(Continued from Part One) Jonathan hadn’t noticed that he was standing now until his feet had started carrying him into the yard. Slowly, but more purposefully with every step, he moved forward as if in a dream. What had started as a display of plumage was escalating into an altercation. The officer leading the the […]
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Welcome to an experiment.
I was recently inspired (read: challenged) by one of my illustrious siblings (Chris) to cultivate a habit of posting small, creative posts more regularly. This is my attempt. No laughing or judging. Enjoy and be inspired to create better things. And read his too (it’s better) – chrisschwaar.com. Just do it.
A Story’s Context (Musing)
Thinking today about how important the context is to a story. How the scene, the environment, the social atmosphere, the history and collective awarenesses surrounding the characters and the plot points direct and enrich. How would Star Wars come across differently if it wasn’t set in the world it was? The story of Hunger Games […]
Continue readingJourney Toward a Song (Poem)
Oof. It’s been a few days here. I’ve been slacking (i.e. running around like a decapitated chicken). We’re back in the saddle today. _______ A melodyCarried by the wind and the sun todayVibrates not my ears but very soul My path through shady grovesI sometimes feel dark’s coldSudden chills puncture through to bone But one […]
Continue readingWhat’s Written (Musing)
I’m chatting over the early-morning breakfast table with a good friend this morning about what was and was not included in the Bible. You come across the obligatory tedium of some parts; when things are repeated a thousand times or read like a real estate contract. And then there are the sentences that read something […]
Continue readingHope (Musing)
Hope is a funny thing. I’ve spent a concerted amount of energy over the past little while trying to deconstruct hopes of mine that I think will not come to pass. Stubbornly, like dandelions in the front yard, they reappear. Every day is a new attempt at eradicating them after experiencing the vexing, painful, recurring […]
Continue readingWhat They Say About Judgement Day (Musing)
Judgement Day. By and large, the world contains two sorts of people. Some spend too much time talking about Judgement Day, and some spend too little time thinking about it. Then again, that’s not really correct – those could both be true of the same individual. People, when they talk about this at all, seem […]
Continue readingSong Draft: Quiet and Wait (Music)
This is a song I’m working on. It’s a bit raw and terribly recorded, but thought I’d share its progress today: (Verse 1) This wind will best meIt’s more than I can takeI’ve never felt so afraidThe rain, it blinds meI pull the oars in vainThe shore is a world awayThen I hear through the […]
Continue readingPart One: An Allegory About the Church (Prose)
The rain fell a bit more softly now, and combat boots tracking through the complex’s open yard stirred the mud to stew. Jonathan’s platoon hunkered under some of the grossly inadequate roof edges around its edge, devouring last bits of mess hall rations or slumped in fitful rest. The dreary scene belied the reason for […]
Continue readingA Café I’d Like to Visit (Prose)
Green, the flavor of cucumber and airy botanic gardens, cloaked the short walkway. The café’s front was shy and unassuming; you might miss it unless you knew it was there. Taking the entrance’s few winding steps from the street gave visitors the overwhelming impression they had entered a jungle or fantasy. The foliage, much of […]
Continue readingStress and Knowing (Musing)
I put a lot of stress on knowing what will happen. Thus, I feel a lot of stress not knowing what will happen. Today I’m in the throws of not knowing what will happen and feeling its cracking, aching, bone-wearying stress. Stress like immense weight o’er a concrete beam. Stress like the sky opening again […]
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