Poetry
Zorlone – “Blank Stares” – A plea to finally be released, from a bond of days of suffering.
Dragon Blogger – “Passion Unholy” – Poem about passion.
Roy – “Do You Love Him?” – A short poem about missing communication with someone.

Short Story
sam balilo – “envy” – A very short story about envy.

Memoir
Jena Isle – “A Journey and an Awakening” – What would be more rewarding in life?

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “Nightshade” – Poem about being alone at night.

Memoirs / Creative Writing
JHS – “Motivated to Protect” – The conclusion of a three-part story about a doomed relationship that changed my life and established my career path.

Fiction
Jenn – “Opportunity” – The first installment of a short story about a woman pressed into helping her sister deal with an abusive relationship.
Roy – “The Struggling Blogger versus The Struggling Blogger” – My blogs come to life!

Poetry
Jena Isle – “This Life” – A retrospective poem.
Roy – “Retreat…” – Acceptance of truth… of defeat.
Dragon Blogger – “Extinguisher of Truth” – Sci-Fi poem about someone learning that a garden of flowers were fed with human blood.
Zorlone – “Fountain of Youth – Stories told us about a legendary fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon searched and found in America.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Planet’s Saviour” – After seeing the movie Avatar, I just needed to express how I liked the story with a poem.
Roy – “Hope, growth and prosperity” – symbolism… color… vision… hope
Dragon Blogger – “A Life Ended” – A Life Ended is a poem about someone depressed and contemplating, then finally on the verge of committing suicide. This is dark poem and ironic considering it was written on New Years Eve and many people played happy words, for some reason my mind just formulated a dark poem today.
Zorlone – “Battle Court” – For someone who is passionate with badminton, this poem takes it to a whole new level.

Poetry
Zorlone – “A Strong Rope” – A poem about climbing on a piece of rope called fate.
dragon blogger – “Manichean Monks” – Poem about a battle between monks and a calico dragon.
reyjr – “Contemplation” – A poem about being dealing with stress and missing your loved one.

Memoir
Jena Isle – “A True Story: This Could Happen to You” – A true story.

Poetry
dragon blogger – “Android Bazaar” - Poem about an alien bazaar smugglers market, inspired by Star Wars.
Jennifer M Scott – “Serendipitous Shadows” – A dark poem about life and choice.

About Writing
RasoirJ – “Third-Person Pitfalls” – Point of view is the first and perhaps most difficult choice for story-tellers. This is a look at how two fine novelists, Nicholson Baker and Margaret Drabble, handle the third-person point of view.

About Writing
Kaze (Steve Altman) – “Miss Casey and Mr. Eliot” – Reminiscence about a great high school English teacher.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Dance Into the Night” – Remembering how it feels to dance in the night.
Jennifer M Scott – “Harvest” – A story poem about the first thanksgiving prompted by own challenege on thevoicesinourheads.com.
Jennifer M Scott – “Single Serve Thanksgiving” – Inspired by one the posts I wrote about the lonely old people shopping right before Thanksgiving and other images I have been carrying around for a year. It is a happy poem and different than what you are used to reading.

Poetry
Jena Isle – “Terminus” – “Parting is such sweet sorrow.”
dragon blogger – “Last Great Battle” – Fantasy poem about the battle of Ragnarok.
Zorlone – “Twin Souls” – Finding the other pair of an otherwise incomplete soul.
Jennifer M Scott – “Excuse me While I Unload” – A stream of conscious poem.

About Writing
RasoirJ – “Johnny Mercer and the Art of Reticence” – What fiction writers can learn from the great lyricist Johnny Mercer.

Poetry
Jennifer M Scott – “Misery and her Sister” – A bad couple of days at work channeled into words.
dragon blogger – “Curious Storefront” – Poem about a merchant dealer of souls.
Zorlone – “Meteor Shower of Tears” – A lonesome man remembering the love he professed to a woman.

Poetry
Zorlone – “No Call to Counter Strike” – A poem inspired by the fall of Gondolin.
Jena Isle – “My Painful Past” – What is more excruciating than remembering a painful past?

Fiction
Zorlone – “Diary of a Broken Heart” – A glimpse of an entry in a diary of a man, who once found the love of his life.

Poetry

Zorlone – “Short Visit” – Traveling to a place down under, but only finding out that it was meant something else.
Jennifer M Scott – “Beyond the Yellow Brick Road” – A painting of ink and water color and a poem inspired from it, surreal work.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Storm” - A voice to the storm’s awesomely destructive power. This was written in admiration and respect to its might.
Dragon Blogger – “Ghost Whispers” – Poem about ghosts of the past, read aloud by the author.
Jennifer M Scott – “Open Book” – Losing oneself.

Fiction
Roy/Angel – “Modern day Cinderella story” – An original adaptation of my 11-year old daughter of the Cinderella story.
Lauren Salkin – “Dead Mice Don’t Eat Cheese” – This post is based on a true story. So, what is actually true? The mouse, the cat, and me, of course. I did grab the cat with the mouse in its mouth, tried to shake it from the cat’s mouth, succeeded in doing so, then subsequently stepped on the mouse, killing it.

Non-Fiction
Reyjr – “Trauma in Ondoy’s Wake” – A recounting of our story during the devastation of typhoon Ondoy (Ketsana).

Poetry
Zorlone – “Curious Encounters” – This poem was made in response to the theme “Curiosity Killed the Cat” at the artist’s challenge at the inferno.
Dragon Blogger – “Filthy Thoughts” – Poem about having unsavory thoughts.

Fiction / Flash Fiction
Zorlone – “Water on the Glass Window” – Elmot took the train home one rainy evening and found out what had prevented him to move on.

Fiction / Drama / Short Story
Roy – “I’m sorry, Matthew“ – How long must one carry the guilt for something that was done in the past?
Jennifer M Scott – “Best Friends and the Meaning of It” – The beginning of a new series called Dr Simon’s Velvet Couch Monologues of Everyday People. In this one September Don confesses she wants to kill her best friend but finds something more important.
Anne Bender – “… the world faded away” – A woman’s memory of a morning with her lover.

Memoir
Jena Isle – “I Survived Raising My Teen” – A memorable episode in my life as a mother. The most challenging “career” in life is being a mother.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Ideal Teacher” – An example of Jenanian poetry about the essence of a teacher.
Zorlone – “Brick Wall” – Nothing hinders emotions than a cold and unfeeling brick wall.
Roy – “When the flame is dying…” – Do not let hatred burn forever in your heart… it will pass… let it die… let it be… so you can live in peace.
Deeptesh Sen – “An Evening in mercury” – Love in Kolkata.

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “Paid Passion” – Random Twitter Poem containing 15 submissions is about exactly what the title says.
Roy – “A bird, a cage, and me…” – Sometimes, too much love is not enough… it is too much… it suffocates.
Roy – “Walk on Water” – A poem about faith… about reaching for a dream…

Fiction
Zorlone – “Archeological Find” – Lyle discovered more than what he expected from an Archeological find.

Poetry
Jennifer M Scott – “Thrill of the Kill” – A woman is a hunter but there is a happy ending. This is intended for mature readers.
Zorlone – “Overflowing” – It started out as an acceptable social norm, but like most people, you were overwhelmed. Your alcohol addiction consumed you.
Roy – “Death Beckoned” – Youth asking for death to fall on him…
Dragon Blogger – “Strange Little Mouse” – Humorous child poem about a new wild pet.

About Writing
Heather Kephart – “Holly Jahangiri” - This interview with the plucky Hellcat known as Holly Jahangiri is the first in what will be a series of interviews with people passionate about writing.

Fiction / Short Story
Anne Bender – “A Vision of Yesteryear” – A memory sparked by an image.
H. Benjamin Petrie – “In the Sea” – A man with his wife at the beach thinks about the sea as he watches a girl swim.

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “The Greatest Meal” – Poem inspired by 15 random words about the best meal ever made.
Zorlone – “Awakening” – A glimpse of a version of the future seen in a dream.
Jennifer M Scott – “The First Day” – A poem to commemorate my daughter’s first day of school.

Fiction
Roy – “Your Dad is better than my Dad!“ – A story about two boys… and their Dads.

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “Burning Alive” – A dark poem about burning alive.
Roy – “I cried again…” – Crying for no reason at all… but later, I found out why.
Zorlone – “Unafraid to Love” – A dialogue between extraordinary characters about love, sacrifice, and loyalty.

Creative Non-Fiction / About Writing
Holly Jahangiri – “Interview: Thoughts on Blogging” – I decided to throw a relaxed little virtual get-together with some of my “Jedi Blogger” friends, just to have a chat about blogging… So although we live oceans apart, imagine us gabbing at a little table in an open-air café, enjoying a beer, a cup of tea, or maybe sharing a great big bowl of Bulalo.

Fiction
H. Benjamin Petrie – “The New House” – A boy meets a girl he knows in town and shows her his new house.

Fiction / Short Story
Zorlone – “The Night Duty” – A night like any other night at the Emergency Room, but not for Madelin. She is an extraordinary nurse with a generous heart.

Poetry
Jennifer M Scott – “A Night with Jupiter” – Another surreal poem on life.
Dragon Blogger – “Vagabond Murder” – A dark night where a homeless person’s life is taken.
Roy – “This Too Will Pass” – A short poem about holding on…

Non-Fiction / Book Review
Holly Jahangiri – “Book Review – Daniel X: Watch the Skies” – Holly Jahangiri and her teenage son, William, offer conflicting opinions on James Patterson’s latest young adult novel, Daniel X: Watch the Skies.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Malicious Appetite” – An earthly desire for a bodily need. A transaction between seller and consumer. However, the body is being sold.
Dragon Blogger – “Broken Law” – Random twitter poem including 21 random words that is about corrupt judges and someone wrongfully sentenced.
Jennifer M Scott – “Summer Fortitude” – Dreaming of cooler weather.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Train Heart” – A conversation that occurred between a man who have just been reunited with his not so ordinary best friend.
Dragon Blogger – “Dinner Mishap” – Comical poem about spilling food at the dinner table, uses the great phrase “Murderous Meatball”
Jennifer M Scott – “Censor Me” – A poem celebrating the freedom of speech for my poetry challenge found on thevoicesinourheads.com .

Poetry
Zorlone – “Three hours” – A poem about getting stuck in traffic on a rainy night.
Jena Isle – “You” – A blog – to truly exist – needs other blogs to survive. You is a poem dedicated to those who believed in my blog.
Dragon Blogger – “Twisted Creatures” – Rhyming child like poem about the insects of the night.
Jennifer M Scott – “Aurora of the Damned” – A surreal poem on life.

Fiction
Dragon Blogger – “Kendrick’s Story” – A fantasy short story I wrote last week, my first one ever submitted to WOOF.

Poetry
Zorlone – “After Thought” – A poem of regret.
Dragon Blogger – “Sweet Songs of Youth” – Poem about childhood love and innocence.
Jennifer M Scott – “Among Lilac” – A poem of decisions.

About Writing / Creative Non-Fiction / Non-Fiction
Greg Freed – “Garden Part One” – A story about a man and his dog and a question about animal ethics.

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “The Adamantium Lobster” – A story poem about a lobsterman who finds a magical catch.
Jennifer M Scott – “Calm Bequeaths me Solitude” – A poem for my poetry challenge ‘For I light my candle”.
Zorlone – “Lamenting in darkness” – “I feel anguished by the sad intensity of your poem. But it’s better to feel something than to be numb – as in frostbite.” – JenaIsle

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “Late Afternoon Nightmare” - A poem about trying to catch an afternoon nap which only ends in a nightmare.
Roy – “unpoetic” – Senseless lines… or are they?
Zorlone – “Blank page” – “Such a true prose, the “process” is as you describe. The blank page a canvas for thoughts and inspiration, ready to pour out from within.” Eric S.
Zorlone – “Just another bus commute” – “…That chance may never come again..but then… I’m sure somewhere down the road, you’ll finally meet your princess.” – JenaIsle

Fiction / Prose / Memoir
Roy – “The Short Story Blogger” - A blogger… his life… his stories…

Prose / Fiction
Jennifer M Scott – “Dreaming of Eve” – This story is for mature audiences for strong language. sexual situations and violence just wanted to forewarn you. a woman is haunted by her former boyfriend.
H. Benjamin Petrie – “Is this Love?” - A stream-of-consciousness piece aiming to combine a Raymond Carver-style relationship story with James Joyce-style internal monologuing.
Webbielady – “Blue Moon” – At last!

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “Who Will Make Coffee” – Funny and humorous poem about a volunteer brewing a pot of coffee.
Zorlone – “Untamed beauty” – One cannot claim full knowledge behind a woman’s smile. “Looks like the girl is full of mystery…” – Snow
Free Spirit – “Armageddon” – When earth is too filthy to live in…

Poetry
Zorlone – “Under the pale moon” - Events that occur to our mortal lives have been witnessed by the light of the pale moon. A poetry challenge to myself, inspired by the words of Robin of Robin’s Nest.
Dragon Blogger – “Doggy Day Dream” – Whimsical poem about what dogs do when left home alone.
Jennifer M Scott – “Wicked Victory” – A surreal poem.
Jennifer M Scott – “At the Lake Haiku Series” – A series of haikus about swimming at the local lake.

Fiction
Romeo -“ Memories in the Shadows” – A short story about the past, the love one can recieve from a loving mother, a caring sister, and the onset of a terrible medical conditon- all linked together by a river flowing freely through an open field.

About Writing
Izzy Daniels – “Improving Your Writing Through Article Elements: How to Make a Good Title” - This is the 1st entry in my series about improving more of the elements in your post. In this post I cover the impotance of a title and you can change it to get more readers.

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “Death of Beauty” – A dark poem artistically rendering a woman’s murder.
Zorlone – “Creature of the Night” – “…this has excitement, darkness and a touch of sensual longing…” – jodapoet

Fiction
Webbielady – “A Poor Boy’s Memoir” – He was born poor but he had fun. See how this young son worked his way to childhood enjoyment despite his situation….

Memoir
Jennifer M Scott – “Twister” – A short remembrance of a tornado I saw when I was a kid.

About Poetry and Writing
Jena Isle – “Poets and Poems” – Are poets defined by their poems?

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “Chance Encounter” – Random word poem about falling in love with a girl who works at a register.
Zorlone – “War Cry” – “To me this is like a tale of the redirection of energy. From one source to another, energy does not go away it is only redirected. That is energy from the electricity of nature, to energy from the electricity of human souls.” – Straberry Girl
Jennifer M Scott – “Broken Cacophony” – A journey into the surreal complete with an original picture drawn by me.
Zorlone – “Goodbye” – “Saying goodbye is the hardest thing to do…” – Snow (This is a poetry challenge by Jenn Scott)
Deeptesh Sen – “Angel of the Dark” – Surreal love and fear….and some soft magic!

Fiction
Webbielady – “Her Garden Has Something” – Her garden is her passion. She did not ask for any return but one day something unexpected came up and she could not believe it!

Poetry
Zorlone – “The Ice King’s Vow” – “The message of the poem is slowly unravelled in exquisite lines. First it deals with thoughts and desires, then flows unerringly into the climax/denouement and finally the explosive ending or rather the chilling final lines…” — JenaIsle
Jennifer M Scott – “Icicles” – A picture poem comparing ice to love.
Roy – “I Thought I Was Tough” – Another poem borne out of frustrations of not being able to beat what life has to dish out tome.
Zorlone – “Shy Guitar” – “Melodious, a story about love and music intertwined.” – Strawberry Girl.
Dragon Blogger – “Icy Passion” – Challenged to write a poem about love and comparing it ICE without using the words heart or love, I came up with this poem about “Icy” love.

Fiction
Ferox – “The She-Demon’s Anatomy” - Part one of a demonic confrontation in a fantasy novel.
Webbielady – “What’s the True Measure of Intelligence?” - A recent call to two of her friends made Rogue question what is the real meaning of intelligence… Why? Why? How can we tell if a person is really intelligent? Can we really measure this thing?

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “A Moment Spend For Me Alone” – Poem about a suicidal person’s last moment.
Christable Anon – “myth” - The myth of life naked in the cold of December…
Zorlone – “Padyak” – “Escape is on thoughts of so many. If they are lucky to know a different life they can dream of it and try to take action. We don’t really know how badly people want to escape until we see that ourselves or live that experience.”-Alexandra Garland
Jennifer M Scott – “Elemental” – I went camping this past weekend and this is what I wrote.

About Writing
Izzy Daniels – “Remaining Consistent is Key To good Writing” – Why consistency is important, and how we can go about find ways to set up goals for ourselves to remain consistent.

Script / Short Story
Roy – “The Strongest Link” – A short script I wrote for my son’s classroom presentation.
Jena Isle – “Go Home Yankees” – A story about an uncommon friendship.

Poetry
Webbielady – “If I Am God…” – What if I’m given the seat as the God of this universe just for a few hours or a day or a couple of days? A crazy though, a weird poem came out of it…
Jena Isle – “Poems of Adieu and Hello” – What would be more indelible in one’s memory, is it saying adieu or hello?
Albert Ashok – “Concerning my land” – Concerning my land- is a concern for my country and the well-being of all concerned with my country.
Dragon Blogger – “A Mother’s Love” - A tribute to Mother’s everywhere.
Roy – “Don’t Ask Me Why” – A poem I wrote for my wife in 1999.
Christable Anon – “The Third Day of May” – How would you address your pain to some deaf wounds?
Zorlone – “Simply A Mother” – The joys of motherhood cannot be expressed in a single poem. But this one tries to have a glimpse of the beauty of such a devoted and unselfish love.
Jennifer M Scott – “Birthday” – 2 months to the day is my birthday and I will be 29 I guess getting older is bothering me some since it seems like I am writing a lot about getting older and losing childhood completely.

Fiction / Short Story / Flash Fiction
Zorlone – “Insanity Road” - An Urban Legend about the outcome of trespassing a private road.
Webbielady – “Isn’t Life Supposed To Be Meaningful?” – He was in the process of taking his own life… he’s ready to die until some strange melody played over the air that made him do something….

About Writing
Izzy Daniels – “5 things you should learn before starting a blog” – Some beginning bloggers have a view common ideas that they think blogging is linked to. In this post, I let people know how to avoid these common issues.
Writing Nag – “A Perfect Day” – Can writing about what you want make it happen? Writing with intention and writing about your perfect day.

Poetry
Christable Anon – “Memories” – Where did moths steal their wings from?
Dragon Blogger – “Honorless Man” – Rhyming poem made from random words about a man living a double life.
Jennifer M Scott – “four horsepowered heart” - A surreal poem includes a drawing by as well, welcome to my weird world.
Roy – “Man… I am” – A poem about why real men shouldn’t hide their own emotions…

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Poetry
Roy – “I have a hole in my socks….” – Concealing what’s inside with smile… like a sock with a hole…
Zorlone – “The Modern Hercules” – Do you desire the perfect body? Then you have just surrendered to the vanity of the demon within you.
Christable Anon – “For my Brown Boy..” – Brown surrealism… a collage of thought process..
Sourik Banerjee – “Somewhere The Artist Still Remembers…” – This poem is a tribute to the enigmatic evening that the poet had spent with his ladylove for the first time…
Dragon Blogger – “Traffic Jam” – Traffic Jam, a unique poem of love.

About Writing
Alex McGaughan – “Things Every Poet Should Know #1, “No-Nos”” – This is the first installment of a series offering advice to poets. This one is a discussion of some “crimes” often committed by novice poets.
Izzy Daniels – “Blogging or Writing…What is More Important?” – Sometimes we tend to walk a fine line between blogging and writing. I do my best to highlight the differences.

Fiction / Monologue / Flash Fiction
Webbielady – “Confessions of a Devoted Sinner” – How distracted he was and so he decided to take his concerns to the Highest Being…
Jena Isle – “Mickey” – A story of a young boy who played video games.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Falling in line” – With the different kinds of people falling in line, there are other sub-events that transpire while we wait for our turn.
Zorlone – “Freedom once again” – Initially consisting only four stanzas, this poem is about a little bird looking for freedom. The fifth stanza was added a few days after it was published. “There are different forms of freedom. Sometimes, the unexpected is what we are looking for.”
Roy – “Candlelight” – Zest for life… how long will it last?
Jennifer M Scott – “fastidous thoughts” – loss of dreams

About Writing
Izzy Daniels – “Maximizing your Writing Time: Time to Publish” - Getting all your work is important, but what about after you are done? In this post I talk about multiple ways of putting your work out on the web.

Fiction / Short Story
Jena Isle – “Started Small” – A story about the ugly realities of life.
Webbielady – “Their Lip-to-Lips Encounter” – Their meetings are becoming more limited these days but still as passionate as usual… See how he makes her get lost in his warm touches…

Fiction
Jena Isle – “Was Love Meant to Last Forever?” – Is there such a thing as eternal love? A story of love’s imperfections.

About Writing
Roy – “Getting back to poetry… my real reflection” – Rediscovering my love for poetry writing…
Izzy Daniels – “Maximizing Your Writing Time: Ideas! I need Ideas!” – Ways to come up with ideas for your writing, and maximizing your outline in order to avoid having to go back.

Poetry / Poetic Fiction
Zorlone – “Ancient Cities” – We are awed by the presence of astounding skyscrapers, sturdy bridges, and majestic monuments. They are in one way or the other influenced by the ancient cities from all over the world.
Deeptesh Sen – “Time Travel” – It’s the creation of a surreal city which you can reach through your mirrors by means of time travel.The vehicle for this telepathic transport is a symphony.
Dragon Blogger – “Unlikeable” – A random word poem about a person who is simply unlikeable.
Gabriel Gadfly – “Shelter” – Two creatures cross paths at the junction of life and death.
Zorlone – “A Gentle Touch” – An intimate beauty of lovers sharing their passion for one another.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Passionate Blogger” – A tribute to the bloggers who have influenced my writing endeavors.
Alex McGaughan – “Late Fall; She Retorts” – A short free-verse poem about a young man and woman who are driven apart by one’s romanticism and the other’s inability to share it.
Jennifer M Scott – “Primordial Passion” – Written in a series of three cinquains about spring and the renewing of love or starting new love.
Romeo – “Another Rainy Day” – Short Poem for the one I’ve lost.
Dragon Blogger – “Aftershock” – Poem crafted from random words, inspired by the earthquake in Italy.

About Writing
Izzy Daniels – “Maximizing your writing Time: Start with the Outline” – I gave a brief description on how to write a short outline for ones writing.

Poetry
zorlone – “Almost a sin?” – A borrowed experience from a good friend which I turned into a poem. The main character asked this question in the end.
Dragon Blogger – “Lovers in Bed” – Another poem of passion between a couple.
Jennifer M Scott – “A Bad Night for a Poet” – I think the title describes it all, perhaps not my best work but it is genuine for what I am feeling at this moment.

Non-Fiction / Personal Memoir / Personal Essay / Philosophy
Dina Tibbs – “Kicke Out Of Kindegarten” – Memoir of my early years being raised by hippies.
Deeptesh Sen – “Dance at Dusk” – It was an experiment with the higher truths of life and profane religious thoughts engendered in this tormented world where only HE can save us again.

Prose / Humor / Life Story
The Flavored Mom – “Hello, Muffin” – Contemplating body image, how we define ourselves, when are we at our best and the advantages of maturity.

Poetry
Zorlone – “Summer” – Summer is felt everywhere! I just want to let everyone know how I feel about it.
Himri – “Warm Sage bushes” – Construction from observation –or- How planters dress differently from pullers.
Jennifer M Scott – “Forks Go on the Left” – A poem about purpose.

Dramatic Monologues / Fiction
Webbielady – “Her Last Laugh” – A very short written detail about her final moments in his hands…

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “The Golden Tooth” – Random word poem about a fable of an old woman who grew a golden tooth.
Zorlone – “The Cross” – This is a poem I wrote way back in 1993 with some revisions. I was inspired to make this when lent started.
Himri – “Green grain” – About ‘life’ in a seed.

Prose / Life Stories
artist victoria o’neill – “Cuttiing Your Hair and Drawing on Yourself” - About self expression.

Fiction
H. Benjamin Petrie – “I Really Couldn’t Say” – A short story about a guy going to visit a girl and waiting around with her brother for her to get home.

About Writing
Writing Nag – “No More Walks In the Woods” – How can taking a break help you in your writing life? And a poem becomes a lyric. Getting away from writing can actually inspire you.

True Story
Hopeful Spirit – “Affirmation of Faith” – A true story about a sign . . . of faith, belief, and hope.

Poetry
Himri – “Somewhere between a bud and a bloom” – About organic growth and its influence.
Jennifer M Scott – “Substantial Inhibition” – A poem on getting older and keep on looking for better days.
Robert – “Icy Torrent” – A poem of questions.

WOOF Contest – Top Picks

About Writing / Prose
Annetta Ribken – “The Writer’s Bane” – Shoot the hamsters of self-doubt regarding your writing and WRITE!

Fiction
Annetta Ribken – “Friday Flash Fiction – Learning The Hard Way” – A story of what happens when children don’t listen to their mamas.

Poetry
Robert – “Still Water” – A poem of questions.
Jennifer M Scott – “Jitterbugging Dragons” – People call me nuts, read this poem and you be the judge.
Dragon Blogger – “In A Dream” – A dream about a fantasy romance.

Fiction
H. Benjamin Petrie – “My Grandfather” – An autobiographical account of my memories of my grandfather.

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “Saying Goodbye” - Powerful, Emotional poem about someone giving up on life.
confused – “The Longing for the Sea Breeze” - A poem of sadness and the memories of love.
Jennifer M Scott – “Spellbound Clockwork” – A poem about wishing on 11:11.
Deeptesh – “The Song Woman” - Love..real and unreal. It’s about love in the realm of semi-reality.

Poetry
Dragon Blogger – “Memories Of You” – Poem about losing the love of your life in a sudden tragic accident and reflecting on the memories.
confused – “The Beggar” – A statement about what is happening in today’s world.
Jennifer M Scott – “daddy” – A poem about being a child of divorced parents.
Jennifer M Scott – “Haiku series #16” – A series of random haikus.

Fiction
Floreta Cui – “Regret” – A young woman’s decision to get an abortion and the emotional whirlwind that is involved.

Poetry
Jennifer M Scott – “Sophie” – A poem about woman who picks a man up in the bar, this is not a love poem think film noir.
Dragon Blogger – “The Illusionist” – Poem about a magicians performance made based off of random words provided on twitter.
Web-Betty – “Ode to Red” – A few words for my favorite varietal.
Daisy Bookworm – “Love Letter” – An unconventional love letter written to a very unlikely suspect.

Non-Fiction
Amritbir Kaur – “Who am I?” – We often try avoid answering the question: Who am I? But trying to answer it is a good exercise. It is a step towards understanding one’s own self.

Poetry
Margaret Norkett – “A treatise on friendship” – A poem about a special friendships.
Dragon Blogger – “Winter Childs Play” – Poem based on Children Playing in Winter Playground, crafted from 13 random words.
Romeo – “A Mirror’s Dream” - i am the numbness in your fingers
Web-Betty – “The fey little man” – Another poem crafted using uncommon words.

Fiction
Jennifer M Scott – “Human Footprints” – The story takes place in the future where humans are inferior to cyborgs. A cyborg is sent to kill a human woman who runs an agency made to connect humans.

Poetry
~willow~ – “Observe! How not to meditate?” – A tongue-in-cheek look at how (not) to meditate.
Patricia Schoenberger – “Event Horizon” – This is a poem that I wrote, loosely inspired by the scientific term, Event Horizon.
~willow~ – “Lost in Lust” – 17 words, 7 lines, 1 hot poem!
khaye cardenas – “The Fiction Writer” – A fiction writer’s life.
Dragon Blogger – “Bedroom Jungle” – Random twitter word poem about passion in the bedroom, great poem made from random words.

Prose
About Writing
Catherine @ Sharp Words – “My love affair with poetry” – The first part of a brief series describing my life with poetry.
Writing Nag – “The Magic of Three” – What is the rule of three in writing? How does the rule of three work in writing? This post gives examples of the rule of three in creative writing and includes the Writing Nag’s rule of three.
Fiction – Charlotte Faulkner – “blood is blood is blood and love is true vision” – Charlotte, a freshman at Bailey University, reflects about the inauguration, her crush, and life at college.
Opinion / Tributes / Philiosphy / Thoughts
JHS, Esq. – “Tuesday’s Tribute: Florence Wendland” – A tribute to my client, the late Florence Wendland, from whom I learned a great deal about unconditional love, commitment, tenacity, and faith.
Hopeful spirit – “The New America: A Call to Disagree Without Being Disagreeable” – At last, Barack Obama has assumed office and the United States has entered a new era. He challenges us to disagree with each other without being disagreeable and, toward that end, included a diverse and eclectic group of people to share in his inauguration ceremony and festivities. Can America rise to his challenge?

Poetry
Web-Betty – “Diffident is spring” - A poem about the beauty of spring, using some lesser common words, found via dictionary.com and their “word of the day”.
Dilbthelame – “These words that stare” – A poem I wrote a little while ago. Messing around with the structure.
Jennifer M Scott – “Magnetism” – Just a poem about being a writer.

Fiction
Richard Perkins – “Renegade’s Door – Chapter 3” – An air mage and a healer work together to save a wounded merchant on an embattled wagon train.
H. Benjamin Petrie – “Jigsaw Puzzle” – A short piece of jigsaw-like monologues.

Poetry
Dragon Blogger & Jennifer M. Scott – “The Fallen Knight” – a poem in the fantasy genre about a knight hunted in the snow.
Dragon Blogger – “Madness for Love” – Random twitter poem based on 7 words turned out to be about searching for love.

Non-Fiction, Philiosophical, Opinion Piece
Hopeful Spirit – “Reflections on Proposition 8: California’s Shame” Contains a two-part discussion, from a progressive Christian perspective, of Proposition 8. The second part is found here.
JHS, Esq. – “Monday Musings, Boxing Day” In recent years, I have done very little decorating for Christmas. It took me a long time to figure out why I was no longer getting excited about the holiday . . . but I think I finally found the answer.

Flash Fiction, Fiction
Jennifer M Scott – “Everyman” – about a serial killer.

Poetry
Khaye Cardenas – “The Woman’s Silent Prayer” – Every woman’s silent prayer.
Dragon Blogger – “Two Sides To Every Tale” – Poem about a man being wrongly accused and sentenced.
Dragon Blogger – “Why Does Mommy Cry?” – Emotional poem about parents fighting from the mind of a child.
Daisy Bookworm – “Breath” – A poem detailing the evils of wearing real, steel boned corsets for a woman.
exquisite corpse – “Great Is The Morning” – Collaborative Poetry.

Prose
Fiction
Jenn – “Worlds Apart (Chapter One)” – The first chapter of a multi-part story about a relationship doomed by the time in which it occurred.
Jennifer M Scott – “Dear God” – a woman writes a letter to god asking for her death.
Opinion / Non-Fiction / Non Fiction Rant
Harneet Singh – “Life with an Aim” – Today people are becoming more materialistic. They attach their aim of life with the materialistic things.
Amritbir Kaur – “The Yardsticks of Life – Success and Failure” – Is life measurable? Can we divide it into watertight compartments of success and failure? Find answers to these and much more…
About Writing
Khaye Cardenas – “Please Excuse Me I Am Writing Again” – The writer talks about the things that keep her from writing.