"Don't adventures ever have an end? I suppose not. Someone else always has to carry on the story." -J.R.R. Tolkien
They say there's a such thing as an end, but I don't believe them. No story ever stops after the last page. The people just don't stop living. They breathe In. Out. In. Out. every second whether it's told or not. They face new struggles and mountains that must be peaked, but the story never ends. Not really. Not if you listen closely and dream. That's when living truly begins. In the Happily Ever After that is anything but happy. It's adventure. Something exciting and thrilling and frightening and disturbing. There's always a new cross to bear. So never believe them when they say 'THE END'.
(Thanks Caroline for the Tolkien quote!)
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Forever is the Sunset of You and Me
"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you." -A. A. Milne
Two words: Best Friends. Just seeing those words together like that brings a flooding of images to your mind. Laughter, smiles, inside jokes, serious heart-to-hearts, long conversations on the phone. Best friends are the most special things in the world, and the really true ones, will never be a day without you. So to my best friends, I love you more than you could know, and I don't tell you enough how much I appreciate you, and I know there's never really a day that I live without you. To us, forever.
Two words: Best Friends. Just seeing those words together like that brings a flooding of images to your mind. Laughter, smiles, inside jokes, serious heart-to-hearts, long conversations on the phone. Best friends are the most special things in the world, and the really true ones, will never be a day without you. So to my best friends, I love you more than you could know, and I don't tell you enough how much I appreciate you, and I know there's never really a day that I live without you. To us, forever.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
To Write is to Live
"The most beautiful things are those that madness prompts and reason writes."- Andre Gide
I've quite possibly gone crazy. Tomorrow I will join with many other writers and begin a month long process of placing words right next to each other to form a novel. The goal is 50,000 by midnight on November 30. Well, I'm curious to see what comes of it. I'm excited because it starts tomorrow, but my plan for this is no plan. That is, I have no plot only a protagonist. Nanowrimo, here I come. See you in 31 days.
I've quite possibly gone crazy. Tomorrow I will join with many other writers and begin a month long process of placing words right next to each other to form a novel. The goal is 50,000 by midnight on November 30. Well, I'm curious to see what comes of it. I'm excited because it starts tomorrow, but my plan for this is no plan. That is, I have no plot only a protagonist. Nanowrimo, here I come. See you in 31 days.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Life feels Weird
"Life feels weird, Bailey."-My brother
Tonight at the dinner table my sister was talking about how weird something felt, and the quote was my little brother's response. I'm sure he was just joking or doing that bit where he says something random or off beat, but I heard that and it struck me as really profound. I mean, think about it. Life really does feel weird. Some days seem almost magical when the day before nothing went right. In life, things get scarier in the dark. Life brings pain, and that never feels natural or normal, but it definitely feels weird. I think its official-my brother is a genius. He's always had a way with the spoken word.
Tonight at the dinner table my sister was talking about how weird something felt, and the quote was my little brother's response. I'm sure he was just joking or doing that bit where he says something random or off beat, but I heard that and it struck me as really profound. I mean, think about it. Life really does feel weird. Some days seem almost magical when the day before nothing went right. In life, things get scarier in the dark. Life brings pain, and that never feels natural or normal, but it definitely feels weird. I think its official-my brother is a genius. He's always had a way with the spoken word.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Fight for Love
"Do you think its possible to finally decide that you really, truly love someone, but not end up marrying him?"-Robin Jones Gunn (As You Wish)
The girl jolted down the street. Her heart was pounding in her ears. This isn't happening, this isn't happening she thought. He's got to still be alive she told herself again and again. His shaggy blond hair was stained with the tears she had shed the night before. His bright blue eyes were sinking into her uttermost thoughts. She loved him, and she couldn't lose him-not now. It was too soon.
"Please don't be dead, John," she whispered as she ran to his house. "Please don't leave me."
She ran through his front door hoping and praying that somehow he was still alive. She burst into the living room and saw his family crying. His brother and father never looked so distraught. With a glance at his sister's face she knew the chances were slim. The diabetic coma was too much for his frail body. The phone rang breaking the silence.
"We need the family of John Paul-Jones to come to Union Hospital; I'm afraid he hasn't made it."
She collapsed to the ground in tears.
The girl jolted down the street. Her heart was pounding in her ears. This isn't happening, this isn't happening she thought. He's got to still be alive she told herself again and again. His shaggy blond hair was stained with the tears she had shed the night before. His bright blue eyes were sinking into her uttermost thoughts. She loved him, and she couldn't lose him-not now. It was too soon.
"Please don't be dead, John," she whispered as she ran to his house. "Please don't leave me."
She ran through his front door hoping and praying that somehow he was still alive. She burst into the living room and saw his family crying. His brother and father never looked so distraught. With a glance at his sister's face she knew the chances were slim. The diabetic coma was too much for his frail body. The phone rang breaking the silence.
"We need the family of John Paul-Jones to come to Union Hospital; I'm afraid he hasn't made it."
She collapsed to the ground in tears.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Falling, Fallen, Fall
"Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns."-George Eliot
Crisp. Crunch. Woosh.
gold red and brown
the jerseys and cheering
plush soft elegant sweaters
contentedness-Thanksgiving
rain and cool breeze
smiling faces and pretty places
vacations in the cabin
dreamers peak of inspiration
a solid melody
rollercoasters of simplicity
one fading breath
new beginnings and happiness
sparkling eyes
the queer juxtaposed dance called fall
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Dancing and Mirror Ball Trophys
"Not knowing you can't do something, is sometimes all it takes to do it."-Ally Carter
Well, first off-Ally Carter is a genius, and therefore, you must go and read her blog post on the subject matter at hand- (www.allycarter.com/blog/). It's true. Authors aren't given enough 'celebrity' credit on TV or in Hollywood, but they're way cooler than Brad Pitt and whoever that girl that he married then divorced is. Authors are plain awesome, so I'm asking that everone join the Author Dancing Movement and pick up their picket fence signs and get an author on Dancing With The Stars for season 12. Pick your favorite author, then if you're a twitterer, go to @OfficiallyAlly and enter in the contest! Seriously. Get your favorite. author. dancing!
Well, first off-Ally Carter is a genius, and therefore, you must go and read her blog post on the subject matter at hand- (www.allycarter.com/blog/). It's true. Authors aren't given enough 'celebrity' credit on TV or in Hollywood, but they're way cooler than Brad Pitt and whoever that girl that he married then divorced is. Authors are plain awesome, so I'm asking that everone join the Author Dancing Movement and pick up their picket fence signs and get an author on Dancing With The Stars for season 12. Pick your favorite author, then if you're a twitterer, go to @OfficiallyAlly and enter in the contest! Seriously. Get your favorite. author. dancing!
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