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"There is a crack in everything. That's how the light gets in." Wiffledust Creative Writing Challenge #11- What one lyric speaks to you when nothing else can, and why?

I have gone most of my life without ever hearin' of Leonard Cohen. Don't ask me how, cuz I don't even know! Sorta like Bob Dylan, he's criticized cuz his singin' voice isn't very pretty. But who in the world cares about a singin' voice when you can write songs like that?!?!


The lyric comes from "Anthem", and if you know the song, you know it's chock full of meaningful lyrics. If you don't know the song, here's a link.…
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Added by Karrie Chambless on October 12, 2010 at 8:39pm — 3 Comments

'Over the river and through the woods...

...to grandmother's house we go'.......took on a different meaning to me after visits to Grandma Reiley's house.

Prior to that I envisioned fun and adventure and mystique and gingerbread cookies and all sorts of wonder.

. At Grandma Reiley's we got out of the car to discover a skinny, plainly dressed woman with thin lips and a dour look on her face. No KoolAid or punch at grandma's house. No cookies and milk. Just a simple meal with water. After saying grace. Simple times.

I never… Continue

Added by Rick Reiley on October 10, 2010 at 12:01pm — 4 Comments

WCWC #8

Five things I have learned in life that I would want to pass on to the younger generations....





1) Do not drink and drive, ever. You might get away with it for years or you might get busted your first time, but getting busted is only one thing that could go wrong. Not only could you get into a lot of trouble, have to pay hefty fines, lose your license, (if you even have one) and maybe even sit jail time...which by the way is a whole another story entirely; you could also get hurt… Continue

Added by Carissa Galow on October 9, 2010 at 2:03pm — 4 Comments

and even so it'll be alirght."

This is the first year I did not have to fill out a permission slip or deal with parent teacher conferences or the other trappings of public school. At this time last year I was staring down the finish line of my youngest daughters senior year. It had been a long time coming. After many years of dealing with three children who were not go with the flow inside the box types (apple doesn't fall far from the tree) I was almost finished. Sure I was worried about the "real world" freak out that… Continue

Added by Ericka Gray on October 4, 2010 at 4:11pm — 4 Comments

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A vague gray glowing
Like moonlight on foggy nights.
Viewing the future.

Added by Jami Ward on October 6, 2010 at 11:00am — No Comments

Creative Writing Challenge #10 - My Secret Crush

He is a Leo, same as my dad was. But I don't think I view him as a father figure.



No, I'm certain I don't.



He was born in California; I don't hold that against him since he makes a better cowboy than any I've met here in Texas. Then too, they were cowboyin' out on the left coast long before it became cool to do so. And, like so many other things, they cowboy slow and easy out in California. Taking his time; I'd let him take his time. He… Continue

Added by Sheree on October 6, 2010 at 9:57am — 5 Comments

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I'm very confused
For the voices in my head
Are all only me.

Added by Jami Ward on October 2, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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Driving late at night
On a long dark rural road,
Ghosts will ride with you.

Added by Jami Ward on October 3, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

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Clarification:
Time heals all non-fatal wounds.
Some wounds are unseen.

Added by Jami Ward on October 1, 2010 at 11:00pm — 1 Comment

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My new self-portrait:
A watercolor image
Of soft hazy shapes.

Added by Jami Ward on October 4, 2010 at 10:00pm — No Comments

"Today, I am a Mirror" Creative Writing "Here's Lookin' at you, kid"



I’m really great at my job. I’m not being boastful, cuz it’s true. There aren’t a whole lot of people who would, number one, do what I do, and number two, have a high level of success. I teach students with special needs. Not just Learning Disabled, Resource Room/Content Mastery kids. I teach…

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Added by Karrie Chambless on October 3, 2010 at 5:25pm — 8 Comments

The Write Window



IMG_2180copycopysmall.jpg Autumn in Independence, Missouri image by etully

















Ruts in the writing life happen. We grasp our way through a story, do the research, and realize it’s not the one we’re supposed to tell. At least not yet. We bump along in that rut for awhile until a new path

appears, scattered with red and…

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Added by Dorraine Darden on September 29, 2010 at 6:00pm — 5 Comments

"Frog With Wings"

This is a poem which I wrote many long years ago. To give it some context, I have had the frog in question following me around for all of my adult (not grown-up) life and it's orgins were back in my childhood. I was raised in Northern Minnesota not terribly far from where my father grew up. My mother was a southern girl from the state of Virginia and endured the northern climes, but we regularly vacationed in the south and were always surrounded by her large and loving family. My…

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Added by Robert P. Meyer Jr. on September 30, 2010 at 11:30am — 17 Comments

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Department of State -
Will they help to make me real?
New passport will tell.

Added by Jami Ward on September 30, 2010 at 11:48pm — No Comments

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College football coach
Says his team has to play hard.
Well, duh - it's football!

Added by Jami Ward on September 29, 2010 at 11:29pm — No Comments

An old worn out title. The Road Less Traveled. New Lyric.

'The Road Less Traveled'

copyright 2010 by Rick Reiley



The road less traveled

Is often a path

No highway signs

No charts of graphs

Sometimes it's with others…

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Added by Rick Reiley on September 27, 2010 at 5:49pm — 1 Comment

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Just-sharpened pencils,
A new notebook with paper;
Smells like fresh knowledge.

Added by Jami Ward on September 27, 2010 at 11:31pm — No Comments

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Traveling by train,
Click-clacking across the land
You see a lot more.

Added by Jami Ward on September 25, 2010 at 11:00pm — No Comments

New Lyric- Daddy Joy

'Daddy Joy'

copyright 2010 by Rick Reiley



Papa ate the Easter bunny

And shot the one eyed cat

He told the truth about Santa Claus

Saw nothing wrong with that…



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Added by Rick Reiley on September 25, 2010 at 10:25am — 1 Comment

What Lyrics Speaks to Me? Good question.



Did you ever wonder why music touches everyone? I have. No matter how

young, old, or the culture it touches something very primitive in all

of us. Music has the power to make one laugh or cry or come together.

Music is magic. Don't believe me? Just watch a crowd at a concert no

matter the genre. Watch concert goers sing every verse to a ballad or

get swept away deep into a concerto. Watch a teen bop to a booming base

in a car or brood in the bedroom to the… Continue

Added by Ericka Gray on September 25, 2010 at 10:10am — 2 Comments

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