Tag: Collage

Song of a Modern Prospero

  Inspired by my current attempt to write a poetic synopsis of The Tempest from the point of view of Miranda in 400 characters, a poem from the point of view of a modern Prospero is my response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt #153 “Collage 20” Tell me, my only child, With your studious looks And […]

Monsters

My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt #151 “Collage 19”  ‘We stopped checking for monsters under the bed when we realized they were inside of us.’ Charles Darwin.   We stopped checking for monsters under the bed, the sandman, and the bogeyman in the closet, and searched elsewhere for our thrills instead: ghost hunting in abandoned […]

Brave and Quiet

My response to Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie Writing Prompt #149 “Collage 18” The quote “You’re So Brave and Quiet I forget you’re suffering.” Ernest Hemingway.   Behind the trusty doors of confession A soul is bared Unaware That someone else is listening And later Over coffee The story creeps across a kitchen table Grotesque gossip Woven like a […]