Contradictory Abstract Nouns Today, I start looking at the last of my chosen Halloween themed abstract nouns: finding the weakness in strength and the strength in weakness. This morning’s thoughts took me full circle to watching Hellraiser to start the Halloween season. Those movies are all about carving and weakness of the flesh. I’ve alwaysContinue reading “#Writober Day 27: Carving Pretty Things Into Weak Flesh”
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#Writober Day 26: Containing the Autumn Moon
Tourmaline .’s Halloween Challenge Today’s prompt is Moon. For today’s images I thought about making a transformer filter for the phases of the moon which led me to the idea of using a small brad and turning the moon. For this filter, I used a tiny, black brad (shaped like a button) to hold aContinue reading “#Writober Day 26: Containing the Autumn Moon”
#Writober Day 25: Creatures to Represent Our Fears
Tourmaline .’s Halloween Challenge Today’s prompt is “Creature.” For today’s images I attempted to create a creature to represent the sudden fear I felt while letting the cat out in the middle of the night. That split second horror of what if someone or something is there, waiting on the other side of the glass.Continue reading “#Writober Day 25: Creatures to Represent Our Fears”
#Writober Day 24: Use the Things That Haunt You
This Week’s Contradictory Abstract Nouns To finish out October, I’ll be looking at finding the evil in good and the good in evil until Wednesday, and then finding the weakness in strength and the strength in weakness through Saturday with my images on Sunday. When I was thinking about drinks for the Halloween Challenge theContinue reading “#Writober Day 24: Use the Things That Haunt You”
#Writober Day 23: Anticipating the Trees in the Forest
Contradictory Abstract Nouns So this week I looked at two sets of abstract nouns: Find confidence in fear and fear in confidence This week I tied this in with the perfectly imperfect and it could be represented by my tainted Halloween treats: It takes confidence to ring doorbells and demand candy, but there is precedenceContinue reading “#Writober Day 23: Anticipating the Trees in the Forest”
#Writober Day 22: #SoCS A Graven Bowl to Hold What’s Passed
Stream of Consciousness Saturday Today’s prompt for some stream of consciousness writing is “bowl.” A bowl is both a hemispheric vessel, and the substance that it does or does not hold. A bowl can be a ball that’s rolled, its act of rolling and its action on a thing. An intense feeling, being bowled over,Continue reading “#Writober Day 22: #SoCS A Graven Bowl to Hold What’s Passed”
#Writober Day 21: Finding Sanctuary Under a Canopy of Dead Leaves
Study of Contradictory Abstract Nouns Finding the life in death and death in life. The moment of birth is the first step toward death, every breath oxidizes and ages, moving life toward its end. Every death is teaming with life. When the spark of life extinguishes, a thriving ecosystem gets to work: bacteria, microbes, fungus,Continue reading “#Writober Day 21: Finding Sanctuary Under a Canopy of Dead Leaves”
#Writober Day 20: Dangerous Drinks in the Shadows
Tourmaline .’s Halloween Challenge Today’s prompt is “drink.” This made me think of transformative drinks, like potions, or mad-science, like Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Those drinks usually bubble and smoke, and taste foul. Or, of course, there are the terrible things that are put into drinks: poisons, pills, or powders. I think I’m feelingContinue reading “#Writober Day 20: Dangerous Drinks in the Shadows”
#Writober Day 19: The Haunting Decor of Mal-Nourished Souls
Tourmaline .’s Halloween Challenge Today’s prompt is “decor.” For today’s images I scoured some old home decor magazines I found in the cupboard, looking for decor I found creepy. I cut them out and turned them into filters. OctPoWriMo Today’s theme is “Nourish the Soul.” I nourish my soul in so many ways: morning cuddlesContinue reading “#Writober Day 19: The Haunting Decor of Mal-Nourished Souls”
#Writober Day 18: Deadly Desserts Under the Perfectly-Imperfect Moon
Tourmaline .’s Halloween Challenge Today’s prompt is “desserts.” Last year I had fun thinking of desserts literally and creating Halloween chocolates. This year, I want to think of desserts more figuratively. Using the definition of dessert as the sweet last course of a meal, I started thinking about the finality of dessert—a sweet ending, aContinue reading “#Writober Day 18: Deadly Desserts Under the Perfectly-Imperfect Moon”
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