It’s all an act

May 25, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 2 Comments

Let’s pretend we’re sixteen again, guileless and naive. Our lives a blank page waiting for our stories to be written. Back to when we thought our grand expectations were heroic, back to when our visions of changing the world were all within our grasp. Let’s pretend we go back to before we were cynics and … Continue reading It’s all an act

100 Word Challenge: Pretend

May 25, 2016August 1, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 10 Comments

I live near Seaside, Florida. For all you movie buffs, this cottage community was the film location for the 1998 movie, "The Truman Show." The town, and it is an actual town, was the backdrop for the story of Truman Burbank, portrayed by Jim Carrey. In the movie, Truman’s entire life, from birth to adulthood, is one … Continue reading 100 Word Challenge: Pretend

A grievous reality

May 24, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

A crowd gathered outside of the chancellery waiting for news about the stranger found unconscious inside an abandoned building in the woods at the edge of town. Visitors to Shambles were a grievous rarity, a remedy to tragedy. Strangers only appeared when a villager died out of sequence and new stock was needed. This man’s … Continue reading A grievous reality

A tree grows

May 21, 2016May 21, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 7 Comments

When I pass, I’ve told my family that I want to be cremated. As much time as I spend with my camera in cemeteries, I also appreciate how much land they require. It’s imaginable that one day, we’ll run out of space for more cemeteries. Both of my parents have cremation directives in their wills. … Continue reading A tree grows

Joy unconfined

May 20, 2016 ~ Tara R. ~ 5 Comments

“On with the dance! Let joy be unconfined.” ~ Lord Byron Feel the music, step Give way to the rhythm, sway Only hearts hear, spin * Photo taken at the Hangout Music Festival, Gulf Shores, AL, 2015.

In too deep

May 20, 2016April 30, 2018 ~ Tara R. ~ Leave a comment

A black river snakes through a gullible landscape Dark and brooding, slick as oil History recounts an ancient evil rising unchallenged Ravenous, Treacherous, Blasphemous The monster dwells within its foul depths Loathsome and frightening, poisonous as plague An incubus lurking beneath the surface Watching, Waiting, Wanting Its prey wades spellbound into its shallows Mesmerized and … Continue reading In too deep