Image by Melissa Askew from Unsplash Gathering Joy by Veronica McDonald I gather joy around me like a blanket. You feel as warm as kindergarten like a gentle cotton cloud against chubby baby fingers covered in white paste. Like that feeling called home when home wouldn’t do. An invisible best friend as natural as … Continue reading Poetry: Gathering Joy
Poetry: A Broken Vessel Made Whole
Photo by Rafał Rudol on Unsplash A Broken Vessel Made Whole by Robert M. Starr I touched the wood with a trembling hand And felt the blood of a crucified man. He was guiltless, innocent, without sin, Yet He hung on the cross, dying at the hands of men. I thought … Continue reading Poetry: A Broken Vessel Made Whole
Inspirational Post: The Remedy for Discouragement
Photo by Rod Long (Unsplash) The Remedy for Discouragement by Nicole Byrum It’s a Wonderful Life is a classic Christmas movie loved by many for the last seven decades. I hadn’t seen it for quite some time and enjoyed watching it with my family this past holiday season. It was the first viewing for both … Continue reading Inspirational Post: The Remedy for Discouragement
The Steps That Lead To Nowhere
Photo by Tama66 (Pixabay) The Steps That Lead To Nowhere by Carole L. Haines Our family just loves to visit abandoned places. There are a few really interesting ones near our home. Our son is especially into this, so we go on hikes with him to see these places. He studies up on … Continue reading The Steps That Lead To Nowhere
Creativity, the Gift that Keeps on Giving
(Image by Image by Arek Socha from Pixabay) Creating the Lost Pen Magazine enabled me to meet some wonderfully creative people. In the process of producing Issue 1, I became better acquainted with Jenise Cook, a photographer, writer, poet, and so much more. Her poem 'Lifesaver' appears on page 15, and that spread was one of my favorites … Continue reading Creativity, the Gift that Keeps on Giving
