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All Hallo's Eve
Punishing penalties pumping people Pumpkins. (Note: This tautogram is a very short story of five words. On All Hallow's Eve the Jack-o-Lanterns all gather and think of various penalties that affect people and they turn people into pumpkins.) Happy Halloween!!!!
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The Pumpkin Patch
Oh, what lurks in this field of pumpkins so near the day of All Hallows Eve. The sun comes up just as it always does but moves just a bit faster it seems, and the dusk just seems to last a little longer. Suddenly the moon just appears huge and full. One just walks around and seems weary and not knowing why. One remembers then on their walk around the pumpkin patch that there is a special being this time of year. Could it be, could it be. Oh, yes could be The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown. Only just believe.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
The House
That old house just sitting out there on the great plains falling away. I wonder what the previous owners of that house are thinking now, as the house that was built by one family and lived in by many others. I bet they can hear all the voices that have come and gone as the wind blows. The sun always rose on this house even though there was plenty of happiness there was also many sad events that took place in the old house on the great plains then. Memories come and go just as the families came and went.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
I Guaranteed These 10 Netflix Movies Will Make You Rethink Your Thoughts
Have you ever watched a movie and felt your perspective shift, even if just a little? Some films aren't just for entertainment—they challenge us to think deeply about the world, ourselves, and the choices we make.
By Decider TVabout a year ago in Critique
Aren't We Smart, Or Aren't We Smart?
There is no such thing as a standard man, only a conditioned one. If you change the conditions of any single man, that individual would no longer be the same man. People do not change, experience changes. It is simple. Perception is what decides the narrative. The narrative that shapes an individual's conditions. And words, what decides perception. It is a man's word that reigns his condition and by extension standard.
By Shadow Midstabout a year ago in Critique
Finding Myself in the Story: How Moonlight Shaped My Journey to Belonging. AI-Generated.
Growing up, I never quite saw myself in the media around me. It was like being in a crowded room but feeling completely invisible. As a queer person, representation was scarce, and when it did exist, it often fell into stereotypes that felt far removed from my lived experience. That all changed one evening when I watched a film that would become a turning point in my journey toward understanding and accepting my identity: Moonlight.
By Njabulo Magoswanaabout a year ago in Critique
Springtime
Yes, springtime is a time for weddings, but before you go spring is also a time that nature is to make a comeback with new blooms and green leaves and grass, and yes back to grass cutting and trimming. This is the time for planting colorful flowers and even making plans for oneself maybe not only in a physical sense but in an emotional sense too. We all have hopes and dreams some are large, some are small, and yet again some dreams are just that dreams about hopes that you want to become true but usually do not work.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
New Year
What does a new year mean to you, and before you go, I will be sharing what a new year means to me. New Years is a time to think and reflect and even to plan. I know it is only October now, but my New Year's plan is to hopefully have one of my dream jobs and believe it or not it is writing in a way but in transcription 'translating' handwritten documents into word documents. One more plan is to hopefully teach online for one of my old colleges in Pennsylvania courses in education or literature may be.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Faith
So, what is faith? To me this is a word that means 'peace, safety, and security'. I know that the Lord is with me even though he seems to be far away at times, but he gives me strength to walk alone along the path that he has chosen for me. There are times that I need help in making decisions on how to tell people how I feel when you find out that names do hurt even after many years. For me when someone said that I was lazy a few years ago it still hurts today the same.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
Only Enchanting
Mary Balogh has written a novel titled 'Only Enchanting' that is a part of the 'A Survivor's Club Novel'. This is a historical romance of a middle-class woman named Agnes and a member of ton named Flavian. Flavian wanted to serve his country, but he had to take over for his brother. Agnes was married to another man named Keeping. There are secrets abound in this story that will keep you turning pages to the end. Mary Balogh has added three samples of her other books at the end. The reader will be able to visualize what is happening in each chapter.
By Mark Grahamabout a year ago in Critique
