A thousand fears my lover has survived Each night has heaped harsh troubles on his breast And all his life, of warmth and love deprived, No night has ever granted him his rest. Together we were trapped in love’s … Continue reading »POEM: Untitled Sonnet
It’s been a year since last NaNo, and longer still since I’ve won. This year, I’m determined to succeed. I want to write at least the requisite 1667 words per day. Per day. That means every day. I am focused. … Continue reading »Day Four, and the weather’s not frightful yet
A star The black A step A breath The Beautiful People are gathered tonight A glance A bow The breeze So sweet The Beautiful People, so graceful, so bright The silk The wine She turns He smiles The Beautiful People … Continue reading »POEM: The Beautiful People
Ah, blue skies and cool breezes. Spring! I am so filled with motivation this time of year. Perhaps it has something to do with the coming of the summer holidays – Christmas and New Years and so on – and … Continue reading »Springing Time
Look at you. Sitting there with your beach novels. Blissfully, ignorantly happy with your paragraphs. You don’t know what I’ve seen. What I’ve suffered. This is a book that was made into a movie filmed in black and white. … Continue reading »Satantango
I am filled with the enthusiasm of October, when time is spent browsing the NaNoWriMo forums and making notes. The NaNo forums are a fantastic place in October. November, too, although in November everyone is scatter-brained, sleep-deprived, and running on … Continue reading »Aiming High
Ah, spring! The time of year when one’s thoughts turn to writing a 50 thousand word novel in 30 days. Can it really be October again already? I haven’t done well in the NaNoWriMo department recently. I failed last … Continue reading »There’s excitement in the air
I’m the world’s least reliable blogger, I swear. One month out of Blaugust and I’m already down to a post a week. *smacks hand* Naughty. I’ve been getting back into Skyrim and wasting my time on that, I’m afraid. (No … Continue reading »Prospect(u)s
Look at me, slacking off with my blogging. Things went so well during Blaugust. Now I’ve fallen off the wagon and am dawdling along behind, finding excuses to delay. My Japanese 2016 planner, the hobonichi techo, arrived last week. … Continue reading »Dragging My Feet