How do you know if something is truly worth it? Is it a feeling? A presence? A sense of clarity? You put all of your efforts into achieving a goal just to question whether it was worth your time. If that time spent working on a goal is determined to […]
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Sit at Your Desk and Listen
The sound of a pump pushing air. Probably from the fish tank. A song is playing on repeat, possibly in my own head. The news is on, CNN. I could tell because I’d heard the anchor use the phrase ‘the Republicans’ about eight times in the past 30 seconds. The […]
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Healing: A Light at the End of the Tunnel
It’s an interesting process, healing. It’s quite a roller coaster. Some days are up and some are down. Most of the time it’s hard to decipher how you are truly feeling. However, deep down there is a sliver of your soul that believes you’ll be ok someday. Trying to hold […]
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Four More Haikus: The Love of the Game
Four more Haikus added to the vault! Again, I need to continue to work on the focus of each haiku. As I progress, you’ll see that the focus will gradually become sharper. I’m hoping to get to the point where I can use all three lines to focus on a […]
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Blackout Poetry Entry #3: Somewhat of a Short Story
Back with another submission to the newspaper blackout series. This is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. The process of making a blackout poem is so zen. There is something therapeutic about covering the leftover words with a black sharpie. It feels great! This came out as half of a […]
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Blackout Poetry Entry #2: This is a Weird One
This is a super weird blackout poem. I didn’t mean for it to end up like this. Hope that you enjoy it anyway! Subscribe to my newsletter! https://broganquigley.substack.com/
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Winter, Spring, Fall, and Rain: Simple Haikus
I’ve been working on Haikus again. Trying to improve each time I sit down and write them. I think the big area for improvement would be in the poem’s focus. These four haikus are still too broad. I’ve been having trouble focusing on a specific moment in time. The next […]
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Blackout Poetry Entry #1
I’m trying a new form of poetry. I stole this idea/technique from Austin Kleon (who stole it from someone else). This was a lot of fun to do. I will definitely be continuing with blackout poetry in the future. I’m hoping that I can find ways to improve the final […]
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Life, Death, Summer, Fiction: A Haiku for Each
Death: All eyes were on him He takes on last look around… And darkness ensues Life: Gasp, crying, screaming the world stops for a moment a new soul is born Summer: New Jersey summer moisture, heat, humidity mother nature shows its rath Fiction: Pen hits the paper all focus for […]