I drove past it today,
the spot where I almost died.
They say it was off that road
in one of those trees,
but I cannot find it.
At least not among the hundreds
of other cross-less trees.
“Almost” isn’t worth it,
“Almost” isn’t quite enough.
“It was one of those rare smiles with a quality of eternal reassurance in it, that you may come across four or five times in life. It faced—or seemed to face—the whole external world for an instant, and then concentrated on you with an irresistible prejudice in your favor. It understood you just so far as you wanted to be understood, believed in you as you would like to believe in yourself and assured you that it had precisely the impression of you that, at your best, you hoped to convey.”
pen pals anyone?
Please pardon the delay, Forgive our untimely response,
We thank you for your patience, We appreciate your interest,
There were hundreds, thousands, an overwhelming number,
Unfortunately, At this time, With that being said,
We regret to inform you, I’m sorry to disappoint you,
but – but, but.
We are unable, not right, looking for something else,
Please try again, have better luck, best wishes, thanks,
Sincerely, –
consists of just three ingredients:
1 bottle of wine (or beer if you’d like)
6-8 shots of vodka
and a reliable pen to write.
Combine these simultaneously,
while alone at night – preferably.
Writer’s Block Field Notes Give Away!
I think one of the best ways to cure writer’s block is to find inspiration- that can come to people in a number of ways, one of those being surrounded by handsome writing tools. Because of that, I’ve decided to give away some of my favorite writer’s tools- Field Notes memo books, steno books, pens, pencils, and genuine all-purpose bands of runner.There will be Three Prizes
1st Prize:
2 Field Notes Steno Books
2 Field Notes Memo Books
2 Pairs of Field Notes Pens and Pencils
A Handful of Field Notes All Purpose Bands of Rubber
2nd Prize:
2 Field Notes Steno Books
1 Field Notes Memo Books
2 Pairs of Field Notes Pens and Pencils
A Handful of Field Notes All Purpose Bands of Rubber
3rd Place:
1 Field Notes Steno Book
2 Pairs of Field Notes Pens and Pencils
A Handfull of Field Notes All Purpose Bands of Rubber
Rules:
For entry, you MUST reblog this post and you MUST be following me. You can reblog this up to 5 times a day, as many days as you want. The give away will run until Monday, May 6th, 2013 at 11:59 EST. On Tuesday, May 7th, I will be randomly picking 3 people, the first winning first prize, the third winning third, and notifying them via their ask that they have won. I will pay for shipping and will ship worldwide! I love to use field notes and I hope that this give away encourages you to check out their products, I find a certain bit of Hemingwayesque inspiration when pulling a Field Notes memo pad out of my back pocket.
I think this is my second reblog, ever. Worthy.
(via walterblakeknoblock)
Keep rowing, old man
out past the others
past the horizon.
Keep listening, old man
to the flying fish
or swooping bird.
Keep waiting, old man
for the nibbled lines
and biggest bite.
Keep fighting, old man
through bloody pain
and dark, dark night.
So you want to know
what makes me happy?
Well, just about anything
that makes you miserable
really.
Poetry,
he said…
write it when you’re drunk.
So I wrote it after vodka
and it still looked like shit.
There are way too many nights
that I settled for your shit.
Charli McKee: Poet, Writer, Editor, Artist, Nomad.
