Destruction and Other Poems

Hello all! I am sorry I have not been posting regularly; I have many things going on in my life. I will attempt to be slightly more consistent, but with school starting back up, who knows? I am aware that the title of this post is slightly depressing. I mean, who wants to read about …

Hamlet on Dating

Hello everyone! Sorry for not posting sooner, but I've been busy with scholarships and things. Today, I'd thought I'd post my rewrite of Hamlet's "To Be" soliloquy. As a backstory, I have been working on a play about a girl who is trying to decide whether or not to go on a date. In one …

Dragons and the Fae: Myths and Misunderstandings

I wrote this essay a long, long time ago for one of my writing classes. My writing has improved since then, but it is a fun essay, and I thought you might enjoy it. Happy Reading! ***     As the knight rode up the hill, he watched the skies for the loathsome dragon. It had …

Why We Should Read Jane Austen

I recently gave a speech in my communications class in an attempt to persuade my classmates to read Jane Austen, my favorite fiction author. Since I have not written anything on her works yet, I thought I would share this speech with you. Happy Reading! ***             There comes a time in every persons’ life …

The Heart’s Call

Hello everyone! I'm sorry I haven't posted in a while. This is another poem I wrote for my creative writing class. Although I enjoy it, and I'm sure you will too, I want to remind everyone that love isn't primarily a feeling; it is an action. In 1 Corinthians 13:4-8, Paul describes what love truly …

The Keeper’s Ballad

This poem has a long history. The idea started with a character I created last year while I was reading a book. I called her the Keeper. I did not place her in a specific realm until sometime later, but she came to be a part of a place I call The Realm of Fantasy, …

The Miracle Child

Hello everyone! Sorry that this post is a little late. I hope you guys had a great month! Because the Walk for Life, a yearly fundraiser to help save the lives of innocent babies, is coming up, and because spring is a time of new life, I thought I would share a short story I …

The Cross

For my creative writing class, I wrote a shape poem about God and what He did to redeem us. I thought I would post it for you to read and remember the wonderful love God has for His people. Happy Reading! Sin and Shame, The Lord Christ Bore that Awful pain. His life He gave …

On Completing a (Good) Romance Novel

Hello everyone! I am so sorry that I have not posted anything recently. I have started one, but it's taking longer to write than I expected. Recently for my creative writing course at St. Petersburg College, I wrote a poem about reading a romance novel, so I thought, "Why not post that?" The idea came …

Cinderella’s Redemption

Everyone knows the story "Cinderella"—or at least, they should. After all, different versions of the fairy tale exist all over the world. Today though, I want to look at the European version. If you've never heard of Cinderella, here's a brief synopsis: a young orphaned girl is enslaved by her evil stepmother and stepsisters, and …