Rarasaur

LATEST ARTICLES ( 912 )

• Two: Everyone Tells You

  Everyone tells you to marry your best friend. But what that don't tell you And without a body to bind the two parts together, you'll have to keep on loving and... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• One : Things That Shine

  1. Lucky pennies. Lucky people. 2. Adamantiam. Vibranium. Kryptonite. A comic book peeking out from a stack of ordinary things. 3. The city when it rains,... Read more

  Posted on 28 June 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• All-time

  

  It's the final prompt of the Daily Post, and I wouldn't be anywhere else. I met so many of you because of their community efforts and nurturing. It's very muc... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Brown-heavy

  Skin thickening; Melanin to armor. I see your comment: it weighs me down. Back stiffening; Spine to sword. I read your silence: it weighs me down. Blood boiling... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• So Hollywood

  Sitting outside at a cafe, she says "Oh my gosh, your life could be a movie. SOMEONE should write this movie." And I think to myself, Please. Take it. Take... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Dinosaur-Hearted by Ra Avis

  

  This book is a gentle call to happiness in a time of healing, and a reminder that - wherever you are, whoever you are- you are loved. It is a compilation of... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Anniversaries and New Years

  

  A couple days ago was my anniversary of terrible things. I posted the video of my little custom on Instagram, as I have done the previous two years. Today is... Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Teardrop Confetti

  I used to carry confetti in my pocket ready for a reason to celebrate anything. Then the storm came, and the little pieces of tissue melted away. I tried to... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• as She Said

  Tell your story, little bird, whistle through that cage. Let your voice astonish you. Let it be your stage. Lessons that are born of it, will one day come of... Read more

  Posted on 04 April 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• the Light Was Good Enough

  The light wasn't good but I wish I hadn't waited. You had a thousand smiles and I knew most of them, but there's only two or three in the pictures I have... Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• the in Between

  Your old life sinks in your belly, a forgotten ship, being eaten alive by the guts that used to hold it up. The captain doesn't know he's a ghost now. The... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Griefjoy

  May 23, 2015 The water bottle is crinkling. Around it, conversation is soft, muted, somber- but there's no volume control on plastic. I turn to look at the smal... Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• ?21self – Exotic Truth

  1. What are the words you do not have yet? In my first biology class, the teacher passed out these little wafers. They were supertaster strips- a light paper... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Eulogy Virtues

  Let it never be said I came to this day empty-headed: that I confused the kind path for the fast one. Let it never be said I came to this life empty-handed: tha... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Eulogy Virtues

  Let it never be said I came to this day empty-headed: that I confused the kind path for the fast one. Let it never be said I came to this life empty-handed: tha... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Jailhouse Beautiful

  Squeeze the bologna between your fingers- sieve it, and collect the pulp of coalesced meat product. Rub it onto your dryness. Smear it on your face so you will... Read more

  Posted on 01 February 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• 1000 Days

  There was a pair of shoes at Nordstrom's last week that Dave would have loved, but I didn't buy them because I couldn't remember his shoe size. And, obviously,... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Like Candy

  John Candy died on a Friday. I was nine and a half years old, seated on the bed of a Red Lion hotel. Room 34. (That last part I only remember because it was... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Like Candy

  John Candy died on a Friday. I was nine and a half years old, seated on the bed of a Red Lion hotel. Room 34. (That last part I only remember because it was... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Somebody’s One

  I remember what it is to be somebody's One, but eventually, I might just forget. And perhaps then I'll want you to settle for me... but, lover, I'm not there... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2018 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION