topic: BORDERS medium: TEXT as shared at a PenTales event themed “Borders” Watch Danny tell his story on Youtube! Finally, time for a smoke.  Jack reached into his jacket pocket as he walked down the street away from the restaurant.  His three-hour dinner with Marcus had been pleasant enough, but […]

topic: LOVE AND HEARTBREAK medium: TEXT as shared at a PenTales event themed “Love and Heartbreak” These words I put on paper What do they mean? A window in to my soul Perhaps, so it may seem. Words of hope, fear, and love But are there words of God above? […]

topic: CHANGE medium: TEXT as shared at a PenTales event themed “Freedom and Power” Sometimes – usually when I’m avoiding real responsibility – I juice up my laptop and pull up old files of things I’ve written. Essays, usually.   Or long, aimless letters to family, friends… former friends.  It’s an innocent, soothing […]

topic: CHANGE medium: TEXT I was hoping to think of something inspiring and uplifting, something that would change your world. Yet the truth is, change is scary. Yes, it is a beautiful, essential part of life- what would be the point of living if everything stayed the same all the […]

topic: NATURE medium: TEXT as shared at a PenTales event themed “Borders” “And when the rainy season comes, I know That with the fall will come two emotions; One’s not to shake from me its devotions, That of winter hearts’ melancholic woe. Delight in other rains of excitement, Storms in […]