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 |   Random Writing, Blogs and Adventures |
A mix of Random writing in an attempt to organize my thoughts, storyboard ideas and conserve portfolio space in the process.  |
| The child spent hours looking across time and space from the corridor of his room. Finally he saw it... the one star among the others that could keep the rest from going black. Photo Prompt: https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1730433873/item_id/229335... for Round 17 of "Hook of the Book"  Word Count: 42 words   |
A tango of the sun and moon with light and dark between. The light averts the dance floor while shadows claims the scene. The dancers pass each other And for a moment pause. Then darkness bows and exits left to audience applause! Prompt "WRITE A POEM ABOUT OPPOSITES." for "EIGHT, the Weekend – 10. 26-27. 24" Word Count: 42 words Line Count: 8 Lines |
I'll share with you a woeful tale. A train route just went off the rails. The tracks were set their sizes matched... But when lined up they don't attach. It's not a pleasant situation, when passengers can't reach their station. Unless their goal using this train... is to reach an abandoned plain. Prompt Image: https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1729308748/item_id/230713... Topic "Oops" for "EIGHT, the Weekend - 10.19-20.24" Word Count: 67 words Line Count: 8 Lines |
Why oh why do the birds fly so high? They fly so high into the sky. Why oh why do the birds fly so high? They keep on flying for you. Why do birds fly high? High in the sky. Oh I wish that I could fly too. Yes the birds they fly. Why oh why can't I fly away with you? Prompt: "WRITE A HIGH POEM. for "EIGHT, the Weekend - 10.12-13.24" Word Count: 62 words Line Count: 8 Lines |
| Sometime late at night Jenna swore she was able to see faces pounding against her walls. She wondered if she was dreaming or if she was losing her mind? Photo Prompt: https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1719944271/item_id/229335... for Round 16 of "Hook of the Book" Word Count: 27 words  |
Below the cliffs the Islands call. I stand atop a waterfall I find that my heart skips a beat As I look down from 20 feet. I contemplate on why I'm here... To remove doubt and face my fears I gather courage, find my drive... Breathe in deep and take a dive! Prompt: "PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES - CLIFF ISLAND" for "EIGHT, the Weekend - 09.22.24" Word Count: 51 words Line Count: 8 Lines  |
Armies of persuasion won't hold me back Through fires of evidence that burn around me I'll march. Arrows of reason can pierce me relentlessly.. Yet still I'll vanquish doubt. Retreat is not an option. Wrong or right My path is set... And I'll keep going till the end. Prompt: "WRITE AN ADAMANT POEM" for "EIGHT, the Weekend - 09.15.24" Word Count: 48 words Line Count: 8 Lines |
| Prompt 7. Sept 7. Due 11.59 pm today! The last one. "The world is not an ideal place for lots of people. What can YOU do to make it better?" The final of Birthday Blogging for "Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024" When I think about making the world a better place. There are a lot of small things we can do to improve it. The first idea that comes to mind is just helping with the environment. Try your best to reduce trash. Waste builds up over time and if everyone does little things it can go a long way This varies based on location but New York and probably most of the U.S has a fantastic recycling program. New York divides its recycling into three sets of materials - Plastics and Metals, Paper/Cardboard and Organic / Compostable. Those three categories provide a lot of materials that can really eliminate a lot of stuff that would otherwise fill trash locations. From my own experience my household accumulates a 2 gigantic bags of recycling material over the course of a week which is roughly 2/3 of the stuff that would wind up in a trash bin so it really reduces waste a lot. The other thing that can help the world to be better is helping other people in need. There are two ways that I know about helping people. One of them is donating money. The other is volunteering in food banks. This is one aspect that I could probably be better at. I try to donate from time to time but I don't volunteer often enough. The last time that I volunteered was a Thanksgiving food drive handing out thanksgiving meals. It is something that I need to work on in the future. There are other small things that you can do to make the world a better place as well. Helping friends and family over the course of a week goes a really long way. Try to make life better for the people around you can really help a lot. Word Count 335 Words |
| Prompt 6. Sept 6. Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. Paul Tournier Can you share a secret? Small or big, tell us. No? Tell us why not. Day 6 of Birthday Blogging for "Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024" If I revealed a secret, would it still be a secret? My handle is a pen name so there are certain secrets behind it. On the other hand I probably share a lot more on this site than I would in my personal life as I put a lot of my own feelings and thoughts into my writing. In terms of secrets though, I will give a couple away that I can think of off the top of my head. The most immediate is my writing handle Kingssidecastle and where it comes from. Kingssidecastle is actually a type of chess move where the king and rook switch places. In chess castling is done both defensively and offensively. The rook is much better piece for attacking while the king has limited mobility. In addition to that, losing the king results in the player losing the game. Castling usually moves the king behind pawns protecting it while at same time moving the rook into a position where it is able to attack more easily. There are two types of castling in chess a king's side castle where the king switches with the rook closest to it and a Queen's side castle where the king switches with the rook farther away from it. As a chess lover, I choose the move for my handle. It also works really well because I can abbreviate my signature with either the king or rook chess piece i.e. -  or -  Another secret fun fact that ties in with this is that I actually was the person who suggested that Chess pieces be added as emoticons on this site. I am really happy the Story Mistress took it up and added them. In addition to that I was also the person who sponsored the Grandmaster Community Merit Badge. ![Merit Badge in Grandmaster
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Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/general-Grandmaster.gif) The image in the badge is actually based on the logo from the Chessmaster computer game series. I originally wanted the badge to be a Chessmaster badge but was politely advised that it was too niche for a community badge. I opted for the more recognized term of grandmaster which still reflects the chess origins.  Word Count 388 Words |
| Prompt 5. Sept 5. "The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go. Dr. Seuss Tell us more about the writer in you. Plans/Aspirations/Fears/Status etc?" Day 5 of Birthday Blogging for "Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024" It is hard to believe that I used to blog daily at one point. Even 5 blogs in I feel like I haven't exercised my blogging muscles in awhile. Hopefully this will get easier before the end. My writing tends to go in three directions. One would be similar to this where I tend to share my own thoughts in a relaxed type of blog entry. It tends to be a little bit chaotic as I'm giving a train of thought. If I am following a prompt (like with this entry, it is a little bit more organized as I keep to one general idea. I like blogging because it allows to share and analyze different experiences that I have been having. The other type of writing that I like doing is Poetry. There is more of an exercise done for fun as I tend to follow a particular format when I am writing it. It is sort of a game for me. The last of writing that I like doing is fiction. I am a huge Sci fi fan. I am currently planning some adventure, science fiction and action stories and arcs. I have three big projects I am currently working on. A ninja storyline, a steampunk storyline and a magic storyline. I'll tease a little bit about the Steampunk story, this was inspired by WDC prompt and deals with a time traveler who travels back in time using a mystery machine he finds. It has a little bit of a "Back to the Future feel to it. In terms of fears, when it comes I struggle with thinking faster than I am able to transcribe my work. There is always a fear in the back of my head when I plot out a large story that I won't be able to finish it. I look forward to writing out some of these arcs though. ^_^ Word Count: 359 Words |
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