Honey Thunder

My disposition may drip sweet             like prickly pear honey,                         honey, and I may step lightly on my toes             and on the feelings of others, but I ain’t no fragile lady who needs protection             or a broken bird that needs fixin’. I sure as hell ain’t no wind-up doll             here for your pleasin’. *** For too …

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Dancing Tumbleweed (video)

Writing requires me to pull everything in             and focus on every step of the process. Dancing allows me to release everything I'm holding in             and let my body find the steps. https://videopress.com/v/287cbCRk?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true I Don’t Wanna by The Call                                    An ironic title for a song that made me wanna share a dancey video; something I haven’t …

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He Sketched Her ~ III (flash fiction)

The swishing in her head and the pounding in her chest increased with each step. A decade of sales presentations had taught her how to relax her mind and control her breath, but those skills were no match for the magnetic strength of fate, pulling her toward a man who was creating his future with …

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He sketched Her ~ II (flash fiction)

She had enough of his relentless demands; one deal barely closed before he expected more. She needed a break, she needed to breathe. He said he’d return quickly with the next sales lead. She quietly told him to “Fuck off,” then she slammed through a side door. Modern metal smacking historical brick. The building exhaled …

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the second before a metamorphosis

The protective veil is gone I felt it leave             fierce it tore, like a commanding lover burning violet flames in his core I could do nothing to stop the veil from slipping                       away only a second to say farewell             to all I’d clung to                   to all I’d known only a second to prepare for …

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A Special Spotlight and Celebration!

Ode to 2022 by Charles Schilling It gave us round three “2020 two”! It gave us more tension and more lessons too. More are dead in the streets, more bombs dropped overseas. Another trillion or so dollars spent and another broken family. Tell me friend, can you say, if your fears have been relieved? It’s …

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Destination unknown

A single point briefly suspended Expansion in every direction Pilgrims prepare for the next voyage Surrender to the unknown their only luggage Ancestral stories folded within become newly formed Welcome to 2023. Enjoy the journey! 💗 Michele Photos: my images, Solana Beach, California © 2022 MyInspiredLife

Shake things Up

Shaken for several generations Longer than any of us can remember Always the same scene captivating A final shake made the globe break Familiar scene fractured predictability shattered Magic poured out into the streets Some cried over the loss of same Others rejoiced We are free! Once made, snow globes never change. Unlike the big, …

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my inspired blog back story

I wanted so much to just disappear; I did not want to talk to anyone, but most people need their goodbyes. I have had too many of them to need any more. "What are you going to do?" she asked me, as I was rolling my last cart of personal belongings to my car. Dammit, …

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Truth Seekers

In this day-to-day automated existence, too many people skim the surface. It is safer there. Plenty of time is spent skimming, but less purpose and commitment is found there. Less knowing and truthfulness too. Shallow swimming. Shallow breathing. Shallow connections. Shallow living. But in the depths, swim the truth seekers, where things are murky, where …

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