This journey is unlike anything I could've imagined ( good thing this whole thing isn't my daydream). Because I didn't think I had it in me, this thing that everyone else saw in me. This thing that earned me the honor of teaching twenty-two blossoming minds. I was only substituting for about a month and... Continue Reading →
I’ve Returned
and where've I been? easing from under the shade of my apple tree whose roots have broken concrete, whose fruits have fallen too soon from the faintest winds, where have I been? cowering amongst rotten cores and tics disguised as seeds hailing Mary every time I thought I heard my mirror speak... but my reflection... Continue Reading →
The Gamble for Gold
you wouldn't see it in the
Poetry Writing Tips: Become a Slam Poet in 5 Simple Steps by Gale Danley
Here's a simple yet powerful video that I found while eating breakfast this morning. I hope you'll enjoy it as much as I did. Happy writing 😀 - B. Brown
Just In Case No One Told You…
...you are indeed worthy
Witnesses
you may have posted a poem the other day about heartache and frustration or maybe you shared a short romantic story one that'd been simmering in your mind for ages or maybe you had the strength to drag a traumatic experience out into the open as memoir or journal entry... what ever it was, it... Continue Reading →
Gitanjali 35 – Rabindranath Tagore, (1861 – 1941)
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high; Where knowledge is free; Where the world has not been broken up into fragments by narrow domestic walls; Where words come out from the depth of truth; Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection; Where the clear stream of reason has not... Continue Reading →
Stake
don't weaken yourself for someone with something to prove, they'll jump to make an example out of you, no matter the record, no matter the truth their ego will always outweigh you - B. Brown (art by: Antony Gormley, CAPACITOR)
Allow Me to Finally Introduce Myself
Good morning everyone! I think it's time that I introduce myself. My name is Breanna Brown. I'm twenty-six, mother of one and I just started a master's program for English. Currently, I work as a waitress in the state of Nevada. My daughter is five, sassy and silly. We own a little red corn snake... Continue Reading →
To Walk on Water…
the single cell amoeba sends out it's distress signal in the form of a secretion that attracts other single cells... safety in numbers, fish maintain a closed distance from one another, constantly keeping tabs, not too close, not too far just enough to up the odds of survival should nature decide to rush it's course...... Continue Reading →