I’m tired of my dreams
and their surreal realities
They taunt me with memories
Riping screams from me
and torturing me
I long to abandon them
They make me miss you all
those passed and yet to come
My dreams used to be a home
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Very Short Stories, Week 7
Hello! Another week of very short stories is up to read now! I think some of my favourites might just be in this collection, too.
New month means new individual in charge of the word prompts and they have been wonderful thus far. I’m looking forward to seeing the challenges to come and try and push myself further with my writing, too!
May 28th
The computer screens flashed on the moment she touched the mouse. Her lips turned upwards in a faint smile, and she clicked the folder where her manuscript hid. A white page covered in black swirls and lines greeted her eyes, and she knew she’d never #regret writing.
May 29th
The grass was soft against her hands, dampened by dew. Lips curled into a smile and the chill of the air sent goosebumps along her skin. Entranced by the #Orion, she fell away from the world and the freckled boy who saw the galaxy in her emerald gaze.
May 30th
The #patch stood out in the crowd since it covered a woman’s eye and hid a gruesome sight. But she had known it would.
On horseback, she moved through the men and kept her gaze straight ahead. Her face kept cold as stone, she shouted above them, “You follow my lead or you die.”
May 31st
Sleep shed itself from her mind and left a #reverie in its wake. Images danced beneath her eyelids, enticing her to remain coddled in bed. Invincible in a land of her making, she found happiness in ignorance and kept the curtain drawn. Forsake the day for night has come.
June 1st
Stones were piled to the sides around the dig and wheelbarrows brought more in a hurry. The sound of metal biting into dirt filled the day while shouts gave further instructions.
This world beneath our feet is #ancient, he spoke to his daughter. And it needs our love.
June 2nd
Sweat ran down her face in drips and her heart beat in excruciating bursts. I can do this, she thought, determined to beat the #crucible before her. The gates opened, unleashing her into the labyrinth, and she surged forward. Knife in her grasp, she listened for threats.
June 3rd
The #willow tree stood tall in the meadow and wildflowers bowed to it in the breeze. Its branches swayed to nature’s tune whilst birds fluttered underneath its canopy. Tickled by the sun, the rustling of leaves became its laughter, and joy shimmered through the grasses.
Blogger Recognition Award
Today, I was nominated for the Blogger Recognition Award, and that blew me away! I couldn’t believe it, and it gives me a chance to thank some great followers.
Thank you, Charli Dee ( https://lifewithcharli.home.blog/ ) for nominating me! I really appreciate it, and love the support you’ve given me! Your blog has been awesome to follow with the different things you talk about, and I always look forward to your posts.
Now about the Blogger Recognition Award:
The Blogger Recognition Award is an online award given by bloggers to other bloggers. It is a way to recognize the work of other bloggers, and award them for the work they put into putting out blog posts. It is definitely hard work, so I’m very honored to be receiving this award!
Rules:
- Thank the nominator, and publish a post on your blog about receiving the Blogger Recognition Award. Make sure to provide a link to the nominator’s blog in your post.
- Give a brief story of how your blog started.
- Give two pieces of advice to new bloggers.
- Nominate 10-15 other bloggers for this award, and inform them of their nomination.
How My Blog Started
Kem’s Journey started out as a way to motivate me to keep writing, and it has helped immensely in that regard. It doesn’t hurt that I am building a following, and this blog encouraged me to explore other social media platforms like Twitter (@KEMwriting). There are so many amazing people out there who ask great questions, provide informing answers, and offer support on bad days. My blog may have started out in one place, but it has taken me to others on the way!
While I keep working away on my book, I post my other attempts in the realm of writing. I have enjoyed writing and reading since I was a child, and I wish I had of kept at it instead of waiting to pick it back up! I now call myself a writer (regardless of not being published), and it is going to stay that way!
Advice to New Bloggers
I’m not sure I am really qualified to give advice in this regard as I’m pretty much winging it. I guess I’ll make an attempt.
- Take the time to read other people’s blogs and comment when you can. Some of these connections will be genuine and worth the world. Bloggers should support each other when able, and you’ll need it at the end of the day, too.
- Find your voice, your reason, your meaning, and talk about it! You’ll stray every now and then, and that’s fine! Just remember your blog is about you and your PASSION so embrace it, and talk about it!
- Make the time for your blog now, because you will regret it later if you don’t! I try and post something every day, but there are times when I don’t. You got to get back up, though, and write that post.
Nominees
- Weronika Donovan – https://painted-poems.blog/
- Buddhadosha – https://dkflosi.wordpress.com/
- Ilona Pulianauskaite – https://easydiet.blog/
- Cristian Mihai – https://cristianmihai.net/ and/or https://artofblogging.net/
- Peter Edwards – https://littlefears.co.uk/
- Luna – https://lunatheblog.com/
- A Collective of Individuals – https://pointlessoverthinking.com/
- Elizabeth Ramadi – https://poetkisses.blog/
- CJ Porter – https://potheadtoprovidence.com/
- Frank Solanki – https://franksolanki.com/
- https://shortstoryscribe.wordpress.com/
- https://theintrospectivescribbleronline.wordpress.com/
- https://pmuink.com/
- https://dirtyscifibuddha.com/
- https://thematicallymeandering.com/
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