Items Tagged "writing"

The Blank Canvas

Nothing frightens me more than the blank canvas. Pure freedom is terrifying. It can be a paint canvas, an empty notebook, or a screen of white. In ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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Daydream On

Daydream Oncatch a cold war and peace of my heart attackseven of nine thirty something to do it yourself kitfour sided square root of evil empire strikes ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Every Man has a Price (short story)

Every Man has a Price I laid my oldest daughter down to rest. The events of the day had taken her energy away; so much so that she could not keep an eye ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Where the Week Ends

Where the Week EndsGoodnight kisses from little daughtersare the sweetest candies for loving fathersTales told over yawning lips and sleepy eyesbring forth ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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The Distance Above (poem)

The Distance AboveDoes a cloudy night miss the Northern Star?Will a constellation long for thine eyesto look upon it's shimmer from afar,and hold contempt ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Inuyasha (poem)

InuyashaI'm not the man of my past,i've changed, broken the cast.You have set me free,released from fate's tree.Unbound by hands of time,we dance a pantomime.Command ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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At the Center

At the CenterThings fall apart; the centre cannot hold - W.B. YeatsVigorously vortexed in chaosmoments razor through skin,clutching for expiring embers;stony ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Cigarette, Cigarette

Cigarette, CigaretteCigarette, cigaretteburning up timeI stepped outside tonightand lit up a cigaretteSuch a long whilesince I savored the calmTaken back ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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No Running (poem)

No RunningIt sits proudlyin the living roomand casts anaura of prestigeYou mustn't runin the living roomor you may tumblethe vase to the floorYou mustn't ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Diagnosis (poem)

DiagnosisI remember sitting inthe office. Hard plastic chairoffered little comfort,no matter because I couldnot be comfortedHe held a clip boardpages rolled ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Self Portrait (poem)

Self PortraitThe question is often askedwho is behind these keysSo I set my pen to the taskand provide this teaseA chef's blade I wieldpoultry, pork, and ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Indulgence (poem)

IndulgenceWe have yet to meetan encounter may never beAllow this poet a dreama moment, indulge me...Midnight hair coverssunset eyes, gentlywarming smile ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Rocket girl (poem)

Rocket girlShe flew through here, last nightHalley's comet in flightStar wind breeze in her hairfiery eyes, the rocket's glareDiamond smile, my delightNow ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Hollow (poem)

HollowMorning breaks peaceful slumberskin is cold, reality frost biteTruth, mixed with pain,dreams left with nightInnocent youth has died,ashes, dust become ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Dawn (poem)

DawnBreaking light crashes in a cascading, thunderous view of morning. I stir motionlessly and acknowledge defeat of tranquil slumber. Protection from ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Her (poem)

HerSunset eyes,midnight hairSmile sets aflame,laughter quenches doubtstouch revives forsakenLoneliness erodes gently awayno longer wondering jaded,opaque ...

Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 23, 2005
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Ninety-nine red balloons go by...

If you are expecting another profound piece of thinking, or perhaps a joyful bit of lyrical poetry to lighten your day in this blog post, I'm sorry to ...

Posted By Mike On Sunday, August 21, 2005
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You're Funny

Today started off like many others; I had plans and they didn't all happen. In this case, the failed plans in question are the result of the fairer gender's ...

Posted By Mike On Friday, August 05, 2005
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Collected thoughts

My mind sometimes gets the best of me, and begins to wander down paths that have no end. Reflections of thoughts bounce around and more often than not, ...

Posted By Mike On Monday, May 16, 2005
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That song

Time makes two loveMakes them more than friendsHave you ever been down, and a song came on the radio that was so close to your pain that you could have ...

Posted By Mike On Sunday, March 20, 2005
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Open Road

If you have never ridden an iron horse, allow me to describe what it is like. No, I'm not going to tie it into metaphor, because to do so would cheapen ...

Posted By Mike On Monday, February 28, 2005
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Comfort Zone Violation

Tonight was the poetry meeting, and things went well. Good feedback and some very good poems were read. Then came the end of the meeting where we decide ...

Posted By Mike On Friday, February 18, 2005
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Kindness killed inspiration

I stare at a blank screen. Words will not come. Thought will not flow. What I had once assumed to be a simple exercise in poetry has become an albatross ...

Posted By Mike On Monday, February 14, 2005
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About Michael

Michael C. Neel, born 1976 in Houston, TX and now live in Knoxvile, TN. Software developer, currently .Net focused. Board member of ETNUG and organizes CodeStock, East Tennessee's annual developers conference. .Net speaker, a Microsoft ASP.NET MVP and ASPInsider. Co-Founder of FuncWorks, LLC and GameMarx.

Proud father of two amazing girls, Rachel and Hannah, and loving husband to Cicelie who inflates and pops his ego as necessary.

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