… but I have decided to return to this blog.
My next series of posts will be a novella named VALHALLA RISING, a science-fiction tale about human refugees living on an alien world, which is already completed in draft form. Depending on interest in the novella, I may or may not post the complete story on this blog.
I look forward to returning to my reader to explore and to discover new blogs, and I hope that you all enjoy the return of Inspired Stories and Poems!
– Laura Marie Clark
Monday again! The weather in Birmingham has improved this past week – I even saw the sun a few times! There’s lots of time to scroll through my reader while I sit lazily in the sunlight. Here are some great picks from throughout the week:
I am no tree by Sarita Jay Brady
In the Silence on Poet’s Corner
Grounded on Tales of Unusual Strangeness
Knaben by David Henson on Spelk
Here’s a blog that combines photography with poetry and displays the images in a nice, clear style that’s sure to catch your eye: uptown jack. The poetry is often short and thought provoking. Check it out by clicking the link!
I hope you enjoy going through these posts as much as I did. Happy reading! And if you’ve read something worthy of sharing, add a link in the comments below to share it with everyone else!
It’s week 10 of 2017 already, and so far I’ve been very busy, both on this blog and in the *gasp* real world. My next big task is to create an abstract for a 20-minute paper based around my chosen dissertation topic. I’ve got lots of issues with the whole speak-for-20-minutes-about-your-own-research-and-then-defend-it-against-questions thing, but the main issue right now is that I haven’t actually been able to narrow my dissertation topic down all that much.
As a handy distraction from all this academic lark, I turned to my WordPress reader. Here’s what I wanted to share from the past week:
Blind Woman on Calliope’s Lyre
Oh on Hockadower
Water Child – A Ghazal on Poet’s Corner (where you might even discover a new form of poem to try)
The Money Wallet on 200 Word Stories
For some regular, daily flash fiction/short stories on you reader, check out Flash 365. It’s always great quality writing, and the art that comes with it will surely catch your attention.
I hope you enjoy going through these posts as much as I did. Happy reading! And if you’ve read something worthy of sharing, add a link in the comments below to share it with everyone else!
Welcome to week 8 of Monday Reflection! On Friday I became officially unemployed (again) – hopefully I’ll be able to get a weekend job soon so that it doesn’t interfere with my studies too much. In the meantime, I’ve got more opportunities to go through my reader, and here’s what I picked out to share from last week:
Blank Page on Poems and Short Stories
untitled by Jade Forbes on Applaud the Poet
Wake Dragging on Day Events
Time Travel Inc. – The Installer on Flash 365
Here’s a blog with a variety of authors who all write divergent literature: Sudden Denouement Literary Collective. Follow the link and check out the ‘About’ page to discover its sister sites.
I hope you enjoy going through these posts as much as I did. Happy reading! And if you’ve read something worthy of sharing, add a link in the comments below to share it with everyone else!
It’s reading week this week, which means extra time outside of classes and more time (supposedly) reading for uni. I’ll be focusing on my dissertation, mostly because I have yet to decide what it will actually be about. In the meantime, here are a few things I want to share with you from my Reader last week:
secrets on Amateur Poet
The Uprisen on bujonswords
Walking through Fire on Merging Traffic
Assassin on The Darker Realms
Here’s a blog I always enjoy reading, where short stories are posted every Sunday: Fictive Dream. They’re happy to accept submissions too, so great reading or submitting (or, if you’re in the mood, try both)!
I hope you enjoy going through these posts as much as I did. Happy reading! And if you’ve read something worthy of sharing, add a link in the comments below to share it with everyone else!
Happy birthday to me!
No slacking, of course, so here’s week 6 of Monday Reflection and my favourite picks from my reader this past week:
Freedom from your scorn on TheFeatheredSleep
Youth Sings on Rhapsody of Solitary
The Rushmore Protocol on 200 Word Stories
Two-Forty-Seven by Cal Marcius on Spelk
I’m sharing another blog with (almost) daily posts that accepts submissions by writers. This one is dedicated to stories, and it’s called, rather helpfully, Literally Stories. Go check it out to discover some great writers!
I hope you enjoy going through these posts as much as I did. Happy reading! And if you’ve read something worthy of sharing, add a link in the comments below to share it with everyone else!
Here’s the last Monday Reflection in January. It’s been a long and tiring week for me. Here’s what caught my eye on my dash over the past week:
The Architect on Dreaming > living
The Shadow Walked Away by Ari Purkayastha on Sudden Denouement Literary Collective
words to whisper to oneself on wmaclean
Urban Street by Iain Kelly
I’m sharing another active poetry blog with you: Random Poem Tree. Like the others I have shared, it accepts submissions from around the world. Check it out, and submit your own poetry if you wish.
I hope you enjoy going through these posts as much as I did. Happy reading! And if you’ve read something worth reading, add a link in the comments below to share it with everyone else!
I was super busy last week, and it looks like this week will be more of the same! I’m back at work and uni now, plus I’ve got an exam, and essay to hand in, and my first personal training session. I’m looking for a new job with better hours, too (currently working 5am – 8am, it’s good pay but I’d like to feel less tired – and I won’t be able to keep this job once I finish my masters).
Of course, that doesn’t mean I can slack off on this blog. Here’s a few posts I really loved from last week:
Beast in the Nighttime by Sarita Jay Brady
To Forget how to Remember on The Mischief Memoirs
Paint on c’est la vie
Phosphorescent by Fadila Henry
A great poetry blog this week. Again, this blog allows submissions, and the poetry on there is always high quality, inspiring stuff: Autumn Sky Poetry Daily
I hope you enjoy going through these posts as much as I did. Happy reading! And if you’ve read something worth reading, add a link in the comments below to share it with everyone else!
Here’s a great list of tips for new bloggers, with excellent examples of what to focus on and what to avoid.
Hi there, and thanks for stopping by to scan my unsolicited advice for beginning bloggers post! Now, I am well aware that this post is a bit of a risk. I am not a professional blogger, and I absolutely do not claim to have a plethora of knowledge on the subject. I definitely don’t want to come across as saying ‘blog like me’. The reason I felt compelled to write this post (and am a bit nervous as to how this will be perceived) is that, well, honestly, I’m big on etiquette. As in – saying ‘Please’, ‘Thank you’, ‘May I’ and telling someone when they have something in their teeth. I’ve spent a lot of time cringing at posts with something in their teeth. Although I’m sure that there are plenty of people out there who cringe at some of my posts with the same vigor.
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