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Category: Creative Writing

The Rainy Heavens Give Birth (Rhyme-y Poem)

Posted on November 17, 2020

It’s late at night, I don’t really want to write, Don’t feel that bright, instead rather uptight, But on the other hand, the rain outside is so fracking nice, it just may…

Tom is very sensitive… (Creative Writing)

Posted on November 15, 2020

(I found today this reading through one of my journals. I had no recollection of writing it until I got to the surprise ending. Dated June 17, 2020) Tom seems so strange…

“Unique Creative Bliss” (Original Poem)

Posted on October 19, 2020

Songs, and Blogs and Piano compositions, An artist at work on creative revisions, So much expression without asking permission, Just letting myself follow my vision. I write, I create, I refine, I…

“The Trusty Jog” (Ode to Running)

Posted on October 11, 2020

A few days ago I blogged about how much I am appreciating my runs these days as a mental uplifter to set me up with a good day. Tonight I got poetic…

The Closet Renaissance Man Calls Out that Old Nasty

Posted on June 20, 2020

Earlier this month I mentioned the Benjamin Franklin biography I read a few years ago. Since reading this book, Franklin has seemed to me the perfect example of someone who permitted himself…

Chain-Mail Epiphany

Posted on June 19, 2020

So there are good-feeling thoughts, and there are not-so-good-feeling thoughts. And today I was looking at some old videos I made, in which I played some original music. I was admiring myself…

The Happy Mind (Poem)

Posted on June 16, 2020

There is a saying I heard a long time ago: “The mind can be a dangerous place to go alone.” And yes, this can definitely be true… when your mind is in…

“If You Are Ready” (Original Poem)

Posted on April 28, 2020

I wrote this poem tonight, and it reminds me of a similar poem from “Think and Grow Rich.” This is my late-night effort at being staid and literary: No one knows what…

A Letter from the Corona Virus to Humanity

Posted on April 7, 2020

Dear Earth’s Humans, Hi There! I know you have been hearing a lot of me lately. In fact, I’ve gotten hugely popular, in just a few months. I’ve even overshadowed President Trump,…

Day 396: Jovial Patriarch (Creative Writing)

Posted on September 10, 2019

For too long I languished in a dungeon deep in the earth. This abominable hole was of my own devising, though I had forgotten creating it. I lived off the crusty remains…

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