You may have heard this saying in an academic setting before; “the truth will set you free” could certainly apply to learning and gaining new knowledge. However, the original intent of this phrase, spoken by Jesus Christ, refers to a spiritual freedom
The passage of unseeing time has brought me to the place I knew was my inevitable destination. I am no longer able to see well enough to continue, and am therefore closing down Verse-afire with this, my last post, my favorite verse, or poem, as you will. You may decide for yourself...
” I said, “Not that Ford’s theater, the Christine Blasey Ford’s theater.”“Ah, that,” he said. “That one is still talked about. There was an actual physical assassination in the first for political reasons, and an actual character assassination in the second, also for political ...
Free verse is often described as following the natural rhythms of speech rather than the musical qualities of poetry. However, free verse can be rhythmic and melodic rather than sounding like natural speech, and it can contain rhymes and other patterns. Consider the following excerpt from “Spelli...
organisations who’ve been sounding the alarm for many years. And we’ve learned that the Oil and Gas industryknew about the likely consequences of their activitiesdecades ago. Would a small group of wealthy individuals really prioritise short-term profits ahead of the very existence of our ...
Short story* Tales: It's All About the Mission New York, spring 1973 Nikki Wood's Watcher, Bernard Crowley, doubts that a pregnant Nikki can handle her Cruciamentum. Comic(flashback) B9.06 On Your Own, Part One New York, 1973 Nikki survives her Cruciamentum while pregnant. Comic...
Betty and Jughead meet with Dilton, who begs them not to publish the story about him being the person responsible for firing the gunshot the day Jason went missing. In return, he offers them a better story: he saw Ms. Grundy's car by Sweetwater River that morning.[1] ...
Posted infree verse,image,photograph,poem Bohemian Nightfall •June 6, 2008 •17 Comments Bohemian Nightfall • when night fell on bohemia the streets were set ablaze in black light in strobe light it was tie-dyed psychedelia when night fell on bohemia ...
Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Charles Bidwell and PG Distributed Proofreaders THE WORKS OF EUGENE FIELD Vol. IX THE WRITINGS IN PROSE AND VERSE OF EUGENE FIELD SONGS AND OTHER VERSE INTRODUCTION "It is about impossible for a man to get rid
Geoff Page, The scarring (1999) (my post): Page has written other verse novels, including Freehold, which I have also read, but The scarring is particularly strong and gut-wrenching about war, the mistakes people make, and the power men can wield over women. Dorothy Porter, El Dorado ...