Alena Smith

Who was the most inspiring person in your life, and why?

William Walz: Bugs Bunny. Nobody ever got the best of Bugs.

February 19, 2014 at 2:19PM

shelley kaye: idk william. i kinda think the roadrunner was a little better - no one could ever catch him.... ;-)

February 19, 2014 at 2:49PM

Erik McGinley: My friend, Susan. She dealt with a situation I never could have and had kindness to spare for me at the same time.

February 19, 2014 at 5:48PM

Tsukuyomi969: Questions like these always turn me into a liar. I pick someone at random and give a reason. The truth--which is probably not so great for the people I know--is that I'm not particularly inspired by anyone. That's not to say they aren't inspiring. But the people I'm moved by are fictional. Does that make me a bad person?

February 20, 2014 at 1:26AM

Alena Smith: Not at all, I think that's awesome. You draw inspirations from your very own inspirations. That's very cool

February 20, 2014 at 12:04PM

what were you thinking right befofe you read this?

michaelcahill: Hey, there's my friend Alena Smith, I wonder what she posted?

February 7, 2014 at 1:46AM

Alena Smith: I am so sorry to have disappointed you :-)

February 7, 2014 at 2:03AM

Petriesan: how much like Karen does she look?

February 7, 2014 at 2:20AM

Nick©: I wish Lords of Shadow 2 would hurry and come out.

February 7, 2014 at 10:40AM

Garbie: 'way too cool'

March 14, 2014 at 5:07PM

Garbie: 'way too cool'

March 14, 2014 at 5:08PM

For the first time ever, we won the Super Bowl!!!!
GO HAWKS!!!!!!

Patti R.: The SeaHawks didn't just win, they slaughtered their opponents!!

February 3, 2014 at 3:45PM

Alena Smith: It was almost funny, but we showed our skills for sure

February 3, 2014 at 8:02PM

William Walz: Reminds me of the new football contest for recovering drug addicts. There're calling it the Stupor Bowl.

February 3, 2014 at 9:48PM

Petriesan: You teamplayed well..denver did not. Enjoy it

February 3, 2014 at 10:06PM

Alena Smith: Thank you, everyone for your support. William, lmao

February 4, 2014 at 12:56PM

it's Supper Bowl today!!! it's finally here.
i dont know if you know this about me, but i am a huge football fan. especially Seahawks, they are my home team, amd our fans are insane. you should see my house and how I decorated it. anyways, after winning another title, we had to wait 2 weeks for today. you have no idea what it meant, waiking up disapointed that it wasnt today.
but today it is!!!!!! it's only 7 hours aways. it means a lot for Seattle,
We never won a Super Bowl!!! and we came a long way and fought hard to prove to others that we deserve it
but with our new team, i have a good feeling about it.
so if you dont care who wins, please send some blessings and good energy our way.
please!!!! i appreciate it in advance, my friends

shelley kaye: go hawks!

February 2, 2014 at 1:39PM

Petriesan: ok, so I am wearing teal

February 2, 2014 at 1:40PM

Alena Smith: Thank you so much for your support! It means alot. GO HAWKS! !!! I predict 24-17 I don't know why, I always thought that

February 2, 2014 at 1:51PM

adewpearl: Whatever you're doing, it sure is working! This is a blow out so far :-)

February 2, 2014 at 8:35PM

What do you do when you are bored?

JW: What else? Write!

January 30, 2014 at 12:57PM

Debra White: Eat!

January 30, 2014 at 2:14PM

flippant: Waste time online ;)

January 30, 2014 at 4:14PM

Joy Graham: I'm never bored as long as there is candy crush:)

January 30, 2014 at 5:26PM

Petriesan: Bored?

January 30, 2014 at 9:43PM

Alena Smith: What gave it away? ;-) Borderline bored and curious You?

January 31, 2014 at 1:11AM

Garbie: read!

March 14, 2014 at 5:12PM

What are you going to do this weekend?

adewpearl: Watch it snow, yet again.

January 24, 2014 at 2:27PM

shelley kaye: swimming in the pool....

January 24, 2014 at 5:33PM

Alena Smith: Shelley, you are a big bragger :-)

January 24, 2014 at 5:59PM

Cumbrianlass: Same as Brooke.

January 24, 2014 at 6:06PM

Alena Smith: I am sitting here, wishing it was a Super Bowl weekend, but it's not :-( Trying to pass time by writing. Go Hawks!!!!!

January 25, 2014 at 5:24PM

If you had to describe yourself in just one word, what would it be and why?

shelley kaye: sensitive.... because i am.

January 22, 2014 at 4:20PM

William Walz: Awesome, baby!

January 22, 2014 at 4:21PM

Dan Diego: Not good at math

January 22, 2014 at 5:15PM

Alena Smith: Dan, you sound like me :-)

January 23, 2014 at 12:17AM

Petriesan: pain in the . . .wait, one word? impossible or incrutable

January 23, 2014 at 3:46PM

Petriesan: inscrutable

January 23, 2014 at 3:46PM

Alena Smith: Yes you are. I second that ;-)

January 23, 2014 at 4:03PM

if you can be an animal/bird/reptile for one day, who would you be and why?

ravenblack: An eagle or hawk simply to soar.

January 21, 2014 at 1:54PM

shelley kaye: indoor housecat with a loving family so i can just laze around and have my human slaves do everything for me ;-)

January 21, 2014 at 4:00PM

sunnilicious: glitter-graphics.com

January 21, 2014 at 5:12PM

Alena Smith: Thank you, SC. GO HAWKS!!!!!!!!! CAN YOU HEAR US NOW?????

January 21, 2014 at 5:59PM

Alena Smith: Shelley, very clever ;-)

January 21, 2014 at 6:15PM

soulmates, is it real or just a figment of our imagination?
is there that eternal connection that exists and binds the two?
How do you know?

Erik McGinley: Soulmates are real. People sometimes do have extra special connections. I don't think that necessarily a one to one thing either. I can think of at least four people in my life (not family) that I feel very strongly connected to and think I would always just spontaneously feel happy and comfortable around.

January 19, 2014 at 9:14PM

michaelcahill: real for sure. transcends sense and logic.

January 19, 2014 at 11:09PM

Petriesan: yeah, I think it exists. Not in the way I am writing it, but for real and explanations are for private conversations

January 21, 2014 at 12:18AM

kiwigirl2821: soulmates real? I used to think they are but I'm not so sure these days. I have been married a long long time but the one that holds my heart is not the husband. I do all the right things but sometimes the other just pops into my brain and I have to ask why? I've always believed we are all capable of great love but I have to say being in love is not the same as love or friendship. Soulmates, hmmmm I wonder about that too ... When is it too late to find that one true love when you thought it was supposed to be the one you married...

January 21, 2014 at 12:24AM

Alena Smith: Once you have that connection with someone, it never goes away, you will always feel it. The two souls are bound. Even if you are not together, it's still there. Doesn't mean that you can't love someone else, just... different

January 21, 2014 at 1:16PM

kiwigirl2821: have to thank you for the inspiration for my latest write. This conversation triggered it. You rock sister! xoxo

January 21, 2014 at 1:30PM

Alena Smith: I am so happy, Kiwi. I can't wait to read it, honey

January 21, 2014 at 1:52PM

truth vs. lie
how can you tell one from the other?

michaelcahill: By the amount of money they are asking for?

January 17, 2014 at 1:48AM

ravenblack: Flip a coin.

January 17, 2014 at 7:53AM

Alena Smith: Mike, hahaha. Raven, agree.

January 17, 2014 at 10:23AM

Erik McGinley: People do not behave consistently with their normal behaviour when they lie. Though inconsistent behaviour is not always because of lying. IMO false until proven otherwise, though false is also not necessarily a lie.

January 17, 2014 at 4:48PM

Alena Smith: Hmm, interesting philosophy

January 17, 2014 at 5:22PM

Petriesan: lies and truth are subjective, generally, opposite sides of the same coin

January 21, 2014 at 12:19AM

are you an early bird or an owl?
i am an owl. i am useless until after noon

ravenblack: An owl!! Mornings are painful which really is because I stay up half the night.

January 16, 2014 at 5:09PM

Alena Smith: I am don't do mornings. I am just flying on auto pilot. Even my sludge cup of coffee doesn't always work. Then at two pm, ding! And the switch is on

January 16, 2014 at 5:15PM

nor84: An owl. I stay up until at least midnight and usually nearer to 3:00 a.m., but I'm usually awake before 10:00 a.m.

January 16, 2014 at 5:34PM

Alena Smith: yes, insomnia is not my friend. i just cant stop my brain from going a million miles per hour

January 16, 2014 at 5:39PM

William Walz: The last time I gave somebody an early bird I got socked in the jaw.

January 16, 2014 at 6:41PM

Alena Smith: hahaha. Will, you are insane you need help :)

January 16, 2014 at 6:52PM

Erik McGinley: Night hawk here. I have problems getting up before 4 pm :P

January 16, 2014 at 8:38PM

Alena Smith: a hawk, huh? let me guess, your bed time is about 5-6am

January 16, 2014 at 9:21PM

Alena Smith: another observation, most of he writers are night birds. that's when it starts working.

January 16, 2014 at 9:23PM

Marillion: Early bird. Up at 4:15 every morning to work out.

January 16, 2014 at 10:01PM

Alena Smith: good for you. i truly applaud you for that!!! it takes a strong will power.

January 16, 2014 at 10:25PM

Debra White: I'm an early bird.... shame my children are too!

January 17, 2014 at 1:46AM

what's new today?
What happened today, that didn't happen yesterday?

adewpearl: well, today, in addition to the rain we've been having, we had horrible fog LOL

January 15, 2014 at 1:44PM

shelley kaye: been disgusting in california. 80 degree weather all week in january. ugly.

January 15, 2014 at 4:22PM

Alena Smith: Oh, I can't imagine. It would be nice to have some sun here, it's been cloudy forever.

January 15, 2014 at 4:32PM

Erik McGinley: What happened yesterday that did not happen today? It did not rain today :)

January 15, 2014 at 8:21PM

Alena Smith: nice, Erik. cats don't like rain much

January 15, 2014 at 10:06PM

Erik McGinley: I love rain! Rain is alive! Sun is alive. Central heating is so passee .. and it breaks too often too :)

January 16, 2014 at 8:42PM

Happy Birthday to me!!!

I am not sure how i feel about it yet.

Erik McGinley: Grr, a day late. Sorry, Alena. Happy Birthday! :)

January 12, 2014 at 4:44PM

Alena Smith: thank you, my friend. better later than never :-)

January 12, 2014 at 4:46PM

Are you a cat or a dog person?
Why?

shelley kaye:

January 8, 2014 at 1:53PM

Alena Smith: Hahaha. Yup. That's exactly what a cat would say :-)))

January 8, 2014 at 2:01PM

Erik McGinley: Both. I like to shapeshift. But one of my favourite words of all time is definitely Miaow! :) Cats win hands down for coining the best word.

January 8, 2014 at 3:53PM

nor84: Dog person.

January 8, 2014 at 6:41PM

Just2Write: Definitely a dog person. Don't know what life would be like without one. Certainly a lot quieter. Miaow or meow is over-rated. I like woof.

January 8, 2014 at 7:22PM

nor84: I know what life is like without a dog. When the last one died, I waited 3 years and then asked my husband (who didn't want another one), "Are we going to have trouble if I get a dog?" Wisely, he answered, "No." Now we are both happy with the result, a Min-Pin I bought the next day.

January 8, 2014 at 8:10PM

flippant: Dogs!! Why? I guess because I find them more dynamic - they bark at stuff, I can take them out to the park, they're more huggable, etc. :) I never thought I'd have a cat (they always seemed to bite me!) but now I have 2, and they are delightful. They were raised around my dogs and act a lot like dogs, lol. One lets me carry her around like a baby - sooooo cute! Yes, life without a dog is awful!!

January 8, 2014 at 8:29PM

Petriesan: no one can own a cat

January 9, 2014 at 9:53AM

Alena Smith: Here's a story for you: A dog says, "humans feed us, give us a nice home, love us and take great care of us. Humans are gods." A cat says: "Humans feed us, give us a nice home, love us and take great care of us. We are gods."

January 9, 2014 at 1:58PM

Petriesan: no, the cat says, we let humans feed us, love us , worship us and we let them think we need them to take care of us, but when the Whiskies are ten minutes late, they are on the menu

January 9, 2014 at 5:15PM

crzypnter: I hope that you had a wonderful Birthday with family and friends we all need that down time to just be August :)

January 11, 2014 at 2:06PM

Alena Smith: Thank you my friend. I had an absolutely lovely night.

January 12, 2014 at 10:22PM

ravenblack: Both. We have 3 cats, 5 birds and a dog. One of the cats acts like a dog and the dog acts like a cat.

January 16, 2014 at 5:08PM

How is the weather, where you are today?

Julia.: Cold and windy

January 5, 2014 at 1:33PM

janalma: Snow keeps falling no one's traveling bitter cold on the way high winds to make it all brisk

January 5, 2014 at 2:13PM

Alena Smith: Cuddle up and stay put :-)

January 5, 2014 at 3:37PM

Debra White: Cold, wet and windy... how about where you are Alena?!

January 5, 2014 at 5:58PM

flippant: It will be below zero tonight. It's never below zero!

January 5, 2014 at 7:05PM

ravenblack: Cold, snow and a high tomorrow of -9. Just finished walking the dog and I think my ear fell off.

January 5, 2014 at 10:57PM

michaelcahill: It was too cold to go out. I let the dog out and she came back with someone's ear!

January 5, 2014 at 11:53PM

Alena Smith: Hahaha. You guys are cracking me up. After reading all this, I feel bad complaining that it's cold here, when it's 31¡, just a bit cloudy And let's try to keep our ears to ourselves, use tape to keep them on your head. Mike, make your dog give Raven's ear back

January 6, 2014 at 12:14PM

Selina Stambi: Going down to 25 Celsius below zero tonight! Ugh!

January 6, 2014 at 9:32PM

Alena Smith: Stay inside and pray electricity doesn't go out. Make a bonfire in your livingroom

January 6, 2014 at 10:11PM

What do you wish you will get for Christmas?

shelley kaye: money. can you help? ;-)

December 22, 2013 at 2:04PM

Petriesan: for the fricking muse to shut the hell up for a few days about this story some Ukrainian immigrant got me into. . . .I did the outline for about 120,000 words over the weekend, and that wasn't good enough for her. . . the little devil. . .she is driving me nuts

December 23, 2013 at 5:48PM

Alena Smith: it truly is my pleasure, Petriesan :)

December 23, 2013 at 7:05PM

Petriesan: yeah, yeah. . .go read the new one. .. I think the total for thre story is 140,000 words plus or minus and the tag line is going to be something like The Da Vinci COde meets Mormonism

December 23, 2013 at 7:49PM

Erik McGinley: Rofl! Yeah hell I like that idea. Gimme Audrey Tautou and (at least) one other girl I can think of in bed with me at the same time and I could be happy for life!

December 26, 2013 at 1:09PM

Hi, friends.
Just wanted to apologize for lagging behind on my reviews. Been busy. But I'm back and trying to catch up. So that's why you are getting several reviews at once.
Thank you for your patience. Please, file your complaints bellow

what is your New Year resolution?

William Walz: I have three. I'm gonna smoke twice as much, put on fifty pounds, and not be so nice to people. Should be a cinch!

December 20, 2013 at 1:15PM

Alena Smith: Nice, you are my inspiration.

December 20, 2013 at 7:14PM

Petriesan: Ok, resolution? Write fiction. Drop the blog and do fiction

December 21, 2013 at 5:26PM

What is one thing that you always wished you had, but you know that you never will?

William Walz: Ambition.

December 16, 2013 at 1:01PM

Alena Smith: "the heart of the ocean" blue diamond from Titanic

December 16, 2013 at 2:17PM

Petriesan: a plan for my life. . .goals

December 16, 2013 at 6:04PM

Tell me one thing that no one knows about you.

Christof McTarnahan: My dad spent the abortion money on smack...heroin saved my life.

December 13, 2013 at 1:19PM

William Walz: I played doctor with Mary Lou Nelson in the second grade. She got to look, but I got to touch.

December 13, 2013 at 1:45PM

DIS-illusioned: I despise all FanStorians! ... Oh, wait, that's my alter-ego, not me. Heehee! :-)

December 13, 2013 at 3:45PM

Petriesan: my dad paid a private detective to get a file out of the prosecuting attorney's office my senior year in high school.

December 13, 2013 at 5:17PM

Alena Smith: guys, I have never felt closer. ok, here is mine: when I lived in Russia, I did some side jobs for KGB, secretarial

December 14, 2013 at 1:55PM

9999pool: How about sheep in wolf's skin - rings a bell, smiles. Yes, I mean wolf's skin.

December 14, 2013 at 6:57PM

Alena Smith: ok, 9999, fine. maybe that was just a dream I once had... or maybe not.nevermind, I just thought it would be interesting:)

December 15, 2013 at 12:02PM

9999pool: Actually it's the truth. It means there is no need to let people we are kind and caring in our appearance. In time, people will know. They may think we are the wolves, but are we really? :))

December 16, 2013 at 1:33PM

country ranch writer: welcome to the fold

December 19, 2013 at 9:58PM

What is the stupidest thing you have ever done?
Just one thing. Not necessarily the worst, just really stupid.

Petriesan: want this chronologically or alphabetically? Or can we list just one?

December 10, 2013 at 12:40PM

shelley kaye: you want the whole list or just the top ten? (then again, even the top ten would take me to list)....

December 10, 2013 at 1:22PM

Petriesan: and there are issues of categories - personal harm, injury , embarrassment, I have along and distinguished list in most categories

December 10, 2013 at 2:10PM

William Walz: Believing a condom was 100 percent effective in preventing pregnancy.

December 10, 2013 at 3:04PM

Petriesan: never mind. WIlliam wins

December 10, 2013 at 4:31PM

Alena Smith: That is pretty good. But you still have to share yours. Pick one out of any category. Just one, though

December 11, 2013 at 1:56PM

Petriesan: ok. . .on a frozen lake, we drilled two holes and took turns swimming between them under the ice

December 11, 2013 at 3:24PM

Alena Smith: you are nuts :)

December 12, 2013 at 12:41PM

what was the best gift anyone gave to you?
(material, not emotional)
children implied, can't include either

Cumbrianlass: A plain gold ring for the third finger of my left hand.

December 5, 2013 at 12:56PM

William Walz: Official documentation that I no longer was required to pay child support.

December 5, 2013 at 1:37PM

Alena Smith: I am laughing, because both of your comments are similar in nature, but so different n tone. both great

December 5, 2013 at 2:18PM

DIS-illusioned: A one-way ticket to a top-notch asylum--luxury ward--when that blessed moment of my senility is absolutely confirmed. :-D)

December 5, 2013 at 11:39PM

Petriesan: actually, just one specific little five or ten second long kiss

December 6, 2013 at 1:47AM

Alena Smith: Oh, P. that's a lovely gift. kisses are precious. Dis, i think i saw you there :p i believe it was sunny, but a bit windy when they first took you in :)

December 6, 2013 at 1:17PM

If you had a chance to meet yourself when you were younger, what would be one advice that you will give to yourself?

daeneam: Make your liability an asset. I always tell those words to my students. Good morning! I love your name. It sound like mine - Edna Mae

December 2, 2013 at 3:45PM

Alena Smith: good morning!!! that really is a great advice, I will keep that in mind and tell my children. my name does sound like that, doesn't it :)

December 2, 2013 at 3:52PM

SDTracyHarper: Hi knucklehead. I would like to tell you about all the mistakes youâ??re going to make, but if I did that then you wouldnâ??t be me. Just remember that not all mistakes are bad and all bad things are a mistake. When the punk in your algebra class knocks off your book while youâ??re taking a test and the teach thinks you are cheating, just smile. The girl youâ??re going to meet in detention is the biggest pain in the butt you will ever meet and marry. Spoiler alert! Sheâ??ll pretend that sheâ??s just like everyone else until after you say I Do. Sheâ??s loaded and actually loveâ??s you. [fiction, but you get my point.]

December 2, 2013 at 4:46PM

William Walz: Protection. For God's sake stop at the drugstore before you go out. Better safe than pregnant.

December 2, 2013 at 7:40PM

kiwigirl2821: I think I would say, it's ok to say no about anything you don't agree with. It's okay that you don't fit in with everyone or thing and that education is vital anyway you get it. Also that people are drawn to the ones that are smart and a little artsy. Never give your body to anyone who doesn't make all the wheels and whistles blow and above all love yourself more than anyone else does and then let them see you smile cause you'll know how to give love back!

December 2, 2013 at 7:46PM

Petriesan: I cannot answer this one in a public forum

December 3, 2013 at 12:55AM

Alena Smith: ok, then, P, send it in private. u got me curious.

December 3, 2013 at 10:59AM

Alena Smith: Guys, you are just great. a couple of you made me laugh my *** off, and others made me think.

December 3, 2013 at 12:02PM

what inspires you?

vapros: I'm not sure there is any such thing as inspiration. If it is real, then it is something that falls on your head, when you least expect it, and not often. It is not something that has any business in your budget - it's not reliable. Most endeavors - and writing, for sure - run on imagination. When you invent something, or envision something, and you get it down on paper (or monitor) and you really like it, call it inspiration if you like. It's imagination, and it's yours, and you can go back to the well tomorrow.

December 1, 2013 at 7:25PM

AnonymousWisdom: Chocolate.

December 1, 2013 at 7:27PM

Alena Smith: well said, both of you :) inspiration does come in so many different ways and forms. sometimes, it comes in a form of chocolate :)

December 1, 2013 at 8:16PM

Petriesan: inspiration? it's where you find it. Sometimes its a challenge that a story cannot be told, others, it is a line that just floats into the mind---and it is these I hate the most. Mostly, it is observation of life, of people. . .

December 1, 2013 at 8:23PM

Alena Smith: true enough, it's everywhere you look. it can be my daughter's cute little eyes looking so seriously when she is mad at me, or it can be an electricity bill. if it's there, you will see it

December 2, 2013 at 10:53AM

Finish this sentence:
"This time, when I looked at it, for some reason..."
Go ahead, be unique...

nor84: I understood exactly what it meant.

November 29, 2013 at 10:17PM

what is your biggest asset?

William Walz: I recently rented an apartment over a bank building. Now my ass sits over 50 million dollars--Unknown Comic

November 27, 2013 at 5:22PM

Alena Smith: lol, I've been laughing for a while over this. this is way too clever. Bravo, may hat off to you, and i take a curtsey.

November 28, 2013 at 12:16AM

ok, I want to play a game. It's called "ask me one question". self explanatory. but I get to ask you one too. So, go ahead...

shelley kaye: are you ready?

November 24, 2013 at 2:07PM

Alena Smith: always :)

November 24, 2013 at 3:09PM

Barb Hensongispsaca: Where do you reside?

November 24, 2013 at 3:26PM

Alena Smith: Washington state, USA (got one down :)

November 24, 2013 at 5:18PM

Petriesan: If you got to change one decision in your life, what would be done differently

November 24, 2013 at 10:13PM

Alena Smith: nice one! when I started thinking about this, SO many descisions to choose, maybe even most of them. but then I thought about it, and all of those choices brought me where I am today. I have my beautiful daughter, great family and I am happy, although it's not easy.

November 25, 2013 at 12:00PM

Alena Smith: what is one thing that you are most passionate about?

November 25, 2013 at 12:01PM

billscott: writing the truth from within, as I see it...and shedding its light outward

November 25, 2013 at 11:23PM

Selina Stambi: Who is the greatest hero in your life?

November 26, 2013 at 9:47PM

Alena Smith: well, didn't have many people that i could look up to, but, i guess, my grandma. she survived WW2 in Russia, was persecuted by KGB, raised 4 children, while working 2 jobs. she is an amazingly strong and determined person. i think i got some of that from her. :)

November 27, 2013 at 5:06PM

I want to thank those who nominated me for
Reviewing Contest. this means so much to me. All of you deserved the comments that I wrote.
Thank you much, again :)

what is the most important thing in your life?

shelley kaye: my daughter

November 22, 2013 at 3:24PM

Cumbrianlass: My son.

November 22, 2013 at 3:33PM

Alena Smith: my daughter

November 22, 2013 at 5:15PM

William Walz: Xbox

November 22, 2013 at 6:25PM

DIS-illusioned: Goodness--in all its shapes and forms.

November 22, 2013 at 8:01PM

Shirley B: My family

November 23, 2013 at 7:45AM

Barb Hensongispsaca: memories

November 24, 2013 at 3:27PM

If you could give a child one advice, what would it be?

William Walz: What my dear old papa used to tell me: It's not who and what you are that really counts. It's what who and what you can convince people you are that really matters.

November 21, 2013 at 4:18PM

DIS-illusioned: You can be anything you want to be--on imagination island. Oh, and go get me the rest of your Halloween candy.

November 21, 2013 at 5:46PM

Petriesan: Live like everything you do will be the lead story in the newd

November 21, 2013 at 7:01PM

Alena Smith: hahaha, that's great1!! i just dug into one of their Halloween candy treasure bag. there are so many good stuff in there

November 21, 2013 at 7:03PM

Petriesan: missed you posting today. I am still tyring to get the hang of this place

November 21, 2013 at 9:38PM

it's a beautiful Saturday. The sun is caressing the leaves with such tenderness, as if they have been lovers for eternity. The grass is reflecting it's dew as beautiful arrangement of colorful jewels, which change their colors, reflecting the softly blue sky.

ok, so, maybe not yet :( still working

I cant wait for tomorrow, until I share my new poem.

what do you feel when you are empty inside?

billscott: there's just emptiness...however, a curious question to ask is, what triggered it? identifying what gets us to an emotional place can create a mental environment of personal thought control....for self preservation hmmmm

November 15, 2013 at 4:53PM

Alena Smith: Just going through some things in my personal life. And I have been so emotionally stressed for last few days (hence my posts yesterday), that today, I am just drained, just like a zombie ghost. just...nothing, which compared to pain is better. I just need it to silence it for a while.

November 15, 2013 at 5:19PM

jmcasteel: A numbness from within -- I've gotten that feeling on more than one occasion when I'm desperately trying to make sense of the emotions and what triggers the thoughts and memories, then trying to find the words to truly express the sentiment with as much accuracy as possible. And whether or not the words that wind up on paper give you some sort of resolution. Feeling drained and completely void of emotion is a very normal response to be overwhelmed in the moment.

November 16, 2013 at 7:20PM

Petriesan: what do you feel when you are empty inside? I n one way, there is nothing to feel, and yet,there is the tugging at you that there should be soemthing to feel. It is the lack of linging for feeling that bothers the most

November 17, 2013 at 2:04AM

I feel like I am standing there, with my hands tied behind my back, watching the tower around me crashing down, and there is nothing I can do, but watch.
and that sucks :(

jmcasteel: That is a terrible feeling -- I know it very well. So sorry you're having that kind of day -- I hope it gets better from here.

November 14, 2013 at 2:39PM

Alena Smith: Thank you, honey, me too. it just really sucks because you don't know how bad it might or might not get and how long will it take me to sort everything out. Thank you for being so supportive :)

November 14, 2013 at 4:30PM

Sometimes, when everything around me seems to be crushing, I want to stand up and yell, "Come on, Life, bring it! What else are you gonna do to me that you haven't already? Give it your best shot, just get it over with. You know you want to!"

William Walz: Be careful what you ask for. Life just might find a way.

November 13, 2013 at 3:23PM

Alena Smith: oh, she never fails. I know it's coming, it always does (but I know that's how we grow and evolve), I just wonder how bad it's gonna be. either way, u wont even see it coming. That's what makes it fun.

November 13, 2013 at 3:39PM

I am working on a book. It's suppose to be a biography. I am so scared and nervous to keep writing it. In order for me to do this, I will have to go back to my childhood, which is one of the worst time of my life. So, I'm scared to feel that pain again. But I know that I must (doesn't make it any easier, though)

Petriesan: I find when writing about my (not so great) childhood, the concept of Mark Twain comes to mind, from some comments on "Roughing It": â??Roughing Itâ?? is a combination of Twainâ??s memory, his brotherâ??s diary, and when a story too good not to be told arrived at the doorstep, from his active imagination. My mother sometimes says that I do not tell all the truth when I write biographical sketches, which is true. But sometimes it is easier to write with a little fancy in with the truth. The question is: is it the story or the person we want to tell? In the end, only you can decide

November 12, 2013 at 1:50PM

Alena Smith: I sent you a message and you will see why I understand every word that you say. It's a little lengthy, but I can't shut up. I guess it's because when I was little, no one heard me, so I'm making up for it. I do want to write the whole truth. so much so, that I don't want my parents to read it, but on the other hand I do want them to face what they did. I am just afraid that even if I tell them, they will tell me that we deserved everything.

November 12, 2013 at 2:44PM

Petriesan: or like mine, what they did was good for me. will go look for the message

November 12, 2013 at 11:28PM

billscott: My first book was and still is a mini biopic. I wrote it's first chapter in a silent rage one day. Everyday and every edit after that, a sense of freedom just erupting within. Soon that chapter became 3 more, all laced with something else of my past. Even though the book was written as a work of fiction, I took my character and gave him new challenges and freedoms to grow from... And the journey continues to face inner fears head on... while it's not getting easier to do, the inner relief is growing like a rose garden but without the thorns keep going, it might just happen for you too

November 13, 2013 at 4:13PM