In the aftermath There is silence More tears than words. What can I say? What do I know? Never should this be Never again Never And yet it repeats Another city Another death. Murder dresses as self-defense And though we mourn And press all the right buttons, Like all the right pages, Do we … Continue reading Black Lives…We Need You
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As readers, many of us seem appalled when our favorite characters suffer at the hands of their authors; when they get killed off, harmed, or traumatized, we close the book with a frown and think, “Why can’t the authors just leave them alone?” Or, perhaps, we chuck the volume across the room, emotionally, and write … Continue reading Writing Violence: A Confession
Death strikes On butterfly wings. A brush so quick That it's hard to tell it happened, Leaving us to hope for recovery. Death waits In shadowy silence Stretching minutes into ages Until any resolution becomes welcome And fear is lost in agony. Death lingers In forsaken ground Written in the rocks. And we … Continue reading Our Sorrow
In the format of a non-traditional critique, Writing That Scene examines the fundamentals of what it takes to make a scene powerful and memorable for readers. The opinion expressed is my own, and other readers’ opinions may differ. The goal is to provide an opportunity for authors to learn from each other and to see … Continue reading Writing That Scene: Little Women
Divinity Steps down, Becoming like us. He assumes a face and a heartbeat, Coming to die. Humility Submits even to death, Claiming the cup of sin Though no part was His. Gracious compassion Coming to die. Trinity Divorces for our sakes. The Father turns away As the Son goes hellwards To scour the … Continue reading The Great Contradiction
Until this past weekend, I had never read a book by Neil Gaiman, but I’d heard quite a bit about him, so when I had the chance to read The Graveyard Book, I readily took it. The book is written for children, but the concept of the novel is intriguing—a boy being raised by a … Continue reading Book Review: Neil Gaiman’s The Graveyard Book
The man who wrote about Death So we could know him, Now knows him better than any of us. He has crossed the line that he created And is no more ours. And the glass looks clearer As if we could slip through, too. But our fingers catch the surface Telling us It’s not our … Continue reading Turtle’s Crossing
In the format of a non-traditional critique, Writing that Scene examines the fundamentals of what it takes to capably convey a scene to one’s readers. The opinion expressed is my own, and other readers’ opinions may and will differ. If you are interested in sharing a scene of your own for a future post, click … Continue reading Writing That Scene: A Christmas Carol
He places the solitary In families. But what if the solitary refuse? Children born into danger In lands where tyranny and death Reign. And we ask why this happens When God knows Trouble will come? When hurt, and harm, and death Are the only legacy their homes can give them. What if it was … Continue reading Why
The world is out of control, Spinning Twirling Shush shush Noise incessant Then He is on the dance floor, And nothing else matters. He moves, and I move. He stands, and I stand. I turn, but He is constant. I fall, and He catches me, And nothing else matters. If it’s the last … Continue reading Whispers on the Dance Floor
Andrea Lundgren 