I write because I read. I read because I write.
Among the several authors I admire, I have two who have never failed to stir something inside me whenever I read their work. They are Mitch Albom, author of Tuesdays with Morrie, and Maya Angelou, the poetess and writer behind I Know Why the Caged Birds Sings. Mitch Albom and Maya Angelou The Artsy Reader’s… Continue reading Questions for my favorite authors
After a quick check on my Top Ten Tuesday tab, I've figured my last entry was June 7, 2016 (four years ago!!!) where I shared the 10 reasons why I love reading. I cannot believe that it has been that long ago as I still vividly have the joyful memory of revisiting the books I've… Continue reading 10 books i loved but never reviewed
Finding Chika: A Little Girl, an Earthquake, and the Making of a Family by Mitch Albom Chika Jeune was born three days before the devastating earthquake that decimated Haiti in 2010. She spent her infancy in a landscape of extreme poverty, and when her mother died giving birth to a baby brother, Chika was brought… Continue reading 6 Lessons I Learned from Little Fighter, Chika Jeune (perhaps a book review)
Naked eyes’re powerless for they are invisible, smaller than dust, no less. Creepy crawlers, void of tiny legs, bursting from vein to vein inside a mortal, muscled-keg. A minuscule army of Platinum, Fluorine, Arsenic, Boron haunting for the invading “C”. With a fatal glow, ‘nother option is the clear-cut missile of Cobalt-60 and Nickel-60. Both… Continue reading army of elements
(Note: This tag is stolen from my dearie Jade. I am guilty beyond reasonable doubt; I am willing to pay the price of this crime. ^___^ ) It's a Monday morning and my work email is (surprisingly) quiet and empty. Perhaps like a little street in a province at 12:30 AM. So I decided to… Continue reading The Entertainer Book Tag
tattered by sand and mud, kissed by shrapnels and bombs, we are always ready to fight, to shot, to combat. shined until twinkling as stars, worn to exude power and class, we are as high as timeless sky, ready to slay a gal or guy. made as comfy as a cloud, displayed as chic, never… Continue reading Shoe Shopping
“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” ― Louis L'Amour My mind’s once a desert, barren and wordless, until it found its oasis, with these writing wells: --- Personal and Lists Posts Maya Angelou Inspiration for: Agony (first post) and Ending Agony. - Mitch Albom Inspiration… Continue reading Writing Wells: People Behind My Words
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer” ― Harriet Tubman I was born a dream chaser and so are you, admit it or not, you know it's true. So here are ten inspiring reads to uplift your spirits and boost of moral beads! --- 1. Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom Inspiring words: “So many people walk around with… Continue reading Ten Inspiring Reads for Every Dream Chaser
Dear Mitch Albom: A Ronsardian Ode* A reader for delight that was once me, until I stumble upon your words that made me clearly see letters tremble. Tremble with meaning of life, death, beyond, overflow with truth humans must respond, touch hearts alive, old souls revived; your written words, I will always be fond. —… Continue reading Dear Mitch Albom: A Ronsardian Ode*
“No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader. No surprise in the writer, no surprise in the reader.” ― Robert Frost I am admittedly a dark-writer. Scribbler of tragic incidents, composer of painful heartaches, killer of several lives. It is then I realized, that the books I loved, are those which make me… Continue reading Fave Tearjerker Reads
A Reading Writer 