And still my favorite.
Inside
Within my walls
You stroke and strum my soul
Creating intimate music
I sing
Saturday, May 30, 2009
Sunday, May 24, 2009
Flash Fiction
Another exercise at ERWA is Flash Fiction.
Tell a story in 100 words or less. Now they've upped it to 200 but I find 100 more challenging. Sometimes I am successful, sometimes not. Not all of my flashers are complete "beginning-middle-end" stories but I like the structure and find that even if the story is not complete, I am able to capture a moment. Like this one:
*********
Dominion
She wakes slowly, careful not to move. Nestled within the circle of his arm, her cheek pressed to his shoulder, she studies him. How peacefully he sleeps, this man who owns her. She aches to wake him and feel his hands and lips and teeth claim her yielding flesh, to hear him growl as he enters her and fills her soul with his power. In this moment, she wants nothing more than for him to take her and remind her that she is his, but she does not.
For in this silent moment before he wakes... he is hers.
*********
Perhaps I should publish a book of "Moments" -- Flash Fiction, Poetry and Cinquains....
Something to think about.
Tell a story in 100 words or less. Now they've upped it to 200 but I find 100 more challenging. Sometimes I am successful, sometimes not. Not all of my flashers are complete "beginning-middle-end" stories but I like the structure and find that even if the story is not complete, I am able to capture a moment. Like this one:
*********
Dominion
She wakes slowly, careful not to move. Nestled within the circle of his arm, her cheek pressed to his shoulder, she studies him. How peacefully he sleeps, this man who owns her. She aches to wake him and feel his hands and lips and teeth claim her yielding flesh, to hear him growl as he enters her and fills her soul with his power. In this moment, she wants nothing more than for him to take her and remind her that she is his, but she does not.
For in this silent moment before he wakes... he is hers.
*********
Perhaps I should publish a book of "Moments" -- Flash Fiction, Poetry and Cinquains....
Something to think about.
Cinquains
Composing Cinquains sparks my creative muse like nothing else.
I was introduced to Cinquains through the writer's list at ERWA (Erotic Readers and Writers Association). It is an addictive form of poetry sometimes described as the American form of Haiku. Short, non-rhyming stanzas with specific syllable counts (2,4,6,8,2) that lend a distinctive rhythm to the words. Having been a dancer, it is that rhythm that drew me and once I learned, I was hooked.
We created an erotic alphabet of cinquains (published on the ERWA site in July of 2003).
Here are some of mine:
Cowboy
Denim-encased
I silently give thanks
To the person who invented
Wranglers
Dark eyes
Travel soft curves
Buzzing over petals
Drinking the essence of my soul
Like bees
Flannel
His old plaid shirt
Victoria’s Secret
Cannot compare to a shirt that’s
Flesh-warmed.
Quasi
Almost, not quite
That’s how you operate
Even the way you make love is
Half-assed.
Stillness
In that moment
Right after we love
When I have to remind myself
To breathe.
For more info on Cinquains, look here: http://www.ahapoetry.com/CINQHMPG.HT
I was introduced to Cinquains through the writer's list at ERWA (Erotic Readers and Writers Association). It is an addictive form of poetry sometimes described as the American form of Haiku. Short, non-rhyming stanzas with specific syllable counts (2,4,6,8,2) that lend a distinctive rhythm to the words. Having been a dancer, it is that rhythm that drew me and once I learned, I was hooked.
We created an erotic alphabet of cinquains (published on the ERWA site in July of 2003).
Here are some of mine:
Cowboy
Denim-encased
I silently give thanks
To the person who invented
Wranglers
Dark eyes
Travel soft curves
Buzzing over petals
Drinking the essence of my soul
Like bees
Flannel
His old plaid shirt
Victoria’s Secret
Cannot compare to a shirt that’s
Flesh-warmed.
Quasi
Almost, not quite
That’s how you operate
Even the way you make love is
Half-assed.
Stillness
In that moment
Right after we love
When I have to remind myself
To breathe.
For more info on Cinquains, look here: http://www.ahapoetry.com/CINQHMPG.HT
Sunday, May 17, 2009
To re-publish or not re-publish.......
Back in 2003, Mackenzie Cross and I published our first book, a novella titled "Enhanced" through Pink Flamingo Publications. The piece was well-received and the reviews were very favorable. Since this was our first endeavor together, we each had a lot invested in the story and the characters.
Since then, we've noodled around with the idea for a sequel and after a couple of false starts, we earnestly began writing book #2 tentatively titled "Beg."
As happens, life intervened and between his (life, that is) and mine, the project was set aside. Several times we have discussed the intent to re-publish "Enhanced" along with "Beg" as a package - we had ambitions of creating a series of stories along the same vein.
Now, Mackenzie has contacted me regarding his wish to include "Enhanced" in a volume of his own work (fiction and essays).
I have to admit, I'm a bit .... what's the word... conflicted. Yes, that's it, I'm conflicted as to what to do.
I still have not given up the wish that we could finish "Beg" and publish the two stories as a package (they contain the same characters).
On the other hand.....
I adore him and would love nothing more than to contribute to his success. I know at this particular moment in time, "Beg" is nowhere near completion and I'm thinking to deny him (Mackenzie) the permissions to use "Enhanced" would be selfish on my part.
On the other hand.....
I wonder if allowing Mackenzie to publish it in his volume would cause too much exposure and create a problem for us to market the two stories in the future.
On the other hand...
It would make my name and work visible again... Perhaps this is the impetus I need to make the time for writing again...
On the other hand...
I'm out of hands.
Since then, we've noodled around with the idea for a sequel and after a couple of false starts, we earnestly began writing book #2 tentatively titled "Beg."
As happens, life intervened and between his (life, that is) and mine, the project was set aside. Several times we have discussed the intent to re-publish "Enhanced" along with "Beg" as a package - we had ambitions of creating a series of stories along the same vein.
Now, Mackenzie has contacted me regarding his wish to include "Enhanced" in a volume of his own work (fiction and essays).
I have to admit, I'm a bit .... what's the word... conflicted. Yes, that's it, I'm conflicted as to what to do.
I still have not given up the wish that we could finish "Beg" and publish the two stories as a package (they contain the same characters).
On the other hand.....
I adore him and would love nothing more than to contribute to his success. I know at this particular moment in time, "Beg" is nowhere near completion and I'm thinking to deny him (Mackenzie) the permissions to use "Enhanced" would be selfish on my part.
On the other hand.....
I wonder if allowing Mackenzie to publish it in his volume would cause too much exposure and create a problem for us to market the two stories in the future.
On the other hand...
It would make my name and work visible again... Perhaps this is the impetus I need to make the time for writing again...
On the other hand...
I'm out of hands.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
And so it begins...
I am not a stranger to the internet, but I must confess that I am a blogging virgin. I'm not sure where this will lead, but it should be an interesting journey.
Enjoy the day,
Dani
Enjoy the day,
Dani
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