Inspiration point (IP)
Inspired by my broken ankle, this week's Inspiration Point is the human anatomy. Any limb, bone, organ, vessel or joint you like...wherever it takes you in poetry or prose. I will look forward to reading what you come up with.
Inspiration point
The Music of the Dead
Midnight in New Orleans. The streets are empty. Windows are devoid of light. A sticky heat oppresses those attempting to sleep along this once-...
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A Chance To Live (IP)
The ghost, he tried to grip the rose; he said, “I love how red it glows. I’d love to smell its scent again; to touch it just like other men”. And...
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The Great Escape
Day creeps back, sunlight stabs, birds hold meetings beyond windows, the first to work, worms caught early. The tube is a task, grey faces fade into...
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The Elephantom (I.P.)
An Elephantom haunts the zoo; it comes out after dusk with a long white trunk to grab at you and two large vampire tusks. Zoo keepers see it roam at...
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The Necronauts (‘Ghost’ I.P.)
As the strange submarine like craft, piloted by her father, Doctor Orpheus, drifted through the ethereal plane; Karen saw the ghostly faces of undead...
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