of Stardust and the Beasts
Poetry, prose, stories, and other creative writing experiments.
the Six Sentence Café & Bistro #6 | At the Roof
Yet another week has passed, and Denise has given us a new prompt word—THUNDER—for the Six Sentence Story. As promised, here is the link to all the SSC&B entries in one place to make it easier for the other participants and the readers to follow the Nervous Poet. I will also add it to the bottom of every post. All the other entries for this week's prompt, including the ongoing storyline, can be found at the link-up. I also found a few editors on Instagram who teach their craft, and I tried to apply some of their advice, which is why it took me longer to edit this time (English is my second language, after all but the demand for only six sentences makes it even harder). To anyone looking for a weekly exercise to help hone their writing skills, come and join us... it's fun... I...
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 participants at the OLN link-up. Autopsy of Inheritance To separate you from me,I drove a hatchet straight into this chest of mine,split it open in the shape of a Y —performing an autopsy of inheritance. But as I pulled back the fleshand reached insideto disconnect the veins from the lumpthat forgot how to beat at the mention of your name,I found that you were not in my heart at all. It is in the marrow that you reside. So I sat down at the vanity,holding a bone saw in one hand, yetwhen I take a closer look at myself,I still...
Ten Thing of Thankful #9 | Community, Home & Simple Joys
This week has been kind of busy with the summer solstice celebrations and my Tallinn mum's birthday on the 24th. Ten Thing of Thankful (TToT) bloghop is my way of reflecting on the week, showing gratitude for the little things that made it better, and reading the thankful posts of many other authors and bloggers I follow. It's a lovely surge of optimism and my favourite way to end the week. You can join in or discover other participants at the link-up. Ten Thing of Thankful #9 First — Ten Thing or Things of Thankful aka TToT As I already mentioned in the introduction to this post, making this blog hop part of my end-of-the-week routine has had some awesome benefits. The biggest one is that...
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Poetry On the margins of the First Draft #10 | Belladonna
This piece from Margins of the First Draft captures the feeling of being completely undone by someone's presence. I wonder if I ever felt something like that or if it came from watching a certain movie.... (Authors Note) Belladonna Like a maiden in love, With my eyes glistening In the lights above my head, As if he was the belladonna to my pupils I was a deer caught in headlights And he was The definition of poetry Poetry on the Margins #10 Spellbound Have you ever been completely undone by someone's presence?He is like belladonna — the toxin that dilutes pupils —deathly and intoxicating.Oh, my poor little heartstrings. Imagine this:you live your life as a grown-up 21st-century woman —you...
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Ten Thing of Thankful #3 | Creativity, Community & Semester’s End
This week went by so fast I didn’t even think of the ten thing of thankful blog hop while living through it. It felt as if I blinked, and it was already gone. The other hoppers’ posts of the week can be read here. Be sure to check them out at this blog hop is the most...
Six Sentence Story #18 | Prompt Word: HELP
Yet another week has passed, and it’s time to share another six-sentence story. However, this week’s prompt word made me derail into a psychologically dark theme. So, a small disclaimer before I let you read: if you are someone who may be triggered by domestic abuse...
Poetry On the margins of the Second Draft #3 | Bad Poetry
The pieces here aren’t really poems—I’m not doing as much poetry or reflection as I am just… writing. The Second Margins were meant to be more of a messy, experimental corner of my blog—something that might ignite my imagination and lead me back to poetry. However, if...
Ten Thing of Thankful #2 | Discovering Gratitude & Community
Another week has passed, and it’s time for my second entry in the Ten Thing of Thankful (TToT) blog hop. It has been an interesting and very tiring week, but now I’ll try to find ten things I was grateful for and also please do check out the others and the hosts at...
Six Sentence Story #17 | Prompt Word: FLAG
Yet another week has passed. If I’m honest, I’m always waiting for the Thursday blog hops so I can share my Six-Sentence Story of the week and read others and get out of my studies for a little bit (which I love but I need something more to life). Musically, I’ve been...