Inside the looking glass,
there is a world reflected.
A dark world,
full of dying trees, black grass and gray skies.
What do I see reflected?
Is it my soul?

First poem of the month:

The hour is getting late.
I have too much hate.
I need a sharp knife.
It's time to say good night.

I am currently reading The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood, and in Gilead (the US), women are not allowed to read or write. I don't want to imagine what would happen if I were forbidden to read and write.

The protagonist has a pillow in her room that has a faded word, "Faith," on it. She spends hours reading and rereading the word. I would do the same thing.

For me, reading and writing are essential parts of life. They allow me to learn, to be creative, to gain knowledge. I have something to do when I'm bored, such as read a book or work on my poems or stories. I would go insane if I were forbidden to read and write.


I've decided to write a poem every day of July. I need to get more practice in writing poetry. Let's see how well that goes.

kate nash - skeleton song

Sorry about the lyrics format.

Skeleton you are my friend

But you are made of bone,

And you have got no flesh and blood

Running through you to help protect the bone

Skeleton we have been friends for years

And you have seen me through some trials

And tribulations and some tears

But everybody thinks I'm weird

And I should have known

That it wouldn't be long

Until you, you've got me standing in an awkward position

With unwanted attention and a need for explanation

And it's not that I'm letting go of you

But I don't know what to do

Skeleton we are so close

But you have got no body

So why do you insist on wearing clothes

Skeleton when we were young

It was easy

Even though the other kids

They would tease me

But I was only seven I had you

But now I'm twenty-two

And now it's different, when I take you out

And you, you've got me standing in an awkward position

With unwanted attention and a need for explanation

And it's not that I'm letting go of you

But I don't know what to do

'Cause sometimes at night,I dream of the most terrible things

I take a hammer and I creep out of bed

And I raise it high

And I smash your head

Fibular and tubular

And ribs and cages, too

In fact, while I'm here

I'll smash the whole of you

Smaaaaaaaaaaash!

But Skeleton, you are my friend

And I could never bring your life to an end

Yes Skeleton you are, you are my friend

And I will be there for you until the end

And even though, when I take you out

You've got me, you've got me standing in an awkward position

With unwanted attention and a need for explanation

I could, I could never let you go

And that is all I know

And that is all I know

And that is all I, that is all I know

And that is all I know, know

So I signed up with Textbroker, a ghostwriting freelance site, and have had two articles accepted. I tested into being a Level 4 writer, which means "excellent." I just need to quit being lazy and set up my Paypal and fill out the tax form for employment so I can get paid.

I should start doing researching and outlining for For The Greater Good.

I'm also starting to wonder which of my books will be published first. I was not planning on The Ties That Bind to turn into a trilogy spanning across three generations and I definitely wasn't planning on it becoming as popular as it did on USM. So far it's looking like A Path to Another World might be published first, if I stick to it and I'm able to follow what I'm planning.

I think my astronomy class will be pretty easy. I'm also going to Oregon next week and will be getting away for a few days, which is good because I need other scenery than fields and tractors.

Freelance Writing?

Lately, I've been thinking about getting into freelance writing. I figure that it would be a good way to:

1. Get my foot in the door of the writing and publishing world.

2. Improve my writing.

3. Make some extra money.

I'll have to look more into it, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to try. Should I go for it?

Summer Jobs and What Not

I haven't been able to find a summer job yet. There's one I might get. I might tutor seven-year-old twin boys in their reading and writing. However, another person who had called just before I went to their house and said she had worked with the boys during the school year. She's also the niece of one of the twins' teachers.

I probably won't get the job, but the father of the boys told me that at his work place they are always hiring. It's a service for developmentally delayed adults and the jobs I will apply for next week would be to help watch/take care of the adults. If I got this job, it would be helpful in helping decide if I want to be a speech therapist.

I have the opportunity to job shadow a speech therapist on the 24th and 27th. On the 24th, I will watch her work with adults; the 27th will be me watching children. At least no one can blame me for not thinking of my future.

Summer school starts in two weeks. I'll be taking astronomy to finish my science requirements.

That's it for now.