Singingfool

LATEST ARTICLES ( 209 )

• Performance Anxiety

  

  I can’t do it. There will be professional artists in the audience.What if they see how amateurish I am?I’ve never taken an art class. Ever. I may be an artist,... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Green Fairy

  

  “Damn it!” Lon slurred, tilting the bottle upside down. “We’re all out.” Some of the absinthe splashed from his glass to his neckcloth, leaving unseemly green... Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Mother and Son

  

  “He didn’t sleep well last night,” my sister said, passing off the baby to my open arms.She didn’t need to tell me. I could tell by the faint smudges under her... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Surprise Neighbors, Or Why I Love Camping

  

  “Shoot, I forgot the tinfoil. For the baked potatoes.” I looked at Mike, who kept his eyes ahead on the path’s gentle curves. It hugged the ocean, the way back... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Unidentified Story

  

  I’m window shopping for my friend’s birthday, and the sign in Edwardian script catches my eye. Funny, I’ve walked by the Curiosity Shoppe maybe a dozen times,... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Some Thoughts and Songs on Spirituality

  

  I don’t often write publicly about my spirituality for the same reason a new mother doesn’t take her infant out to a Metallica concert; it’s growing and... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Freedom is the Best

  

  My days have gotten much more palatable since getting laid off in July. Rather than squeezing tiny drops of enjoyment from things like my drive home from work... Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Nightmare

  

  He only did one thing well, creeping in When the moon rose plump as a melon, ripe With terrors shrieking in riotous din, Visions provoking tears which none may... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Reflections on Rap

  

  This may surprise you, but I didn’t fit in the dominant culture as a young teenager.Insert sarcastic comment *here*At school dances – aka, social... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Speaking of Fashion Magazines…

  

  As a recovering perfectionist, in the past I’ve held myself up to very high standards. In fact, my standards were too high. I discovered this last year, when I... Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction: The Night Guard

  

  It had rained all day, and in the late evening mist still rose from the pavement. This made Stan’s job harder. More room for error: distraction, misplaced... Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• “Get Boys to Like You and Be Popular!”

  

  Everyone read them. The magazines, I mean. All the girls at school had them. If I was lucky, a friend would let me borrow hers during lunch or maybe, if she... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Saving the World, One Poem at a Time

  

  I just wrote a post that left me in tears. How could I publish something so ranty, so raw and so potentially argument provoking? I hit save, closed my laptop,... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Fiction: The Boy They Hadn’t Seen

  

  He had it coming to him, alright.Everyone in the neighborhood agreed that Marty Polks deserved whatever he got. He yelled at the kids who ran onto his lawn to... Read more

  Posted on 03 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Trip to the Hospital: Part II

  

  See here for the first part of the story.- – -My mom and I sat side by side in hard plastic chairs, listening to the social worker go on about why I didn’t... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Year Four: Practicing Peace

  

  I know I’ve been writing a lot about my addiction and recovery lately. Hopefully it doesn’t scare anybody off, but there’s a few reasons for the trips down... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• The Bravest Thing I’ve Ever Done

  

  I’m not a terribly brave person. If anything, I’m rather cowardly.Exhibit A: I flee from confrontationExhibit B: The thought of a spider crawling across my arm... Read more

  Posted on 27 September 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Deep Are the Memories: A Poem

  

  She sank into the depths of her memories Which cushioned her as she plucked them one by one From the cavernous heart that remembered how It felt to twirl in... Read more

  Posted on 26 September 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• A Trip to the Hospital

  

  “I’m okay,” I said, taking a gulping breath.The counselor tilted her head slightly, looking at me quizzically. “Are you sure? You look like you’re having troubl... Read more

  Posted on 25 September 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION

• Rough Drafts & Neuroses

  

  I have written and trashed two posts today. That makes this post number three. Yep, I am still chugging along, thinking I’m going to get something worthwhile... Read more

  Posted on 21 September 2013 CREATIVITY, SELF EXPRESSION