These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Fear of Mutilation. OctPoWriMo Mutilation’s Creation Choosing from the knife selectionthe medium blade with the best reflectionstabbing into plump, rough skinfinding it surprisingly thinI slice until my slices meetyank the neck to reveal the meatand set to scraping stringy entrailsdigging in when scooping failscarving chunks fromContinue reading “Magic Mutilation”
Monthly Archives: October 2024
Fear of Mutilation
Welcome back for the twenty-first day of Writober. During this fourth week we’ll be exploring the universal fear of mutilation. From Wikipedia: “Mutilation or maiming is severe damage to the body that has a subsequent harmful effect on an individual’s quality of life. In the modern era, the term has an overwhelmingly negative connotation, referringContinue reading “Fear of Mutilation”
Amnesia of Possession
These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Fear of Amnesia and Possession. OctPoWriMo Possession Amnesia I remember that I’mnot myself, smelling of cherry cigar. I wouldn’t do those things, but Ican’t remember whatI did when I wasn’t myself. This accursed possessionleaving me blank and dazedwith blue-raspberry coatingmy tongue only longenough to rememberthat I’mContinue reading “Amnesia of Possession”
Fear of Amnesia and Possession
Welcome back for the twentieth day of Writober. It’s Sunday, and the last day we’ll be looking at the universal fear of loss of autonomy. I was looking through my horror movies and realized that fear of Possession didn’t get on our calendar. I think it’s definitely part of the fear of loss of autonomy,Continue reading “Fear of Amnesia and Possession”
Insanity’s Reflection
These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Fear of Insanity. It occurred to me as I journaled this morning, that as I wrote the prompts for today, I was focused on the fear of losing one’s mind, going insane, but the fear of insanity may also include the fear of encountering someone else’sContinue reading “Insanity’s Reflection”
Fear of Insanity
Welcome back for the nineteenth day of Writober. Today we’re exploring our third universal fear: loss of autonomy through the fear of insanity. Insanity is defined as a severely disordered state of the mind. In the nineteenth century it became less literally used as meaning extreme folly or unreasonableness. Fear of insanity, is the fearContinue reading “Fear of Insanity”
Phobia’s Panic
These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Intense Fear of Phobias. OctPoWriMo Phobia’s Panic Cascades Voices coming through the wallstoo muffled and quiet to understandlike invisible webs across doorwayssticking to our cheeks and lips start the silent pounding pulsecold sweats moist upon flushed skinand the cycle of slowly racing thoughtsof voices coming throughContinue reading “Phobia’s Panic”
Intense Fear of Phobias
Welcome back for the eighteenth day of Writober. Today we’re exploring our third universal fear, loss of autonomy, through the intense fear of phobias. Phobias are different than our regular fear response. The fear response is no longer from the stimulus, but from the fear of the stimulus. Phobias can become debilitating. There are asContinue reading “Intense Fear of Phobias”
Fearing Control and Loss of Control
These are my responses to the Writober prompt post Fear of Restriction. OctPoWriMo Today’s Meeting the Bar prompt at dVerse Poets Pub is to create kennings and use them in your poem. Kennings are compound expressions with metaphorical meaning, like “oar-steed” for ship, or “whale’s road” for sea. I think that hyperbole and kennings willContinue reading “Fearing Control and Loss of Control”
Fear of Control
Welcome back for the seventeenth day of Writober. Today we’re exploring our third universal fear: loss of autonomy through fear of control. Fear of control could mean many things: fear of losing control of oneself, fear of losing control to another, fear of being controlled physically or mentally. What other fear of control can youContinue reading “Fear of Control”
Experience Writing 