of Stardust and the Beasts
Poetry, prose, stories, and other creative writing experiments.
the Six Sentence Café & Bistro #9 | How Rude is This?
Every week, Denise, aka GirlieOnTheEdge, gives us a prompt word for a story that must be written in exactly six sentences. It has become one of my favorite ways to construct a story—or a poem—and, even more so, I have discovered that contributing to the collaborative world of the Six Sentence Café & Bistro walk-ins is far more fun than I ever imagined when I was first invited. Anyway, last week, someone asked in the comments under Denise's post where they could read all of the stories to catch up to the plot, and I thought that Denise's reply was incredibly helpful for that purpose... This week's entries can be found through the link-up, where you'll discover many talented authors sharing their work, so please do check it out. the Six Sentence Café & Bistro #9 "You need to write...
dVerse OLN #1 | Soft Violence
This is my first time participating in a blog-hop for poetry. Be sure to visit the dVerse Poets Pub page and other participants work in the linkup. Soft Violence My soul craves the soft violenceof devouring poems, one by onethe vulture,never full. Words like daggers,swallowed whole,and my throatreeksof rotten flesh. But nothing comparesto the act of constructing one yourself. Purgatory my mouth full of flies,the words keep dripping,one by one,down my neck drip, drip, drip,drip, drip across my bosom, a splattered poem, like coffee stainson my favorite book.
Ten Thing of Thankful #15 | Technical Aspects of Writing & Why the New Blog
This week's thankful is a little different and has sections some of you may want to skip... but perhaps, the technical parts... can be helpful for some... Also, reading countless discussions on Threads and X about proving authorship made me wanna write about a few things, and also why I created this blog... and I will try to answer a question I got about it in a way I feel comfortable (10th... question itself I got a few weeks ago and I honestly thought about not answering it at all). You can join the hop or read through what others wrote at the link-up. Ten Thing of Thankful #15 First—had time to read blogs. And leave some comments too; I am still not done snooping around. I usually don't...
Short Story | Lady In-Between
"Lady in-Between" is a short story about a single mother of four coping with the loss of her husband to suicide. The story reveals her internal struggles as she watches her children play, caught between grief and survival. This short story explores the depths of loss and the resilience required to move forward. Short Story | Lady In-Between How many times in my life have I felt completely overwhelmed by the tide of emotions and the ensuing silence of a depression that could incapacitate even the strongest of men? Some say it is the natural flow of life. "There is beauty in the ups and downs" —but I feel as if I am in the sea, desperately keeping myself afloat... Only to be engulfed by the tide behind. And how many times have I accidentally swallowed the water and only then realized how...
Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #9 | Expectation
Part of my poetry collection, Margins of the First Draft—a piece about the courage to feel, to love without demands, and to say it out loud. P.S. Looking at this many years after its creation feels a little awkward—where has the drama in my writing gone? I used to have such a vivid imagination, and that 19th-century influence seems to have faded. (Authors Note) Expectation So I stood there, my garments drenched Just like when I was a child, Standing barefoot in our garden, With rain running down my skin Waiting, deluged by poetry untold Choking on words I could not make rhyme Poetry on the Margins #9 Scribbles on the margins Why are we scared to show our true emotions?To tell the people...
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the Six Sentence Café & Bistro #1 | the Nervous Poet
For this week's six sentence story, I was honored to be invited to participate in the world of Six Sentence Café & Bistro with my own character. Honestly, such things make me a little nervous, as I have never participated in any type of collaborative writing...
Ten Thing of Thankful #5 | Finding Joy in Doing Nothing
It was quite difficult for me to find anything interesting to write about for this week as it has been very quiet all of a sudden... I am used to drowning under my responsibilities and I just took time off or something. This week's Ten Thing of Thankful felt a bit...
Six Sentence Story #22 | Prompt Word: INTEREST
Yet again, a week has passed and it's time for a new six-sentence story. This week I wrote something a bit different from my usual entries, and it’s also the first week in a while that I have been able to rest. Yay. The blog hop itself is hosted by GirlieOnTheEdge. Be...
Ten Thing of Thankful #4 | Passing Uni Exams & Summer Break
It has been a few weeks since my last Ten Thing of Thankful entry. As some people may already know, I was very busy with university and the exam period, which is why I was absent from this blog-hop for two weeks. Anyway, if you enjoy reading about gratitude and...
dVerse OLN #2 | Autopsy of Inheritance
This is my second entry for the dVerse Poets Pub Open Link Night. If you enjoy poetry or prose, whether you liked mine or not, you can find many more poems over at dVerse, where they regularly post different prompts and blog-hops, or you can explore the other...