-month blogging pattern by writing about writing. Go figure ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
2019. These Days
So long, 2019. Farewell, 2010s. Here come the roaring 20s... | May we make the most of every day life, and remember that "these are the days that must happen to you"
Bell Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ Rings True
"Speak low if you speak love..." but goshdarnit, I'm going to speak up because I'm in love with Bell Shakespeare's 2019 production of 'Much Ado About Nothing' | A witty, sharp, and daring take on Shakespeare's classic tragic romantic comedy, this is the definitive Much Ado About Nothing production for this day and age.
22616. Speak
22616. Speak | Your voice doesn't have to be loud; you just need to have something worth sharing. | Mahal/o
4619. Postscript XXI
4619. Postscript XXI| A little stroll down memory lane (here's to twenty-one years on this earth and more to come)
14419. Daylight Savings
14419. Daylight Savings | Based on the #NaPoWriMoxNidhScraps prompt: 'Imagine you could bottle sunshine. What would you taste if you had a sip?' | I've always been fascinated with glass bottles, so I used them to pour a little streetcorner alchemy. Don't be fooled by the title; appearances can be deceiving. #NaPoWriMo
18419. An Ode to Pockets (Or Lack Thereof)
18419. An Ode to Pockets (Or Lack Thereof) | Because who *hasn't* complained about fake pockets before? #NaPoWriMo
12419. It burns
12419. It burns | Based on the prompt 'What does anger taste like?' from #NaPoWriMoxNidhScraps
15/3/19
Oh god, not our neighbours. Oh God, give us courage to unite. Oh, God, give us strength to stand firm against this hate.
#Christchurch
Good lord, it's already March! Yikes. Sorry about the absence, everyone. It's been a super chill January, and a busy February on my end (again, a reminder that I am a uni student- and a third year, no less). I've also been wrestling with Writer's Block for the last month or so, so we'll see... Continue Reading →
That Sentimental Feeling
Call me sentimental, but hey, "it's that time of year, when the world falls in love", and bands together in the spirit of Christmas, the holiday season, and giving. Wishing you all a happy holiday season filled with peace, joy and love.
The Tale End
![Celia Perry [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://daedalianism.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/harrogate_theatre_pit_and_curtain.jpg?w=600)
"The play's the thing..."|The doors are open, the stage is set, and the players are in the wings. Riddle me this: Are you ready for a night at the theatre?
9717. L
9717. L | An ode | Ohana, mahal/o
20/20 Observations
Just a bunch of observations/aphorisms that I've picked up over my 2 decades of living in this wild universe.
15515. Invincibility
15515. Invincibility | Being invincible doesn't always mean you can't break | A poem by Y.L.M
Ace in the Hole
[Based on the following prompt from writing-prompt-s on tumblr] "Being a protagonist is a tough job, especially when your narrator keeps trying to kill you in more and more imaginative ways. Unfortunately for them, you are good at one thing and one thing only - staying alive."
22318. “Have you ever written a poem?”
220318 "Have you ever written a poem?" | This is what happens when you ask a poet whether they've ever written poetry. | Happy World Poetry Day!
Fernweh. Hiraeth…
In honour of Stephen Hawking. #140318 | Fernweh (German): Feeling homesick for a place you have never been to. | Hiraeth (Welsh): A particular type of longing for the homeland or the romanticised past...
The ‘F’ Word
My interpretation of that most infamous of 'f' words: feminism.
41115. Valuable
Or, 'Why Hades understands true love: a Poem' | #041115 |{I like to think that despite their disastrous 'courting period' (and after a couple of millenia to let the animosity to subside), Hades and Persephone end up becoming the poster couple for marriage (much to Hera's chagrin)} | Happy Valentine's Day... But may you be blessed with love every day of your life!
A Wonder to Behold
In which I have a lot of feelings about how beautiful 'Wonder' is and I attempt to put them into words. | Less a review, more an opinion piece | (But regardless of my opinion, do go and read/see it anyways!)
That Time of Year
"It is Christmas in the heart that puts Christmas in the air." - W.T. Ellis
Wishing everybody a happy holiday season! And never forget to spread kindness wherever you go!
Under the Influence
Here's to my fellow writers/writers-in-progress: Raise a glass!
Kill ‘Em With Kindness
061017 | At a time when it's so easy to see cruelty, be kind.
"Don't mistake my kindness for weakness. I am kind to everyone, but when someone is unkind to me, weak is not what you are going to remember about me." - Al Capone
Book Shelved: ‘Eleanor & Park’ by Rainbow Rowell
A tentative 'review' (more like an opinion piece) on Rainbow Rowell's 'Eleanor & Park'. (I may be shunned by the book lovers... or would I be... booked??)
To the Muses
Happy One-Year Anniversary to #TheTrepverterEffect! | Here's to those often elusive (but ultimately worth-waiting-for) Muses! May we always find them and keep them in our sights!
On the Nature of Hope
"Hope begins in the dark..." - Annie Lamott
{A little something different, in light of recent world events...}
Speaking Up and Out
Put me in front of 100 people and I'm sweet. Put me in a room with one other person and I'm toast.
8317. Nature Maketh Woman
"Manners maketh man" but what makes woman? | A poem in honour of International Women's Day 2017
Book Shelved: ‘All the Bright Places’ by Jennifer Niven
All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven My rating: 4 of 5 stars {4.5 stars} It feels wrong to have finished reading this on Valentine's Day. And yet, it sort of fits. Theodore Finch and Violet Markey have never had a conversation before. That is, until they have one on the top of the school... Continue Reading →
Goodbye 2016, Hello 2017!
First post for the year: saying goodbye! Wait what?
2016, exit stage left (hopefully pursued by bear)
To the Friends I Know I’ll Keep
I recently read a little article called ‘To the Friends I’m Scared to Lose’ . It reminisced about the memories of every high school squad, and it particularly struck a chord with my little group. As can be discerned from the title, it acknowledged how friends can drift away from each other after high school, and... Continue Reading →
A Disney-cation
As in ‘a Disney education’. That’s right, folks, I’m daring to delve into the world that is Disney.
A Reminder
With all the things going on right now in the world, it's hard for me to sit here and selfishly talk about myself. So, in the spirit of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy', I would like to remind everyone, as much as possible, "DON'T PANIC". (I had actually written this little poem earlier this year, but... Continue Reading →
Dia de los Muertos
In honour of the Day of the Dead | Vive el Dia de los Muertos! | #311016
Janus and Hecate
A Poem by Y.L.M. (#271015) "It's the beginning, I'm sure!" Is it? a voice sneaks in. Or is it the end? Janus smiles at you with his two bearded faces Which one is the nice twin? Good or evil? Janus says. Yes or no? Beginning or end? His head swivels back and forth, regarding you... Continue Reading →
All Aboard the Hamiltrain!
Get ready to go on a locomotive journey of musical (and historical) proportions!
