Life
Lies or Having Fun?
Are you lying to me or just having fun? That is something that never existed. I used to see you as my shining sun. Are
Victoria Mineva May 15, 2022 No Comments
Personal Narrative
Step into someone else's shoes and experience life through their eyes.
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coming out
My Place, My People
I never knew the fear, the hate, the hurt. It was not my place. Stand proud. Stand united. Stand by the side and watch. It
Kai Parker November 23, 2021 9 Comments
ancient sayings
Sunshowers
I’ve never forgotten the day I saw it rain on a beautiful day, with the sun out. I think I was six or seven when
Gerald Washington July 6, 2022 7 Comments
WRITING HIT SONGS
So, you want to write some hit songs that get recorded by famous singers in the music business. Where do you start? How do you
Walker Ikard April 12, 2022 No Comments
friends with benefits
The Secret of “The Tragically Hip” Concert at “The Spectrum”: To this day, I don’t understand how no one noticed I was fooling around with one of our friends during the concert!
Since late high school, the people I had been friends with then and I were huge fans of “The Tragically Hip,” a Canadian band; I’ve
Robin Honigsberg July 4, 2022 No Comments
TRY A LITTLE KINDNESS IN LIFE!
LITTLE THINGS IN LIFE COUNT
The little things in life always count. If you show a little kindness along the way, it will always be appreciated. It will count and
Walker Ikard April 11, 2022 6 Comments
Fact Follows Fiction
photo by author When I finished my Fact or Fiction with Rescue, I planned to write about an incident the week before. Life gets in
Mollie Lyon April 17, 2023 1 Comment
business
Mori Monologues – Business Flirt
“How are you doing, my working girl?” Layla called Dana after another three months. “It is going great with a special business person,” Dana sounded
Victoria Mineva May 21, 2022 No Comments
frustration
The Frustration of Inspiration
Strangely it’s at night in the darkness when the snow starts to melt. That stubborn pile of white ideas, unwritten words, yet to be explored
This Life's Illusions February 24, 2022 15 Comments
Done with Striving
My gaze lingered on an envelope in my bedroom. The size of a work evaluation, it may have been. I didn’t care enough to look
Mollie Lyon November 12, 2022 2 Comments
Today the Wind Blows
My thoughts are blown by the wind today Into eddies of dust that sometimes reach the sky. Occasionally flitting along the ground before disappearing How
Jackye Smith June 13, 2023 No Comments
#women
Mori Monologues – Rich
“Rich, single, successful, and without kids is something that doesn’t exist,” Dana thought, “But why we are listening to the pretty lies men tell us?”
Victoria Mineva May 14, 2022 3 Comments
Growing up
I Want Normal -A Poem from High School Days-
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) —– I love to be myself, but at school I seem different than everyone else. I don’t mind the clothes I
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 1 Comment
Romantic Comedy
There’s a Story Behind the Story I Wrote
Story Of My HeArt Pure Fiction Challenge Photo by KoolShooters from Pexels I have not written much fiction outside of my book The Queen’s Awakening:
Crystal Walker February 16, 2022 No Comments
friendship
When Life Shits on You, You Learn Who Your Real Friends Are Don’t Feel Bad; it’s Not Only Your Fault
Most people I’ve met, especially online, are socially acceptably superficial or straight-out liars. If I had a nickel for every time a “friend” told me
Robin Honigsberg August 8, 2022 2 Comments
Contemplation
The Secret of Contentment
There is joy in contentment. There is a fine line though, and a balance that can be hard to find. It is good to have
James Jordan January 29, 2022 2 Comments
YOU WILL REAP WHAT YOU SOW!
YOU NEED TO LOVE EVERYBODY
There are a lot of things going on in this old world, that I don’t understand. Like look how we treat our brothers and sisters,
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 6 Comments
Nature will always be a part of you and me!
NATURE
You go out in nature to spend your day. You want the sun to shine your way. You look at the beautiful trees and birds
Walker Ikard January 27, 2024 No Comments
Dreams
Lost Teeth
This poem relates to the loss of true friends in previous decades when forms of communication were less easy, but travelling or living abroad was
This Life's Illusions March 10, 2022 6 Comments
food
The Day My Dad Served Cut-Up Pig Stew For Dinner
I remember this food experience like it happened yesterday. Photo by Becca Tapert on Unsplash After a blustery morning of playing in the snow and
Crystal Walker January 30, 2022 No Comments
Back to School
The First Day Of School Jitters
Yesterday, I got two video messages from a sweet little soul that I see as my niece. Her grandma and I met on a Christian
Gerald Washington August 17, 2022 2 Comments
Bonding Moments
I’m Just Here for the Dad Jokes
It’s my teenage daughter’s world, I just live in it I know you hate it. I see the eye rolls. The storming off into your
Greg Thomas October 4, 2023 No Comments
We're all living in the fast lane!
LIVING IN THE FAST LANE
We’re all living in the fast lane today. We run day in and day out to get ahead in life. You know we can’t seem
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments
food
Thanks for Ruining One of My Childhood Experiences, Motherf*cker
Now peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are the bane of my existence. Photo by Freddy G on Unsplash There are childhood memories that should remain
Crystal Walker February 4, 2022 No Comments
lgbt
All Aboard the Trauma Train
Please move to the back of the carriage Here she comes.Here he comes?Here they come? Pulling into the station, a hearty beasta flurry of chaotic
Kai Parker November 30, 2021 3 Comments
Frogs
A Love Song for the Hard of Hearing
Some frogs seem to be louder than others. This poem was inspired by some particularly deafening ones which dominate a memory decades later. *** In
This Life's Illusions June 2, 2022 22 Comments
Hardwired.
I am hardwired to self destruct I am hardwired to self believe I am hardwired to self sabotage I am hardwired to self help We
Ellysa Greenhalgh August 17, 2021 No Comments
advice
Sometimes Someone’s Gots to Die: Killing Off Fictional Characters
Many years ago, an amateur graphologist told a business colleague that I was, based on my signature, a serial killer. When she assured the gentleman
Donald J. Bingle January 31, 2022 4 Comments
“Answer What Calls: A pep talk”
“Writing is a calling. If you have it on your heart to write, that call is there for a reason.” Recently I heard Denzel Washington,
Vanessa Lewis March 4, 2024 No Comments
#mentalhealth
Uninvited Trauma
Trauma resides in my body. Snuggled deep in the folds of my brain, it tucks itself beneath my right should blade, gathering like poison about
Heather Martin January 19, 2022 No Comments
About Me
About Me — Robin Christine Honigsberg: It’s a pleasure to meet you!
Brief Introduction Hi! My name is Robin Christine Honigsberg, and I’ve been writing seriously on Medium for about a year. I’m less than a month
Robin Honigsberg July 25, 2022 2 Comments
Usually Have Bad Luck, but this Night I Knew I was Especially Lucky
I dodged rape. Photo by James Kovin on Unsplash If you follow me, you know that 80% of the time, I am here to try
Crystal Walker February 25, 2022 4 Comments
aging
A Kimo For My Young Mother
This poem is a Kimo — the “haiku of Israel.” Running through the woods–family dog ahead.Laughing, my hand reaches yours.Mother–you are still young. There was
Heather Martin February 2, 2022 2 Comments
dance
Motion Happens
Raindrops, sliding off the windshield of the bus that’s tearing through the road in a damp summer air at 90 mph, looked like spermatozoa under
Andrey Lukyanov April 26, 2022 No Comments
junk shop
A Dog Had Me Cornered in a Small Town Junk Shop
It seemed like any other thrift shop you’d find in a rural community. In small towns in Kansas and Oklahoma, they are called thrift shops
James Jordan February 4, 2022 1 Comment
Fiction
Living with the Dead
I was not afraid of death. I had lived more than a thousand lives and I had grown exhausted from breathing. Of living. Living with
Debasmita Nandi July 8, 2024 No Comments
About Me
10 Facts You (Likely) Don’t Know About Me: Trust me; you’ll be surprised to learn I’m not just an insecure, bat-crap crazy head case!
1 — I Was Born Pigeon-Toed I was born with my feet turned inwards. In 1976, the torturous medical contraption used to remedy this defect
Robin Honigsberg July 13, 2022 No Comments
Children
I Can Hear You Call Me ‘Momma’
An ode to my unborn child Photo by João Paulo de Souza Oliveira from Pexels For the longest time,I dreamt of your red hair and
Crystal Walker January 30, 2022 2 Comments
Why I’m Afraid to Fall in Love Again
After a summer fling gone wrong, I’m not sure how to let myself fall in love again. 2019 was a mess of a year for me.
Court Young June 13, 2022 3 Comments
adolescence
Question of a Perverted Child: What’s the big deal?
Childhood Perversions The first word by which I learned to define myself was “pervert.” From the time I was a toddler, my closest family members
Daniel Lyons October 13, 2021 1 Comment
SONGS ARE IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US IN LIFE!
SONGS ARE IMPORTANT
The world needs great songs that present messages for people to hear. People are searching for so many things in life. A songwriter can always
Walker Ikard April 1, 2022 2 Comments
animals
Threesome
When I grow old Lady without stats I will own Three dogs Three cats And a home Husky Beautiful as a painted glass German Shepherd
Victoria Mineva April 10, 2022 No Comments
We have so much information in the world today!
INFORMATION SOCIETY
We all live in the information society. We are presented with so much information every day that we try to consume. All of us have
Walker Ikard January 24, 2024 No Comments
Change
Consequences of Inconsequential Words
I’ve always paid close attention to my dreams, not so much to analyze what they might mean, but to track the details of what my
Donald J. Bingle January 31, 2022 3 Comments
open to feedback
Kid Stuff -Another Old High School Poem-
(Photo Cover Credit- Myself) —– When I changed who I was, I could fly just as high as an eagle, with my all-seeing eye. Or
Maryandra Barker March 23, 2022 11 Comments
Dancefloor
Dancefloor
My life is like a dancefloor I hoof with the unknown Moving with courage I have everything on my own I will never stop Even
Victoria Mineva April 19, 2022 No Comments
Arrow
Inflaming arrow
Tonight I checked your messages on my phone It feels I was like an eager moron That looks for older passion in the sorrow I
Victoria Mineva March 2, 2022 2 Comments
europe
Interesting Locations Around Dublin, Ireland
These are the strange things I’m learning about before I explore “The Big Smog.” Photo by Gregory DALLEAU on Unsplash I’m about to embark on
Crystal Walker August 14, 2022 No Comments
family
A Lemonade Soaked Hollyhock
Hollyhocks formed — pretty little dolls.Lemonade, brimming with sugarSilence stares at you and me.Perplexing connectionof familial ties —reinforced truth:separatenessdefines us. My mother’s parents were strangers
Heather Martin February 8, 2022 4 Comments
THE GOOD ROAD OR THE BAD ROAD
Each person has two roads in life to choose from, the good or the bad. It is left up to each person which road to
Walker Ikard March 29, 2022 2 Comments
affirmation
Starbright
Should you ever gaze at the silent stars above and they begin to blink off one by one by wondrous one, do not be alarmed.
Donald J. Bingle December 8, 2021 No Comments
My Podcast Journey: From Story To Spotify
Two years ago, nearly to the day, I began a story about a man walking his dog. Some of you had read it; The Trees
Conor Matthews November 18, 2023 No Comments
I WON’T HAVE TO HURRY
One of these days if I make it to heaven, when my life on this earth is over, I’m gonna sit down and visit with
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
cozy
That magical moment
That magical moment when rain drifts on my window And I can feel it on my skin, That magical moment when all is clear and
The Lazy Bookista Writes June 26, 2022 No Comments
cicadas
Thoughts of Summer
Evening warms over, subtle and calm, as I look out back. My eyes meet the woods. There is a soft breeze. It moves me. Makes
Brittany Johnson December 4, 2021 No Comments
diary
One of those days….
Once upon a time there was a little old lady who lived with her cat in a tiny house in a small community where she
This Life's Illusions March 2, 2022 7 Comments
childhood
The Povitica Polka
Discovering this savory bread while learning about my heritage Photo by Klaus Nielsen from Pexels I have always been intrigued to learn about my family’s
Crystal Walker February 1, 2022 No Comments
The forces of good and evil are all around us!
FORCES OF GOOD AND EVIL
You look around the world. What do you see? You see the forces of good and evil coming at you and me. If you believe
Walker Ikard April 18, 2022 2 Comments
Christmas
Cold and Alone on Christmas Day
The emptiness of blank concrete and steel kept cold with a freezing wind chill shows the contrast of the merriment of the season. I wouldn’t
James Jordan February 2, 2022 1 Comment
Your dreams can get you through life!
DREAMS
You can have a dream that will carry you through life. It will get you to your next day. You can dream of a better
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments
Your friends are your treasure in life!
FRIENDS
Friends will always help you when you’re down. They’ll bring you back around. You can always call on a true friend when you need help
Walker Ikard January 26, 2024 No Comments
believe
Heart Garden
In my heart, a garden grows, A verdant oasis, wild and unhurried. Where love and joy abide, And sorrow does not reside. *** The petals
Amy Christie October 10, 2023 No Comments
coffee
The Revealing Secret Affair with Joe — My Love
It’s scandalous. Absolutely scandalous! Photo by Andrea Piacquadio from Pexels It’s hard to keep my hands off of Joe. There is something about him that
Crystal Walker February 1, 2022 11 Comments
romance
Unrequited
Her eyes smile good morning as I enter We say hello. she grabs my attention casually The soft curvature of her smile takes my breath
James Jordan February 10, 2022 4 Comments
believe
Eternal Song
In the realm of the divine, where melodies reign, A song of eternity echoes through the rain, A tune so pure, so sweet, so full
Amy Christie October 10, 2023 No Comments
flash fiction
Flash Fiction Challenge: It’s not human.
They said these trails were haunted. I just like hiking, and never put much stock in tales of ghosts. Call me a skeptic if you
James Jordan June 4, 2022 No Comments
abandonment
The June Birthday Girls: Correcting their selective memories as to why our friendships ended provided closure
For many years, June was a celebratory month. By the time I finished high school, five of my friends had birthdays during the first two
Robin Honigsberg July 18, 2022 No Comments
Poem
Harry’s Perspective
This poem was inspired by your responses to my post yesterday, ‘A Hairy Morning’. It threaded it’s way into my head last night when I
This Life's Illusions May 30, 2022 10 Comments
#stigma
I Will Never Be Ashamed To Admit I’m Mentally Ill: So don’t ever dare have the audacity to tell me to stop talking about my mental illnesses because you’re ashamed
The words “mentally ill” strike fear in the hearts of ignorant people who know only of the stereotypical mentally ill people portrayed by the media.
Robin Honigsberg July 8, 2022 No Comments
Innards
Jumbling and rattling in the box, A jigsaw of you in your head, A life spent sorting; combining, A life spent stressed before you’re dead.
Conor Matthews August 29, 2022 No Comments
You can make good money as a songwriter!
MAKING MONEY AS A SONGWRITER
Do you want to be a songwriter in the music business? Do you want to make money as a songwriter? First, you will need to
Walker Ikard January 25, 2024 No Comments
#mentalhealth
Where There Is Light
Where there is light, I endeavor to go. Even a tiny steam in the crack of a heavily paneled wall–I will welcome. A drop I
Heather Martin January 13, 2022 8 Comments
essay
I Think It Is Time
I think it is time for another Simily story. Time to see what Simily holds. Time to add to “The Fresh Rack” or to build
Andy Spears September 4, 2022 No Comments
You can always learn something new every day!
SOCIOLOGY OF LEARNING
We will always be able to learn something new. Learning goes on through your entire life. It is a daily process where you gather and
Walker Ikard April 18, 2022 No Comments
diary
Buried Underneath A Pile Of Exhaustion, Pain And Guilt
My tears, like a stream of water running towards the sea, they are running towards the floor, softening the ground. I sink. Darkness is surrounding me.
Franzi Kinzel March 21, 2022 No Comments
age
Sometimes
Sometimes I have a dream To be in an epic love story Not in my age, it seems I am amazed of amour’s glory That
Victoria Mineva March 7, 2022 8 Comments
All people want to live a good life!
LIFE IS WHAT YOU MAKE IT
How do you live a good life? People will have many different answers on how to live a good life. But life is really what
Walker Ikard January 26, 2024 No Comments
Storm Of Grief
The affliction suffered has decayed the body Taking within, killing the inside slowly Once a warrior, now unable to stand Tightly holding on to dignity
Ellysa Greenhalgh February 5, 2022 1 Comment
democracy
A Reason to Keep Fighting
I remember it was an old building. One of those asbestos-laden floors, don’t crack the threshold when you walk in or you might be in
Greg Thomas February 21, 2022 1 Comment
Non-rhyme
Invest
I am tired of trying Fulfilling requests That keeps dying In poetry press Creating illusions Of lover’s empress Empathy not giving The chaos invests Between
Victoria Mineva February 26, 2022 No Comments
Fitting
Fitting in
There are shaping forms to fit in. Where do I fit in your living? I started my mind cleaning. There are shaping forms to fit
Victoria Mineva May 18, 2022 No Comments
Cape Cod
“Away”
Right now, I am sitting at the table in the corner of a sunny kitchen that does not belong to me. To my right are
Vanessa Lewis November 26, 2023 No Comments
ex-boyfriend
I’m Not Your Hooker, You Ass! But you can leave money on the nightstand for the services I provided
One of my ex-boyfriends, Ben*, a selfish, controlling ass who wouldn’t let me have a say in anything we did together, thought it was okay
Robin Honigsberg November 7, 2022 1 Comment
expectations
I am Not Your Hero
Do not put me on a pedestal,we are equals and equallyfucked up. Equally trying to find our truths.Equally seeking out that little bit of joy. Equally
Kai Parker December 14, 2021 4 Comments
europe
Time Stands Still in Pompeii
I walked the path of gladiators, sailors, and shopkeepers from 79 C.E. Image of the author, Crystal A. Walker in Pompeii, Italy Entering the gates
Crystal Walker August 6, 2022 No Comments
#escape
Summer cliche
Today I allowed myself to escape my thoughts and just admire the beauty of nature. Just me, sitting in the shade of the tree, on
The Lazy Bookista Writes June 28, 2022 No Comments
cartoon
After Not Having Sex in Three-and-a-Half Years, the Adult Cartoon Character Sterling Archer is Becoming Hot: Very soon I’ll start fantasizing about having sex with him instead of with human beings
It’s been about three-and-a-half years since I last had sex, and that was the last time that a human being I wasn’t related to touched
Robin Honigsberg July 13, 2022 2 Comments
Romantic Comedy
Matchmakers | Chapter 10 | The Honey Trap
Photo by Mae Mu on Unsplash At the studio, Maisie engulfs herself in her work. After hours alternating through various backgrounds and light combinations for
Crystal Walker March 25, 2022 No Comments
WALK A MILE
We never know what the world will hold. We never know how things will go. We don’t know what is coming around the bend. You
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 Comments
Bitter Forever and Ever and Ever
There’s this one coffee machine at work that always makes the coffee bitter. The flavor of coffee’s been changed. The brand of coffee’s been changed.
Osprey White February 2, 2022 No Comments
I Think of Trees Personified
I think of trees personified, realizing a birch tree is the dead uncle of a maple come back as a ghost. To haunt or comfort–it’s
Heather Martin January 25, 2022 1 Comment
THE ADVICE OF AN OLD MAN!
YOU’RE JUST GOING AROUND ONE TIME
Today, I met this old man of yesterday. His shoulders were bent, and his hair was gray. He said son, don’t lag behind. You’re just
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 2 Comments
Songs and music are the soul of our lives!
WORLD WITHOUT MUSIC
I can’t imagine a world without music. It would be a sad world without any songs or music in it. Music is the rhythm to
Walker Ikard January 26, 2024 No Comments
#mentalheatlh #anxiety #life #coping #perspective
Hiccups
Anxiety is like a perpetual case of hiccups, shaking through your body and mind, subsiding for brief interludes only to resume with a vengeance. Mostly,
Heather Martin January 12, 2022 1 Comment
OUTLAWS ARE ALWAYS OUTLAWS!
OUTLAWS BURNED THE BARN DOWN
Jesse James is done dead and gone. But other outlaws have come along. Wanted posters are all over town. Little old ladies have their shades
Walker Ikard March 30, 2022 No Comments
UNDERSTANDING THINGS IN LIFE
People don’t understand things the same way. People have different educational backgrounds, and they come from different environments. They have lived different lives. Also, they
Walker Ikard April 2, 2022 No Comments
#miscarriage
I Left the Hospital With a Box Instead of my Baby: Reentry Is a Rebirth
Reentry. It’s something we’ve all thought a lot about in recent months as we navigate our way towards post-pandemic life. We joke about lost social
Julia Marsiglio January 3, 2022 2 Comments
I’m Never Going to Forget the Dead Man in the Freezer
Or the request his family had that I did my best to honor. Image by Pexels from Pixabay Please note, I have omitted or altered
Crystal Walker January 30, 2022 No Comments
Books
Speaking Truth to Power
I’ve written a lot of reviews and critiques. Books. Movies. Employee evaluations. Employer evaluations. Submissions to a writers’ group I was in. Long ago I
Donald J. Bingle November 14, 2023 No Comments
child development
Baby Talk
The excitement of watching and waiting for a child to speak – the patiently impatient ears and heart – the thrill of their first ‘almost’
This Life's Illusions March 14, 2022 6 Comments