Tag: writing

  • Consumed

    Consumed

    As iron is eaten away by rust, so the envious are consumed by their own passion. Antisthenes Created for the Word of the Day challenge: Consume When I first saw the challenge, I thought of this illustration that I’ve been wanting to try. And consume is an interesting word. One definition, and the one that…

  • A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

    Ok, so it’s not Brooklyn. But it’s symbolic. Thriving, in the midst of hardship, there it is. New Life. I wanted to do something to express my feelings tonight, and I do believe I’ve captured it. At the risk of sounding repetitive, my posts lately are echoes of what goes on in my mind, and…

  • Stacking the Deck

    Stacking the Deck

    Cards in her favor, Aces and Kings, up her sleeve, The Queen wins the game. I wanted to try something unusual tonight… and I went with the flow rather than focusing on the aesthetics of my illustration. I tried to keep it basic and then went wild with the effects. I’m finding it very hard…

  • Cone of Silence

    Cone of Silence

    I live in that solitude which is painful in youth, but delicious in the years of maturity. Albert Einstein No, that is not a lampshade on her head, but it sure looks like one doesn’t it?! Oh… the days of my youth and the embarrassing moments like that. Ha! Anyway, it’s actually a cone of…

  • Putting On…

    Putting On…

    My Big Girl Pants. I thought it was time I did that. Not much in my life has changed since I wrote about how I’ve been feeling lately, in my “Phony Baloney” post. Except for one thing. My mindset. Oh, and the fact that I decided that my Phony Baloney “fake” NFT idea was a…

  • The Dumbbells

    I’ve been trying to figure out how to keep this short story in present tense (somewhat, at least), while being able to move through time rather quickly in parts. This is all new to me, so don’t judge. Anyway, I came up with what I thought was the perfect plan for this one – which…