The Life-Box Collection (A Poetic Short-Stack Trio Set) Vol I.
In life we’re driven by desire, loss and the need to be long-lasting. The following pieces pay homage to these factors. IMPRINT (desire) waking up to whispers as dreams fade…
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Letters to Chyna – Another Novel Update!
Life happens around us, altering our moods and perceptions, but art happens on the inside and if we’re proactive, it never leaves us. Our art may make a way for…
Shedding Skin – An Introspective Look At Grief – The Anger Stage
Something weirdly visceral happens when a parent dies. Yes, there is all this grief that comes up, and you expect that, but what of the anger? The seething burning rage…
Losing My First Mom. Twice. – A Memorial to Francine Williams
Written with assistance from my inner child. She created the above image. I thought about her almost every day of my life. I wondered what she looked like, what she…
Lauryn’s Taxes – A Poem
Featured earlier this year on my Tumblr page, this poem is inspired by songstress Lauryn Hill: An uncovering of self divorced of commitment broken down to the bones we see…
How Do I Regard Thee? – A Poem
How do I regard thee? High How do I express this? Eyes I take you in on the sneak I sip you slowly like fermented drink I’m getting a buzz…
Detroit, Division & DL Hughley
What a couple of weeks we have had in America. There is never a shortage of issues for us to debate about, but the aftermath of the Zimmerman trial has…
Let Go & Encourage Your Words to Flow!
This isn’t a 10 Steps to Being a Better Writer blog post. It’s a Reclaim Your Passion for Writing blog post. No matter your work in progress, you’re probably thinking…
Hold Up, Wait a Minute! – The Story of My Life & Other Ramblings
Before you say anything, no, this isn’t my new blog! You have been waiting for quite a while for the new and improved Lyric Fire, but it seems like the…
A New Direction For Lyric Fire – Also, Another Novel Update!
I know I’m a few weeks late, but Happy 2013! It’s been a few months since my last post and I must say it was so weird to not be…
Fingers Editing Wildly To A Dream – (Novel Update!)
In my last post, Why Ride Roller Coasters When Writing Gives You The Same Thrills?, I talked about where I was in the publishing process with my novel Letters to…
Why Ride Roller Coasters When Writing Gives You The Same Thrills? – (Novel Update!)
Some people think writers are crazy. Well, some of us are. Honestly, to sit and stare at a computer screen or blank sheet of paper hoping for magic when most…
Book Blocks or Prose Pauses? – My Path To Publication
The life of a writer can seem so glamorous. We wake up at the crack of whenever, drink unlimited amounts of tea or coffee and sit in front of our…
Lyric Fire Presents: HEAVEN SHOULD FALL (By Rebecca Coleman) Blog Tour
I am all about supporting other writers so participating in a blog tour seemed like fun! To that end, I am pleased to promote Rebecca Coleman and her new book…
Lyric Fire: Why Men Like Hairy Legs – A Rambling Poem
At 18, uncertainty was assured Innocence ignored like curfews and illuminated street lights We were young Bodies mirrored untraveled curvy roads So we took day trips that…
Lyric Fire: Orange Blue Dust (A Poem)
time elapsed measured moments spinning beyond light submerged in madness presenting brightly like sun drops sweet like candy tasting of aspartame balled up tight like wrinkled skin on areolas the…
Lyric Fire: Am I Smart Enough? – Gauging & Assessing Self Intelligence
Throughout the day I think many thoughts and recently this one blazed across my brain: “Am I smart enough?” I’m not sure what if anything in particular triggered this question,…
Lyric Fire: 25 Unconventional Things You Can Do To Become A Better Writer!
Sometimes as writers knowing the mechanics of the craft isn’t enough. You can be the most structured and perfected scribe and still bore people to tears. What good is it…
Lyric Fire: Pretty Girl Cry: A Poem
wrapped in sunshine bathed in lava light magnified, yet dimished expected to exude happiness always even in the midst of calamity the shell can’t crack ever the fantasy can’t…
Meet Chyna Rose – Interview w/My Novel’s Lead Character & a Sneak Peek at a Possible Book Cover!
A lot has been going on in this writer’s world so I haven’t been blogging as much and I miss it immensely! I am under the gun on some personal…