About This Author
My name is Joy, and I love to write.
Why poetry, here? Because poetry uplifts its writer, and if she is lucky enough, her readers, too. Around us, so many objects abound to write about. Once a poet starts with a smallest, most trivial object, he shall discover that his pen will spill out what is most delicate or most majestic hidden inside him. Since the classics sometimes dealt with lofty subjects with a lofty language, a person with poetry in his soul may incline to emulate that. That is understandable. Poetry does that to a person: it enlarges the soul and gives it wings. Yet, to really soar, a poet needs to take off from the ground.
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The Writing-Practice Journal
New Intention:
Now in 2017 and the following years, if any, I shall use this journal for whatever I please to write.
Still, I reiterate: Read at your own risk!
Old Intentions:
Now, starting with June 2013, I will use this journal for the entries for "I Write in June-July-August " . Afterward, I'll go back to the part I have down below in red. Still, read at your own risk.
Now, starting at the end of 2010, I am going to write into this journal directly, without making any other copies. Freeflow, but from prompts. I may use prompts or simple sentences as prompts, which I'll put on the subject line. I'll probably use some of the prompts from the Writing.com app.
And yes, I do intend to make a fool of myself, because I miss writing on a good old fashioned typewriter with no other cares. Maybe some ancient and wise author like Dickens will watch me from Heaven, shake his head, and say, "You haven't made a dent." Not a dent, but making my own mud is my intention. So, if you read, read at your own risk.
Truth is, I had started this journal in 2002 for the different reason of writing down ideas on the craft of writing. Over the years, my personal blog took over what I wanted to do here. Afterwards I continued with writing exercises with no order or plan to the entries. And now, this.
Who says I can't let my hair down! Okay, I can't because my hair is short. But I've got nerve.
#42. The Keyring
ID # 996563 entered on October 23, 2020 at 2:34pm
#41. Aiden's House
ID # 996091 entered on October 17, 2020 at 11:23am
#39. Earthquake
ID # 994864 entered on October 13, 2020 at 3:33pm
#29. The Welcome
ID # 788328 entered on August 6, 2013 at 4:27pm
#28. Holdup
ID # 787767 entered on July 29, 2013 at 3:38pm
#14. Editing
ID # 553561 entered on December 5, 2007 at 4:41pm
#11. Words .I.
ID # 254613 entered on August 27, 2003 at 4:52pm
#2. Clichés
ID # 202179 entered on October 28, 2002 at 12:44pm
#1. Metaphors
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