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The Wandering Mind

A writing network to create, share, learn, teach the art of writing.  A place to let the mind wander and the muses roam.

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The Writer's Network

A writer only begins a book.  The reader finishes it.  Quote by Samuel Johnson

 

An artist uses paint to create a painting, or clay to create beautiful pottery.  A musician uses notes to weave masterful music.  So many mediums are used to create masterful pieces of work that all can enjoy.  A writer is no different.  They wield a pen or keyboard to paint words upon their canvas, weaving magic within words to create worlds of imagination, full of imagery, emotions and conquests.

 

The amazing thing is that everyone here is a writer; it is the medium upon which we communicate.  We write to convey our emotions, our thoughts and our desires.  We come here to learn, to share and even inform.  But we use words to send our messages.

 

The Wandering Mind is always in motion, thoughts forming and ideas floating.  It is expressed beautifully here in poetry and short stories.  So what is the need for a place such as this?  It is a place to come and expand to master your abilities; to push your writing skills and encourage you to master your control of words.  It is for the beginner who wants to better learn to communicate their ideas and thoughts.  It is for the advance writer to challenge what they already know.  It is a place for all to come together to help each other learn and grow.

 

It is a place for aspiring writers to come together to learn about the publishing world and to publish their own works.  It is a place to discuss your triumphs and or frustrations.  It is a place to even just let your muses roam.  It is a place for people to write together in different worlds.  It is a place, to just let your mind roam.

 

Challenges that you may find here, will be learning new words each day, then you are asked to use them in a piece or writing that you do.  This will allow you to expand your own vocabulary.  Other challenges will be in creative writing, where you are asked to describe an object or space.  This place is for helping you gain confidence within your words.

 

Welcome to The Wandering Mind, a writers network created just for you.

 

Discussion Forum

Paths

Started by Aaron Garner Aug 15, 2012. 0 Replies

Many times I have trodden the rocky path,Lichen laced boulders strewn by ancient giants,Each step takes me deeper into the recesses of my mind,Illuminating the darkness, forcing me to see, to understand...Many times I have vowed to follow that…Continue

Winter Night.

Started by Nightwolf Feb 14, 2012. 0 Replies

 The night is cold with clouds hovering above.Moon shines bright, silver light to the ground.She fades away, when the clouds move over her.She winks her bright eye upon the world.Then shines bright once again, in the winter night.Continue

My first Short Story

Started by ♥Truelee Ƹ̴Ӂ̴Ʒ Blessed♥. Last reply by Nightwolf Jan 1, 2012. 3 Replies

Fingerprints          Marcia woke up feeling the most rested she had felt in a while. The house was spotless. She could not believe that her two girls, Patricia and Sally, did not destroy the house. Any time Marcia would oversleep, the girls would…Continue

Solitude

Started by Nightwolf Dec 30, 2011. 0 Replies

 Let me show you a land that is not for all, but for those who seek solitude. Close your eyes, and I will put the image in your mind, when you open them, you will find yourself in a world unlike any other. First, thing to see, the land. So rich and…Continue

Jack Sparrow and Star Wars

Started by Nova Spirit. Last reply by Nova Spirit May 27, 2011. 3 Replies

Many of you know that Captain Jack Sparrow is back with the new Movie Stranger Tides.  Well, once upon a time, during my deep love of zaniness, I thought, what a cool crazy character Captain Jack is!  What would it be like if he was interacting with…Continue

Unicorn Tales...

Started by Maighread Birdsong. Last reply by 2914ywxbv5p54 Apr 12, 2011. 8 Replies

                                                     The Fallen Unicorn                           In cool velvet haze of early morn stands the fallen unicorn                                       With not a thread to keep her warm                   …Continue

[Legacy] Pilota -- In answer to: Let's Get Started: A Writing Prompt

Started by Ashtoreth Eldritch. Last reply by 2914ywxbv5p54 Apr 11, 2011. 1 Reply

This is a short piece that fits the spirit of the prompt.  There are worlds upon worlds inside my head that I love to explore and build when time allows.  I'm going to have to keep exploring this world and letting it unfold. ~Ashtoreth~ [Legacy]…Continue

Imagination runs wild

Started by Nova Spirit. Last reply by Beth Freely Apr 11, 2011. 24 Replies

Sometimes when I sit, I can be just doing nothing and suddenly ideas pop in my mind.  But that hasn't been how it was as of late.  I was sitting, playing with my mind.. yes.. sounds kinky I know, but far from it.  There I was trying to see if I…Continue

S3V3N Canto I part 1

Started by Syn*. Last reply by 2914ywxbv5p54 Apr 8, 2011. 1 Reply

You may think this story will be about the young handsome boy who blossoms into a brave strong man, the world is save from danger yet again, all the problems are solve and of course he gets the girl. Well yes I am a handsome young man, all my…Continue

Tags: sins, dante, alageri, deadly, seven

~MY TWO OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS...~

Started by ☥Vlada Sui Generis☥. Last reply by 2914ywxbv5p54 Apr 6, 2011. 6 Replies

MY TWO MAIN OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDERS...As anyone…Continue

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Comment by kristian murray flory on October 27, 2012 at 3:45am

Comment by H Goudry on September 14, 2012 at 7:50pm

I lay here shriveled and dried out
No longer do I float along life's highway
No longer does the wind of change propel me
My long journey took me on many adventures
I flew along the rivers of the sky
I floated gently around the whirlpools and eddy's of life
with time elapsing I lie and let the wind take my dust
upon another journey

Comment by lightworker on September 14, 2012 at 6:26am

 thank you all for liking my poems. i only what i write what i feel at the moment.  i do apologize if i didn't put up any new poems but i will. just been busy thank you all love you all and be blessed each and every day

Comment by lightworker on September 14, 2012 at 6:24am

                        

                         run run running away from them.

                        breathing hard i see them from the corner

                        of mt eye.

                         runing down an alley they follow no matter

                           i go they follow.

                           i can hear them talking and laughing

                           in the distance.

                           oh, crap they have spotted me

                           what or where should i go

                          my back is up against the wall

                           time is running out.

                           then it goes black. they can't

                            see me no more

                            i have dissolve.

Comment by uadiale ernest on August 28, 2012 at 2:48am

meanwhile, is there anybody here who can help me go about publishing ma novel? internationally of cos. title is, CONFRATERNITY.....the other side of brotherhood....

www.tinyurl.com/confraternity-novel

thing i'm trying to ask is if i can get a deal with any of the publishing houses anywhere in the world?

Comment by uadiale ernest on August 28, 2012 at 2:35am

i'm so glad there's a group like this here. i hope to learn all dat i can here. thanks.

Comment by Lady Vampiress on August 16, 2012 at 11:49pm

Invisible girl your poem on April 18th is amazing writting. enjoyed reading it truely.

Lady Vampiress

Comment by lightworker on August 12, 2012 at 9:54am

                  

                                     The invisible girl

             I am running so fast my heart is beating out of my chest. I am running through the woods seeing blurry tree tops as i pass. I stop. I look around for one bloody second.  he is there beyond the shadows hidden by the trees. so i pause long enough to look around.  I canstill feel him all around me.  Knowing that I will be his prey. Pray that i don't get myself killed this time so i run           run so fast my legs and my arms are hurting.  So i see a nearby place to stay hidden its deep within the forest beyond the trees i figure He can't see me here. i am hidden. there are others who are protecting me so i have to be wary of the masked one. maybe if i stay little bit longer he wont see me. suddenly he see me  over there in the shadows . i feel him taking my energy. taking my very soul  and i am wary and i am frightened and i just am a deer caught in a headlight. Not knowing what to do or what to say. then i see them my army surrounding me. they are a wonderful army strong men who will fight for my honor and they get this masked one. they fight them with there swords and blood is everywhere among the trees among the bodies that lay asunder. then he is there my knight in shinning armor. he whisk me away from this bloody caranage and takes me to my castle among the trees. i am safe now among my kingdom.

 

Comment by lightworker on May 4, 2012 at 9:27am

                                

                     i am here walking through paths of people on either side of me.

                     i am too meet the evil queen and her minion.  i see these people

                    they are laughing at me, throwing rotten fruit at me. i have iron cuffs on me. my feet too are cuffed. these guards are dragging me through dry soil on a hot day. my clothes are tattered and smeared with blood and grime. i am brought to this queen she is evil and everyone knows it . the town can't do anything about it because she makes the rules within the town. so there is a hanging rope nearby they tie me up to this hanging rope . a black bag is tied around my head so i can only hear the muffled sounds of the townspeople.  they have charged me with treason and death by execution. i can hear them say start execution. so i feel the pull of the rope and know that i will go somewhere higher plane. knowing i will be in peace within the spiritual world.

Comment by Kellia Ramares-Watson on April 18, 2012 at 5:18pm

Ghostgirl, that's a good poem. No writer's block there, Heh, heh!

 

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