An important part of every writer’s journey is the transition from seeing ourselves as “someone who writes” to seeing ourselves as writers. We asked all the Go Dog Go Baristas to tell us a little bit about their journey as a writer. We hope you enjoy learning more about the Baristas and are inspired by … Continue reading On Becoming A Writer: Eugenia
Month: January 2018
Lifeline
Your face Hey, hasn’t gone yet Hand held A trace, a lifeline Bend in A kiss, a whisper Pulse up She touched him, somewhere
Guest Barista Cyranny- Toe dipping…
in the sea pool of your love at ankle depth wearing the thin line of the surface as a bracelet on my flesh… Token of your love, never to be heard never to be seen only to be felt. Dipping my feet though yearning to dive, dive into the sea pool of your love… Knowing … Continue reading Guest Barista Cyranny- Toe dipping…
TWENTY YEARS AND COUNTING ON MORE
By Charles Robert Lindholm They Say, "Time Flies" And It Does Unless You Are At Work Or Stuck In A Traffic Jam Just Watch The Birthdays You And Your Children Celebrate Mount Into Bigger And Bigger Numbers The Memories Recede Further Into The Past But Are Still As Treasured And Remembered As Ever Before We … Continue reading TWENTY YEARS AND COUNTING ON MORE
SHE THINKS SHE’S NORMAL
By Charles Robert Lindholm She Thinks She's Normal And Says So All The Time She Won't Believe Me When I Tell Her That She's Not I've Had Experience With Normal Up Close And Personal And Heard The Life Stories Of Others Who Know It Too And Normal Doesn't Come Close To All The Things She'll … Continue reading SHE THINKS SHE’S NORMAL
Guest Barista Aurora Phoenix-Beauty Prevails
Tonight’s surreptitious peek Through steel barred window Reveals hazy soft horizon Rosy wisps at the treeline Reflected on a curl of razor wire Cruel unforgiving implement Impervious to beauty Yet passes it along. Aurora Phoenix is a wordsmithing oxymoron. Staid suburbanite cloaks a badass warrior wielding weapon grade phrases. Read more of her confabulations at Insights … Continue reading Guest Barista Aurora Phoenix-Beauty Prevails
Guest Barista Michael Erickson- Life Contained
I exist in a galleria of stone. Broken pieces place side by side, Jagged edges meeting smooth lines. There between a maze of solidified enigmas I pushed through, A living, breathing being. -M. E. Michael is a husband, father, writer, poet, and aspiring author. He finds time to scribble … Continue reading Guest Barista Michael Erickson- Life Contained
After Hours: Midnight Precedes-OldePunk/RamJet Poetry & Christine Ray/Brave and Reckless
Midnight precedes The dawning of you Shadows and peaches Lavender and spices Rare, honeyed tongue Sings rapture My soliloquy of you Cool moonlight Carves your shadow Against stark walls But you are smooth whiskey Intoxicating to my parched soul Cedar and pine Warm earth against my skin From earth it begins Aquiline movements … Continue reading After Hours: Midnight Precedes-OldePunk/RamJet Poetry & Christine Ray/Brave and Reckless
Guest Barista Devereaux Frazier-My Poetry Is
My poetry is long awaited sunset on a lover’s winter night My poetry is a flashlight on the entrails of the horror film called Life My poetry is a camera on the heart of Titanic Beautiful but tormented Acclaimed and cursed My poetry is an anchor and a mast a tsunami and a covenant conviction … Continue reading Guest Barista Devereaux Frazier-My Poetry Is
HE LEAVES ME
By Charles Robert Lindholm I Know I'm Not The Only One, Who Loves Him Like I Do But I Wish It Could Be True Sharing Isn't Something I Really Like To Do Knowing There Are Others Plays With My Emotions I Hate It That He Leaves Me To Be With Other Oceans It Makes … Continue reading HE LEAVES ME