Posted on December 04, 2009 by Elizabeth Delos Reyes

There’s two things I know for sure:
She was sent here from heaven and she’s daddy’s little girl.
As I drop to my knees by her bed at night
She talks to Jesus and I close my eyes and
I thank God for all of the joy in my life
Oh, but most of all…
For butterfly kisses after bedtime prayer;
Sticking [...]

Posted on December 04, 2009 by Elizabeth Delos Reyes

I could not think of an approach to begin unfolding what kind of a mother my mom really is. As a matter of fact, this is one hell-of-a-task which I found extremely difficult and even tortuous on my part. If I was rather asked to describe my father, it could have been [...]

Posted on December 04, 2009 by Elizabeth Delos Reyes

I’ve been trying to write a good poem but the words won’t come out. It’s like grief lodges this huge obstruction into the opening in which my creativity escapes through. Long before, I used to write poems easily especially for my dad, or out of hatred and frustration, but now, it’s been too difficult. [...]

Posted on November 13, 2009 by Elizabeth Delos Reyes

In Carlos Ruiz Zafon’s bestselling novel, The Angel’s Game (translated from the Spanish by Lucia Graves, 2009), the mysterious publisher Andreas Corelli proposes a commission to the protagonist, David Martin. “I want you to create a religion for me,” he tells Martin. It seems a ludicrous mandate when seen from the labyrinth perspective of theology, [...]

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Elizabeth Delos Reyes

Have you ever had the need to write but you just can not get it out? It is like there is so much to say that it is all crushing and devastating and I have no idea where to begin and anything I say does not sound right anymore. All I can say is that [...]

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Elizabeth Delos Reyes

I just finished watching a couple of movies – IN HER SHOES and THE NOTEBOOK. I loved these films so much that I actually have watched each of them like more than 5 times already but still they always remain on my top favorites (obviously), plus I’ve also read the books. In Her Shoes is [...]

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Nidha N

Freelance writing is one of the most popular career opportunity for those who like writing. For people talented in writing, it offers the best possible career option, for it entails being paid to do what one likes most. The profession entails in a broad sense writing about whatever the client wants written. The scope includes [...]

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Nidha N

All literate people write. But why do some people become or aspire to become authors?
Some people write for pleasure, some write for fame, to get their name up in print and some write to earn their daily bread.
For some, writing is a pastime, a hobby just like gardening, games and other such pursuits. These are [...]

Posted on October 13, 2009 by Nayab Naseer

One of the major difference in English language usage is Active tense and passive tense. As the name implies, Active Tense denotes urgency and is more specific. The person or the object being referred to is mentioned first and the action done follows. Passive voice, on the other hand mentions the action first and the [...]

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Sarah Drake

For every writer there is a question: what should I use to write with? There are of course the usual answers: pen and paper, computer, things like that. But have you ever thought about what each does for you? Some writers can’t stand working with pen and paper, they must be on [...]