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I Have A Problem

I have a problem. I love to read books, but that’s not my problem. Not just read books but, savor them, run their words over my mental palette, and slowly digest the meaning and the memory suggested by the author. But I have a problem. I sometime stop reading a book for days and read another book or two, and all the while, reflecting on and telepathically (as Stephen King suggests in his book On Writing ) communicate with the author and his characters. But I have a problem. I go back to the book I stopped reading and sometimes pick up where I left off or start over or go back a few pages. My problem is I don’t want the book to end . Sometimes I can’t stop reading and find myself too near the end of the book but then, I stop.     By CBS Television via Wikimedia Commons This happened to me during the past few days. I started re-reading Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes on Tuesday. It is about a man with mental retardation that is chosen to undergo an operation to

Stephen King’s “What Writing Is”

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft    “What Writing Is” I have written an article in another Blog summarizing several sections in Stephen King's book. This article is about another section of his intriguing book. Stephen King’s “What Writing Is” 4. What Writing Is —pp.103-107 Stephen King suggests: “Telepathy, of course.” Writing is telepathy. Telepathy is defined as “the transmission of information from one person to another without using any of our known sensory channels or physical interaction.” In modern fiction and science fiction, many superheroes and super-villains are endowed with telepathic abilities. The term was coined in 1882 by the classical scholar Frederic W. H. Myers, a founder of the Society for Psychical Research, and has remained more popular than the earlier expression thought-transference. (Wikipedia) Writing about telepathy, King suggests that we are “downstream on the time-line”. We are in the here-and-now and as he writes from the past, he

The Rhythm

The Rhythm  Your love fills my day with music. My heart beats to the rhythm  of your love. The music in my memory, replays your melody in my heart. The tune of my heart beats to the rhythm  of your love. The pulsing percussion of our passion empowers our love. The crescendo of our love cascades to climax, fulfillment of love. © 2013 ajwrites57 A Long  Photo  By Uryah (Own work) via Wikimedia Commons

A Mother's Love

For Marie By Mikuláš Galanda via Wikimedia Commons A mother’s love has tensile strength, height and depth and breadth and length. A mother’s love has tender caring, giving, showing, splendored daring. A mother’s love has words that heal, Speaking, touching, fully real. A mother’s love has touch to guide, moving forward, future’s pride. A mother’s love has long forgiving, forgotten sins, for life and living. A mother’s love is fully flowered, a blossom’s fragrance, scented showers. A mother’s love has super-power, forging, growing every hour. A mother’s love is these and more. A mother’s love is there forever. A mother’s love gives wings to soar. A mother’s love keeps life together. © 2013 ajwrites57 A Long Find more about poetry  here  and  here .
I have been nominated for the "Shine On" Award by  Michael David Saunders Hall . The name of his blog is  The Voice of the Coolest Breeze ! I love that title! THE RULES FOR ACCEPTING THE "SHINE ON" AWARD ARE: 1. Display the award logo on your blog. 2. Link back to the person who nominated you. 3. State 7 things about yourself 4. Nominate 15 other bloggers for this award and link to them. 5. Notify those bloggers of the nomination and the award requirements. 7 Things About Me: 1) I love watching movies, especially from the 30's - 50's. 2) I enjoy reading blogs by aspiring authors and poets. 3) I spend too much time watching sports. 4) I really enjoy jazz, but I'm no expert. 5) I'm getting better @ typing. 6) I love chocolate. 7) I love coffee. I Nominate These Bloggers for The  "Shine On" Award: +Yolanda Isabel Regueira Marin                                     http://lovepainandothercatastrop

What Is Love?

     What Is love?     When you say ‘love’—what is that? Yes, love is sometimes here and then gone. Love cannot be taken for granted. Love is a mystery. Why do we fall in love? Is it how the person looks; the smile or the eyes? Is love emotional or physical? How do we fall in love with someone? Is it spiritual? Is it chemical? Do pheromones control us? Is it a feeling? Is it an action? Is love given freely or given with strings attached? Is love a fleeting word? Is it a state of being? Is love commitment? Is love a demand? Is love free or does it have a cost? Is love a gift or a curse? Is love pleasure or pain? Is love a haven or a trap? Is love freedom or slavery? Does love last a lifetime? What causes love to die? Is it better to have loved and lost? Or is it better to have never loved at all? © 2013 ajwrites57 A Long Find love poems  here.    Find more love poems  here.

The Very Inspiring Blogger Award

My friend and author  +Glendon Perkins  has nominated me for the  Very Inspiring Blogger Award. Glen is a versatile and compelling writer. He is currently writing a Blog Novel entitled  Buried Alive . You can find short stories, poems and random writings on his Blog. He has been interviewed several times by online bloggers. Most of all Glen is an encouraging, engaging, thoughtful friend. Make sure you take some time to discover Glen's  website. These are the writer's who keep the blog-sphere a beautiful place and that I nominate for this  Very Inspiring Blogger Award: +Adrianna Joleigh     http://adriannajoleigh.com/ +mike rhoades     http://www.mikerhoades.com/ +Rebecca Brooner     http://awallflowerpoet.blogspot.com/ +Katherine Vucicevic     http://sci-fi-novel-otura.blogspot.com/   +Peter Belcher    http://jazspeak.co.uk/ +Peter Belcher     http://www.webook.com/project/Memo-From-Attila-The-Pun +Jasveena Prabhagaran     http://thoughtsandviewst

Liebster Blog Award

My friend and author  +Katherine Vucicevic  has nominated me for the   Liebster Blog Award Katherine is an amazing person! I appreciate her sense of humor and her inspiring love for writing. Read the posts on her Blog  that tell the many details of her incredible life! She is also the owner and moderator of the community on G+ entitled   Authors - Blatant Promo 4 Writers, Blogs! So what's it all about? These are the rules for the Liebster Blog Award: List eleven random facts about yourself. Nominate eleven other bloggers for the Liebster Blog Award.  Notify these bloggers. Ask eleven questions that the bloggers must answer upon accepting the Liebster Blog Award.  Answer the eleven questions that you were asked when you were nominated.  Link back to the person who nominated you.  Eleven random facts about me: 1. I hate to shave. 2. I grew a full beard by the time I was 16. 3. I compulsively buy books. 4. I could watch sports all the t