Writing Gallery
No Shortcuts To Maturity
/The temptation to use a shortcut to a desired destination will always be there, like a seductive prompt, ticking like a clock, ticking your thoughts into confused contemplation. But like Rick Warren once said, there are no shortcuts to…
By Benjamin Nambu
Read MoreThe Colors of the Lanterns
/When I was very young
before I could grasp the meaning
of life and death
I was taught to connect …
By Shih-Fang Wang
Read MoreLight My Lantern
/When life seems darkest, call…
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I am horribly lost and need immediate assistance.
My world seems dark, damp, and depressing.
Do I use a kerosene lamp or a storm…
By Debby Hackbarth
Read MoreThis Little Light Of Mine
/It’ll probably show up…
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So, are you using your little lantern to illuminate ideas that need illuminating? No? I didn’t think so. Well-meaning illumination…
By K. L. Shipley
Read MoreJailhouse Love
/…this goes, I've seen it before.
I'll put in the time and you'll walk out the door.
I've always been good at supporting the cause,
standing up to the system…
By Simple Sue
Read MoreBeacon Of Hope
/“See the light at the end of the tunnel” they say
‘What tunnels?’ comes to my mind,’Cant find the tunnel so I caint see no light. How rediculous!’
Darkness surrounds me,consumes me; is a…
By Jennifer Forrest
Read MoreLantern Festival
/When the fervor
of the Lunar New Year’s celebration fades
and the flamboyant firecrackers fall silent
my heart already …
By Shih-Fang Wang
Read MoreReaching Out
/This morning I'm thinking about depression and people who don't really have any experience with it. I don't think we really necessarily need you to understand what its like. We just need you to understand that what we feel and think is real and it's valid and we're…
By Simple Sue
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