PinnedMember-onlyThis Is a Safe SpaceA virtual embrace — A familiar feeling sits in my chest, that aching feel taking hold of my heart. So often, too often really, I let negativity creep its way in and consume me. My thoughts, reactions, and attitudes slide toward the pessimistic, always eyeing things with a view of suspicion. …Personal3 min readPersonal3 min read
2 days agoMember-onlyMay Moves OutMonthly Roundup Time! — This is already starting out with way too much alliteration. I enjoy assessing the work I’ve done over the course of a month here and observing the way my writing ebbs and flows. The biggest change lately is how much less I’m posting on here. …Monthly Report2 min readMonthly Report2 min read
Published inPromptly Written·3 days agoMember-onlyPassion FruitDessert is not just found on a plate — A massacre appears on the cutting board, as the slaughtering of cherries commences. Their juice slowly ekes out, dribbling down the contours of wood. A finger comes into view and takes a swipe. You delicately apply some to your lips. Looking equal parts mad and divine as I watch you…Prompt2 min readPrompt2 min read
Published inWrite Under the Moon·May 25Member-onlySkylightsLet the ceilings fall — Poetry1 min readPoetry1 min read
Published inSloth Book Reviews·May 22Member-onlyThe Eternity of the WitchA review of spells cast, power amassed, and stories that last — Five hundred pages. I didn’t know, upon borrowing this book, that’s what I was up against. Not the longest book ever, of course, but longer than anything I had read in recent memory. …Book Review4 min readBook Review4 min read
Published inPlethora Of Pop·May 17Member-onlyPeople of the Pop!Interview #7: Jeffrey Harvey — The questions are popping and the answers are flowing and there’s not a champagne bottle in sight! No, it’s time for another installment of Plethora of Pop’s interview series. This month we’re lucky to have one with Jeffrey Harvey himself! See what he has to say below. Charlie: I loved…Plethora Of Pop8 min readPlethora Of Pop8 min read
Published inThe Riff·May 15Member-onlyThe Dawning of the Rest of Our LivesThe album that started making me give a damn — The thick summer air was no match for the heat that was blaring from the speakers, as my family cruised down the highway into vacationland. I distinctly remember being in the back seat when a familiar rock song came on and when that was hard to escape during those months…Music4 min readMusic4 min read
Published inSix Word Photo Story Challenge·May 13Member-onlyEfflorescenceMay Six Word Photo Story Challenge: “Water” — Rain turns deserts into oases anew.Six Word Photo Story1 min readSix Word Photo Story1 min read
Published inPlethora Of Pop·May 10Member-onlyThe Great, The Good, and The Green of It AllA chivalric romance gets turned on its head — Mild spoilers below! Time is the eternal subject, but also a completely arbitrary one if thought about too much. Everything has a past and present but is not guaranteed a future. What, then, is the point of legacy? This needling existential thought is one of many in the 2021 film…Film4 min readFilm4 min read
Published inPromptly Written·May 8Member-onlyThe Window Across the WayPoetry Writing Contest Response — All the world rests upon a window sill That small domestic bluff Thrashes through mind with quiet thrill Ridding my life of languid slough None of its stone beauty is mine My covetous brain brews Into a stew so alkaline A sight I’m unable to refuse Its warmth calls me…Writing Contest1 min readWriting Contest1 min read
