Day: March 31, 2018

Powerlessness

~ thereluctantpoet

Come enjoy the intimate and emotional – Powerlessness”! See if it crept up on you too!

Sarah Doughty

“Before I realized it,
you became my everything.”

But that’s the thing, I am powerless to help myself — I want you. Even though I know I shouldn’t. If for nothing else than to protect my heart. You see, it was everything about you that caught me off guard. It was more than your smile, or the sound of your unguarded laugh. It was more than the brilliance of your eyes, or the way you saw me. It was more than the way you carried yourself, or the gentleness in your touch. It was more than your mind — your creativity, ingenuity, and intelligence. It was everything. Before I realized it, you became my everything. And my heart was no longer mine.

© Sarah Doughty

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On Becoming A Writer: Christine Ray

~ thereluctantpoet

Please come and read Christine’s journey “On Becoming A Writer – Christine Ray”. I hope you will enjoy my friend’s and fellow Barista’s post!

Go Dog Go Café

An important part of every writer’s journey is the transition from seeing ourselves as “someone who writes” to seeing ourselves as writers.  We asked all the Go Dog Go Baristas to tell us a little bit about their journey as a writer.  We hope you enjoy learning more about the Baristas and are inspired by their stories.

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When you did you start writing?

I started scrawling poetry and short stories in notebooks in 4th or 5th grade and wrote regularly throughout middle school and high school. Creative writing; however, really took a back seat once I got to college. I enjoyed college! Creative writing and journaling is something that I have come back to over and over again during times of transition in my life and then would slowly drift away from it as life got busier. The only writing I did for almost 12 years was work-related…

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