Posts tagged lit

  • Creation requires solitude
  • a space to break down
  • a space to build up
  • to give form, to give function
  • to give life to an idea
  • to give to strangers a gift
  • normally reserved for a lover

To look forward on the edge of death would be to invite the imbalance that would send you over the precipice; instead look back to solid ground and find comfort in the familiar. Let your fear ground you by refusing to dwell on it—advance only when calm has built a bridge where you otherwise might have plummeted.

  - Darcie(amphigorical)WriteClub winning entry

WriteClub Aphorism Contest Winners:

Life ends abruptly and painfully, but at least you didn’t have to live it as a tree.




I’ve debated my life and almost took it, but then my life took me and showed me something I’d thought I’d never feel again: Love.




My weakness was always holding on.  I grasped onto everything I ever had, and the very notion of letting go terrified me. But now that the heavenly bliss of death waited, I let everything go. I had nothing left to fight for.




Momento Mori

“Momento Mori” was his last breath,
And against El Toro he fell to death.

Eclipsed by the point of a single spear,
Jutted across the hide of the snarling steer, 
then up past the ear.
Gleaning the blood from the wounds in this game,
The fighter performing as always the same,
but this time gouged fatal, claiming accidental fame.

“Momento Mori” was his last breath
And against El Toro he fell to death.




(love)

Always, and forever—interrupted by normalcy.


WriteClub Aphorism Contest (ends tonight 10 pm est)

*edit* (if you participate, could you please share this)

So far I’ve had a lot of really great intense submissions. I’m glad you all like the aphorism style!

If you haven’t submitted yet, its not too late!

  • The topic is death. Specifically your death. The challenge is to write an aphorism that would be most meaningful to you while you lay on your deathbed.
  • Make sure your submission is in the style of the aphorism. 
  • Aphorisms are short elegant expressions, philosophical and challenging as well as personal.

To submit please click here.

Try not to die before the deadline. Good luck!

- Ricky

WriteClub Aphorism Contest

Hey folks, new aphorism writing contest starting today and ending Thurs (9th) around 10 pm (EST).

  • The topic is death. Specifically your death. The challenge is to write an aphorism that would be most meaningful to you while you lay on your deathbed.
  • Make sure your submission is in the style of the aphorism. 

To submit please click here.

Try not to die before the deadline. Good luck!

- Ricky

Writers… welcome to Write Club (aphorism writing challenge)

First rule of Write Club is that you do not write about Write Club. 

For those of us not watching the Super Bowl and for those packing and smoking out of a super bowl, join the Write Club challenge.

Today’s (sunday feb. 5th) Write Club challenge is an aphorism contest. (deadline is 9pm eastern standard time)

The topic is the ever faithful green-eyed monster - unwarranted jealousy (projected jealousy) - that we sometimes inflict our partners with. 

My favorite 140ish character aphorism wins.

I’ll first select my favorite top 10 and post the results. Then I’ll have the tumblr community poll the top 10 to get to the top 3. Which I will then choose from.

Winner gets their submission posted to a large fellowing with a paid Highlight and my eternal friendship. 

Click Here To Submit (or at the link at the top of my page.) 

And don’t forget to fellow your fellow writers.

Things I will be looking for is creativity of analogy or metaphor. Vividness of writing. Insight and intensity into the theme. And no piece of writing is any good without palpable honesty.

(deadline is 9pm eastern standard time)