How this works: I literally just pick a random word. In this case, the word is “word.” From there I write whatever comes to mind, building from that word via rhymes, alliteration, popular song phrases, images that come to mind…whatever.
Author Archives: jordynsaelor
I’ve got a Proposition (think Beta Readers)
So…I would really like beta readers to read my story:) This novel is one I’m hoping to publish, and I’d appreciate feedback to help make it better. What’s in it for you: I am not posting the entirety of Graveyard of Lullabies on this website. Simple as that. If you have enjoyed the story soContinue reading “I’ve got a Proposition (think Beta Readers)”
bur
n . I got a lotta pent up rage, for my age, I ain’t young enough to cry no more, I ain’t old enough to understand war, this is war, war’s a bloody affair blood don’t care thicker than thoughts lightning thoughts burn you thoughts, enemy of my enemy is my fire fuel war hasContinue reading “bur”
Kablah the page
In this hand, I hold the things that are true. And you know, I should really go to bed. Big day tomorrow, day off, writing day, video day; these are the daily details that don’t matter in months, memories, moments frozen forever like that doll, standing atop a bookcase, three shelves laden.
Word Association Game
Hack, quack,
let the drummer whack
her drums, thrums of a heartbeat
Graveyard of Lullabies: Author Note 2021
Which comes first, the hurt, or the understanding of what it is to be in pain? We talk about the chicken or the egg, the egg or the chicken, we talk of empathy, feeling someone else’s pain without truly feeling it, we are very good at talking, in definitions, in consequences and sequences, numbers and additions and words that end as abruptly as they begin.
The hurt comes first, obviously.
Jordyn Saelor 