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                                      As a spoken word artist, I cannot fully explain to you the anxiety produced by hearing my name being read aloud as the next person to take the mic. What I can tel

                                      1. Inspiration In my opinion, the process begins with an inspirational event, or at least the process is experienced to be less difficult when inspired by an eve

He was present when the foundation of the world was laid. He is the author and finisher of our soul. He is the word that was, that is and that will be. For God so loved the world that he sent his on

Greetings and blessings my friends! I wanted to let you know that starting this friday I will be creating what I call in my other online writing groups The Reaper Challenge.   What it is: I give yo

It is 2012 and I do not understand how people are still falling down when being chased by the antagonist. I mean invest in some good shoes.

Below is an email I received from one self-published poet. I think it shows the power of promotion, even for something that is sometimes hard to sell (i.e., poetry) . . .   ===   I can’t brag that I

If questioning would make us wise, No eyes would ever gaze in eyes, If all our tales were told in speech, No smouths would wander each to each.   Where spirits free from mortal mesh And love not bound

  Love is something eternal, the aspect may change, but not the essence. Perhaps it will seem to you that sunshine is brighter and that everything has a new charm. At least I believe this always the r

Greetings my friends! This weeks challenge: Write a pantoun of your choice.

Ive been thinking about this a lot lately. I want to be back on the bestsellers list (had a book on there for a weekend back in 2006) but for whatever reason, sales have been good, but not good enough

This weeks REAPER's CHALLENGE! What it is: I give you three words, you take the first two and put them in the first line. All three words in the first stanza. If you really want to chall

This weekend's three words are: Turkey, Sign, Wall. Remember, two words in the first line, all three words in the first stanza! Please make sure to put reaper challenge in the subject line so we can d

Play without ego. Relax and focus. When I start telling myself to relax I know I am beyond help. Well, beyond any help that my brain can provide at that specific moment. Short of someone walking in t

People get a strange impression of me. They read my books, get it in their minds that I am the next anti christ, then come to my book signings to do one of two things: Get an unholy blessing or try to

Hi and peace be with you all! I am a blog virgin and intend to join the world of bloggers. I think I'm the only guy that doesn't blog in the world! So I should start by introducing myself; my name is

You can quickly and easily post your poems on Open Mic Voices!   Open Mic Voices is not a competition. We simply believe experienced writers of poems can influence the not-as-experienced wri

Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown. William Shakespeare: Henry The Fourth, Part 2 Act 3, scene 1 In my experience, many men will not work unless they are given a title. Even worse, ther

A recent article in the USA Today reports The Journal of American Heart Association states that women with a history of depression are 29% percent at greater risk to having a stroke than non-depressed

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