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A mix of Random writing in an attempt to organize my thoughts, storyboard ideas and conserve portfolio space in the process.  |
| There was a special Newsfeed challenge today asking for writing inspired by the below video: The first time I heard this song was on the radio where the DJ was talking about this new duet between Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga. The DJ mentioned that Lady Gaga was starring in the new Joker movie and the initial thought most people had listening to it was that song was intended to be part of the new film. Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars however denied that saying it was done just for fun on their end. When I was listening to the song I couldn't help thinking "oh yeah that it totally fits in with the film". You can see a fan version of the song where fans have added clips from the film below here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtN4esu65_Q It is a beautiful song. I love both Lady Gaga's and Bruno Mars music so it was really cool to hear a duet between the two of them. The song has sort of a bittersweet feel to it where there's a romance in the apocalypse vibe to it. However I really identify with caring about someone so much that you would be happy spending your last moments with them. It is a nice thought. I actually watched the new Joker film a couple of weeks back. The film didn't do well at the box office and it was pretty divisive among critics. I thought the movie had its moments though. Warning I am going to go into some spoilers discussing this because my biggest complaint was about the ending of the film. The film is very dark but that is in line with tone the first movie in the series. For those not familiar with the original film, the series gives an alternate reality take on the Joker character from the Batman comics and attempts to humanize the character. In the series, the Joker is portrayed as a person suffering from mental illness who winds up taking on the Joker persona. The newer film had a few musical numbers (dream sequences) in it taking advantage of Lady Gaga as a co-star. She actually made a great Harley Quinn (in the film she goes by the nickname Lee). As a musical fan I liked the dream sequences a lot. The songs were all classic older song i.e. Frank Sinatra's That's Life so they were fun to listen to. The actor who played the Joker (Joaquin Phoenix) really committed to the part and he delivered some great performances. What I didn't like was that the film decided to kill off the Joker at the end of the film. After following the character for two films, I felt he deserved better than the shock value death he received. It resulted in killing the movie for me. It is also a shame that they didn't use the "Die With a Smile" duet in the film. The movie probably could have easily gotten an Oscar from it. -    498 Words |
| The child spent hours looking across time and space from the corridor of his room. Finally he saw it... the one star among the others that could keep the rest from going black. Photo Prompt: https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1730433873/item_id/229335... for Round 17 of "Hook of the Book"  Word Count: 42 words |
A tango of the sun and moon with light and dark between. The light averts the dance floor while shadows claims the scene. The dancers pass each other And for a moment pause. Then darkness bows and exits left to audience applause! Prompt "WRITE A POEM ABOUT OPPOSITES." for "EIGHT, the Weekend – 10. 26-27. 24" Word Count: 42 words Line Count: 8 Lines |
I'll share with you a woeful tale. A train route just went off the rails. The tracks were set their sizes matched... But when lined up they don't attach. It's not a pleasant situation, when passengers can't reach their station. Unless their goal using this train... is to reach an abandoned plain. Prompt Image: https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1729308748/item_id/230713... Topic "Oops" for "EIGHT, the Weekend - 10.19-20.24" Word Count: 67 words Line Count: 8 Lines |
Why oh why do the birds fly so high? They fly so high into the sky. Why oh why do the birds fly so high? They keep on flying for you. Why do birds fly high? High in the sky. Oh I wish that I could fly too. Yes the birds they fly. Why oh why can't I fly away with you? Prompt: "WRITE A HIGH POEM. for "EIGHT, the Weekend - 10.12-13.24" Word Count: 62 words Line Count: 8 Lines |
| Sometime late at night Jenna swore she was able to see faces pounding against her walls. She wondered if she was dreaming or if she was losing her mind? Photo Prompt: https://www.writing.com/main/images/action/display/ver/1719944271/item_id/229335... for Round 16 of "Hook of the Book" Word Count: 27 words  |
Below the cliffs the Islands call. I stand atop a waterfall I find that my heart skips a beat As I look down from 20 feet. I contemplate on why I'm here... To remove doubt and face my fears I gather courage, find my drive... Breathe in deep and take a dive! Prompt: "PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHICAL FEATURES - CLIFF ISLAND" for "EIGHT, the Weekend - 09.22.24" Word Count: 51 words Line Count: 8 Lines  |
Armies of persuasion won't hold me back Through fires of evidence that burn around me I'll march. Arrows of reason can pierce me relentlessly.. Yet still I'll vanquish doubt. Retreat is not an option. Wrong or right My path is set... And I'll keep going till the end. Prompt: "WRITE AN ADAMANT POEM" for "EIGHT, the Weekend - 09.15.24" Word Count: 48 words Line Count: 8 Lines |
| Prompt 7. Sept 7. Due 11.59 pm today! The last one. "The world is not an ideal place for lots of people. What can YOU do to make it better?" The final of Birthday Blogging for "Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024" When I think about making the world a better place. There are a lot of small things we can do to improve it. The first idea that comes to mind is just helping with the environment. Try your best to reduce trash. Waste builds up over time and if everyone does little things it can go a long way This varies based on location but New York and probably most of the U.S has a fantastic recycling program. New York divides its recycling into three sets of materials - Plastics and Metals, Paper/Cardboard and Organic / Compostable. Those three categories provide a lot of materials that can really eliminate a lot of stuff that would otherwise fill trash locations. From my own experience my household accumulates a 2 gigantic bags of recycling material over the course of a week which is roughly 2/3 of the stuff that would wind up in a trash bin so it really reduces waste a lot. The other thing that can help the world to be better is helping other people in need. There are two ways that I know about helping people. One of them is donating money. The other is volunteering in food banks. This is one aspect that I could probably be better at. I try to donate from time to time but I don't volunteer often enough. The last time that I volunteered was a Thanksgiving food drive handing out thanksgiving meals. It is something that I need to work on in the future. There are other small things that you can do to make the world a better place as well. Helping friends and family over the course of a week goes a really long way. Try to make life better for the people around you can really help a lot. Word Count 335 Words |
| Prompt 6. Sept 6. Nothing makes us so lonely as our secrets. Paul Tournier Can you share a secret? Small or big, tell us. No? Tell us why not. Day 6 of Birthday Blogging for "Blog Week Birthday Bastion 2024" If I revealed a secret, would it still be a secret? My handle is a pen name so there are certain secrets behind it. On the other hand I probably share a lot more on this site than I would in my personal life as I put a lot of my own feelings and thoughts into my writing. In terms of secrets though, I will give a couple away that I can think of off the top of my head. The most immediate is my writing handle Kingssidecastle and where it comes from. Kingssidecastle is actually a type of chess move where the king and rook switch places. In chess castling is done both defensively and offensively. The rook is much better piece for attacking while the king has limited mobility. In addition to that, losing the king results in the player losing the game. Castling usually moves the king behind pawns protecting it while at same time moving the rook into a position where it is able to attack more easily. There are two types of castling in chess a king's side castle where the king switches with the rook closest to it and a Queen's side castle where the king switches with the rook farther away from it. As a chess lover, I choose the move for my handle. It also works really well because I can abbreviate my signature with either the king or rook chess piece i.e. - or -  Another secret fun fact that ties in with this is that I actually was the person who suggested that Chess pieces be added as emoticons on this site. I am really happy the Story Mistress took it up and added them. In addition to that I was also the person who sponsored the Grandmaster Community Merit Badge. ![Merit Badge in Grandmaster
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Congratulations on your new merit badge! Thank you for supporting the Writing.Com community with your inspirations, participation and activities. We sincerely appreciate it! -SMs](https://images.Writing.Com/imgs/writing.com/writers/badges/general-Grandmaster.gif) The image in the badge is actually based on the logo from the Chessmaster computer game series. I originally wanted the badge to be a Chessmaster badge but was politely advised that it was too niche for a community badge. I opted for the more recognized term of grandmaster which still reflects the chess origins.  Word Count 388 Words |
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