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4 a.m. beside myself
And what I think of mental health
All the things that worry me
All the things you don't believe

I've been told just what to do
Where to look and point my view
All the things that I could be
I think I learned in therapy...

Mockingbirds and diamond rings
Oh, I have thought of greater things
All the things that fly by me
All the lives that I could lead

Maybe I was born for that
Or maybe I was first to last
You could call it cowardice
But leave me to my studied bliss

Am I just a shadow you drew?

— *Think* *DragonHead* *DragonHeadB*, "It Comes Back to You"
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My favourite band *HeartB*
Shaye Author Icon - I've been driving everyone else *Crazy* quoting them in the Newsfeed while you were gone *Laugh* they're especially great during GoT and Spooktober *BigSmile*
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*Beach* *Sleepy* *Fire*
Island from Magic Eight Open in new Window.
Free verse: eight lines dealing with my inability to ever be truly alone in society...
Hey, The StoryMaster Author Icon I just played my own word search on my Android!

I'm so excited because I've never been able to play one before, having only the phones and the iPad. It's a bit of a tease not to accidentally refresh the page on a downward swipe, but the only words I can't currently select are the ones going upwards.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, thank you. I'm pretty sure you must've had something to do with it *Delight* *HeartT*

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A quick game for the season...
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Haha... nope, that's impressive that it works. I recently looked at updating it for mobile support, but abandoned the project.

I should really look into that with ChatGPT now and see if she has any ideas about modifying it to work on all mobile.
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I've been the best, been the worst
Been a ghost in a crowded room
I took a chance, took a turn, took a dive
And it led to you
So many times that I wish we could be anywhere but here
So many times that I wish I could see what you see so clear...
Oh you say, someday when we're older
We'll be shinin' like we're gold, yeah, won't we?
— OneRepublic, "Someday"

This song is pure gold: the guitar intro, Ryan's melisma, the richness crystal clarity of his voice, the theme. I must've had it on loop a million times when it came out. A masterpiece. Enjoy the acoustic One Night in Malibu performance *Jamming* *HeartT*
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Those are my favorite lyrics of this song. Ryan's voice is hypnotic *Heart*
Love his voice too*HeartRate1*... even listened to my OneRepublic-albums while writing this year's NaNo.*Blush*

Dreaming Out Loud, Waking Up & Native. *Idea*

'Kay, I'm lagging a bit*Blush*... but the first two albums (2007, 2010) fit well into my story that's set from 9/11/10 - 12/24/10.*Idea*
         Good song. Guitar work reminds me of Mason Williams' Classical Gas. Singer's voice is thin, but not unpleasant. I spent my formative years as your basic Southern California hardrocker, and I stopped listening to contemporary music around 1980. The last "current" songs I liked were Down Under by Men at Work and Africa by Toto. It was right around then that the fire went out of music. Like Bob Seeger said, "Today's music ain't got the same soul; I like that old time rock and roll!"
         Melisma. Interesting word. Dictionary.com defines it, but not clearly; this Ryan fellow demonstrates it beautifully.
         The kids in my "Beach" series often discuss their contemporary music (1968). There was some heavy doo-doo going on around that time. I love having the chance to relive those times on the page!

Taylor... *Pencil*
*Writer* *PaintBrush* *Reading* *Painting2*
Poetic Painting from Promptly Poetry Open in new Window.
A surrealist rumination on mental health and art...
I've added a new entry to my book, "Pocket Size Stories" Open in new Window.:
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Morbid, perhaps, but it's what came to mind with the phrase "die with a smile..."
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Ohh, how wonderful your writing is becoming... This is a winner for sure! You must soon begin looking for a Padawan of your own, as the best way to master any skill is to teach it to another....!
I've added a new entry to my book, "Promptly Poetry" Open in new Window.:
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A little different from the usual…
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Well done!
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Congratulations!!
I've added a new entry to my book, "Magic Eight" Open in new Window.:
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I've added a new entry to my book, "Magic Eight" Open in new Window.:
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I should gather up my "scariest" items for your reading and reviewing pleasure...

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Red Frog Man Open in new Window. (13+)
A Poe themed tale...
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Viva La Vida Open in new Window. (18+)
TW: Suicide. A young woman faces off her Doppelganger.
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Whose Side Are You On? Open in new Window. (13+)
Rebuilding a shattered family while seeking revenge.
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Devil Doesn't Bargain Open in new Window. (13+)
A vampire visits his old flame
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Soul Thief Open in new Window. (13+)
Dan goes searching for his mother's stolen soul...
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Monster Open in new Window. (13+)
I'm only a man with a candle to guide me...
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Virus Open in new Window. (13+)
Only one of us will make it out alive, and it's not you.
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A Dangerous Gift Open in new Window. (13+)
What do you do when you are a Fire Bearer?
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Till death do us part...
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Queen meets the limerick...
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Flawed Open in new Window. (E)
Midnights become my afternoons...
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Unicorn Skulls Open in new Window. (E)
A song about fidelity
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Rise of a dark queen
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I linger forever in the downpour...
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I'm sorry... I didn't realize there were this many *Pthb* *Laugh* *HeartT*
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Seems that over achiever badge was WELL deserved. Great going Amethyst Angel 🍁🙏 Author Icon
Adherennium Plotting something Author Icon - thank you... these stretch back to my beginning here *Smile*

I also forgot my two word searches for Webbie:
 
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Eerie song titles and concepts
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All the scary words start with D...
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Run for cover—my sense of fear is running thin
Undercover—just like a candle in the wind...
Every morning I'm staring shadows in the eye—
Oh good morning—will you just wait until I die?!
Tell everybody:
Brothers, sisters, the ending is coming
Oh, we are fallen...
Now we're just gonna ride it out...
— *Think* *DragonHead* *DragonHeadB*

Happy October 31st! Enjoy the last of the spookiness *Smirk*
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Dream, is it only just a dream?
That we're living
Dream, there's a ghost in the machine
Is it fiction
That we're living?

— OneRepublic, "Artificial Paradise" (title track)
Having been awake most of the night, this is my current mental state...
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