The Haunting of the Hawthorne Girls by ChristalKitto, literature
Literature
The Haunting of the Hawthorne Girls
He looked up from his laptop when he heard the creaking of the door. Just another item to add to the ever-growing list of things that had to be done. Nothing seems to be following the time schedule he had pitched to his backers. In fact, if things didn't change soon...he didn't have time to think about what that outcome would be. There was no more ways to stall this newest intrusion so he waved to the only unoccupied chair in the room. The mountain of a man declined and remained standing in the military fashion that had been ingrained into him. He, the owner knew the man wouldn't sit; he didn't know why he kept offering. The foreman would r
Celestial Dragon King by ChristalKitto, literature
Literature
Celestial Dragon King
Black wings spread across celestial skies,
blocking out all heavenly light.
Glowing orbs piercing through rolling fog,
shooting fear into hearts.
Thunder roars from bellowing voice,
to warn all of his approach.
A warning too late to abate their fate,
from the death that awaits.
Over the rise Death comes,
with flames and claws and razor-edged teeth.
Leaving behind a landscape of blood,
he soars with laughing glee.
Fear oozing as souls cry out,
for aid that will not come.
Fleeting chances of escape are lost,
as screams wane to moans.
All around no life abounds,
to worship the conqueror on his throne.
His kingdom is barren of supplicant,
alo
Appreciate the quiet things in life
dancing in the rain,
playing in the snow.
Sunrises and spring sunsets,
birth and death,
good and evil.
Even Mary with open arms waiting out the storm
The Haunting of the Hawthorne Girls by ChristalKitto, literature
Literature
The Haunting of the Hawthorne Girls
He looked up from his laptop when he heard the creaking of the door. Just another item to add to the ever-growing list of things that had to be done. Nothing seems to be following the time schedule he had pitched to his backers. In fact, if things didn't change soon...he didn't have time to think about what that outcome would be. There was no more ways to stall this newest intrusion so he waved to the only unoccupied chair in the room. The mountain of a man declined and remained standing in the military fashion that had been ingrained into him. He, the owner knew the man wouldn't sit; he didn't know why he kept offering. The foreman would r
Celestial Dragon King by ChristalKitto, literature
Literature
Celestial Dragon King
Black wings spread across celestial skies,
blocking out all heavenly light.
Glowing orbs piercing through rolling fog,
shooting fear into hearts.
Thunder roars from bellowing voice,
to warn all of his approach.
A warning too late to abate their fate,
from the death that awaits.
Over the rise Death comes,
with flames and claws and razor-edged teeth.
Leaving behind a landscape of blood,
he soars with laughing glee.
Fear oozing as souls cry out,
for aid that will not come.
Fleeting chances of escape are lost,
as screams wane to moans.
All around no life abounds,
to worship the conqueror on his throne.
His kingdom is barren of supplicant,
alo
Appreciate the quiet things in life
dancing in the rain,
playing in the snow.
Sunrises and spring sunsets,
birth and death,
good and evil.
Even Mary with open arms waiting out the storm
Well hi. It's been forever since I've updated my journal here on deviantART. Let me go back a little bit, and work my way forward. I stepped down from the CR Team because life has caused my focus to be required in other places. I hope the gallery is well looked after, as I DO love the Wallpapers gallery... But my life was and is a train-wreck, and I wasn't capable of leading or guiding anymore.
Having moved from CT to NY, then NY to GA, then GA back to NY, and then NY to FL, and from one town in FL to another one here in FL... I've been on the move a lot, trying to get stable, trying to find love, trying to find work, trying to find insp
May Mixup Madness (MMM) 2015 by ProjectDFC, journal
May Mixup Madness (MMM) 2015
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Welcome back to another round of May Mixup Madness (MMM). I am your host, kiwi-damnation (https://www.deviantart.com/kiwi-damnation) and I hope you've all had a great 2015 so far. This month will hopefully bring a lot of fun and awesome your way. AAA went pretty well with some great entries :). Well done to those who participated. I meant to put this up earlier but life gets in the way at times. Let's get ready to kick ass with May Mixup Madness. Who's with me?
Ready?
Ok.
May Mixup Madness follows a similar structure to the cento poetic form in that you choose ONE musician or poet and use lines from various pieces of theirs. Y
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Express your appreciation EVERY day in April
In an effort to open your heart this April, I challenge you all to photograph, scribe or art something you appreciate in your life every day this month.
Enjoy your life this April, take the time to "stop and smell the flowers" for one month. Everyone deserves a little tranquility in life; sometimes it's just a matter of looking for something to appreciate for beautiful moments to appear.
How to Enter
Create a new Folder titled, 'April Appreciation 2013' in your Gallery
Venture out into your surrounding world to find something you apprec
Our First Contest: Brevity Is the Soul of Lit by HaveTales-WillTell, journal
Our First Contest: Brevity Is the Soul of Lit
National Poetry Writing Month (NaPoWriMo) is set to begin on April 1; what better platform with which to launch our first contest! So without further ado, allow us to present: Brevity Is the Soul of Lit.
Prize List
:dummy: Everyone always scrolls down to the prizes first anyway, so let's just get that out of the way. As more prizes are (hopefully) added, they will be highlighted.
Best in Show (overall winner):star: 3-month sub, courtesy of ikazon (https://www.deviantart.com/ikazon).
:bulletred: 700 points, courtesy of inknalcohol (https://www.deviantart.com/inknalcohol), thorns (https://www.deviantart.com/thorns), LadyLincoln (https://www.deviantart.com/ladylincoln), neurotype-on-discord (https://www.deviantart.com/neurotype-on-discord) and myself.
:bulletred: Inclusion in our Featured folder.
:bulletred: Critique, courtesy
Spring is almost here, for those of us in the northern hemisphere! The cycle of life is turning again, and that means baby animals, fresh shoots, and budding trees. The world up here seems to be awakening! :heart:
Of course, those of you in the southern hemisphere have beauty and a part of the life cycle, too! Leaves are falling from trees, and animals are prepping for their winter hibernation. Unless of course you live in a subtropical or tropical region, like Vocable (https://www.deviantart.com/vocable). Lucky so and so! ;)
I'd like to present a contest. Write 1500 to 3000 words for me, using the themes AWAKENING or ASLEEPENING however you'd like!
THIS CONTEST I
Poetry Self-Edit Checklist by Mahi-Fish, literature
Literature
Poetry Self-Edit Checklist
Poetry Self-Edit Quick Start Guide and Checklist
Introduction
The idea behind this is to give newer poets a way to better edit their poetry themselves, without having to rely as much on an external editor. It can be frustrating, especially for new poets to request feedback from a friend, or worse, to post a poem, and have all of the responses be about grammatical errors and other details. We write poetry to convey ideas and emotions, and when something is off technically about the poem it distracts the reader. When a reader is distracted enough to notice an error or other problem it means they might spend th
Title Poem Contest! - CLOSED! by TheTitlePage, journal
Title Poem Contest! - CLOSED!
:new:It's 11:00 PM for me here in Central Time and that means it's about time to close the book on this one. I'll accept any late stragglers, up until around noon tomorrow, but that's it! If you've not gotten your entry in by then, you're out!:new:
Hey yall. The April 10th deadline is coming up fast. So far I've received eight entries and it looks like it's gonna be a tough judging process.
That said, I've had a few people here and there hinting that maybe they could use an extension. So shout out in the comments below - do you need more time? Or is the remaining six days enough time to get it all done? I'm perfectly fine with putting off t
PE: Two Forms, One Theme Contest! by BeccaJS, journal
PE: Two Forms, One Theme Contest!
:new: Just a reminder there is only ONE day left to submit your poems! Entries are collecting fast so please ensure it is submitted in time if you'd like to be in with a chance! The prizes are FABULOUS so why wouldn't you? :D
Hello all!
I hope you all enjoyed our PE week on Poetry Forms! Before I begin divulging our grand finale of the week, I want to share my since thanks to everyone who wrote an article, supported, helped organise and got involved with this week, you guys are really awesome! :heart:
And since we’ve got such a nice collection of articles, it would be naughty of us to now ignore them! To celebrate poetry forms week,
The Haunting of the Hawthorne Girls by ChristalKitto, literature
Literature
The Haunting of the Hawthorne Girls
He looked up from his laptop when he heard the creaking of the door. Just another item to add to the ever-growing list of things that had to be done. Nothing seems to be following the time schedule he had pitched to his backers. In fact, if things didn't change soon...he didn't have time to think about what that outcome would be. There was no more ways to stall this newest intrusion so he waved to the only unoccupied chair in the room. The mountain of a man declined and remained standing in the military fashion that had been ingrained into him. He, the owner knew the man wouldn't sit; he didn't know why he kept offering. The foreman would r
Sometimes I think that its a good challenge to yourself to just close your eyes and write what comes. I did that today and was mildly surprise. Don't have a title or even know how to classify but it is interesting. I dare anyone to try it. Here is the result:
Wrap me in your arms,
take me to nirvana with your loving embrace.
Lift my soul from its own quagmire,
giving it breath of love.
I see you in every dark corner of my heart,
saving me from my own demise.
Teach me to fly on the currents of peace,
warming me in your strength.
With humility I ask for these thing
It looks like in 3 weeks will lose out on my premium, but that is okay. I have a job, family, a place to live and food on the table. Life goes on and there are more things to take my time and energy to worry about. I know I will miss some of the fun features but those are only frills and not the people I have met here and the knowledge I have gain. I want to thank Kari for the year of having a Premium Membership.
This month is a new beginning for me. At the beginning of the month I started a new job after not having one for 3 years. Its a whole new world compared to what I am use to but it feels good to be going to work and supporting my family. No sooner did I start working that my husband started a new business which I help with.
Like with all new changes something does get shorted. I had to chose and family and work gets most of my time. I still make an effort to write at least every week but I know its not near what I was doing before.
Even our family has grown. My daughter and granddaughter moved in on Easter and the next weekend we welcomed a