It’s why I prefer to self publish and self promote — If you are a new writer you will sooner or later read articles about people complaining about their earnings on the platform. Please don’t buy into that negativity. There is no change to your earnings in general. It’s actually much better now than it used to be. There is always…

Let me raise your self esteem by a 1000. I mastered my dream of painting female portraits. — When I was back in the USA on a visit many years ago. I told a friend about my dream as an artist of female portraits. At that time it was the best life I could imagine for myself but I had no idea of how to get there. Today…

A poem about a woman who invited her Idol singer for a picnic in the park. Despite his fame and busy life he made time just for her. — A special heart was beating while thinking of her idol, she also had a longing for some afternoon tea, it was a sunny day, fame and the ordinary decided to meet in the park. Something highly unusual, meeting your eye candy in the park, beauty and fame had not forgotten the good…

A poem about an old man granted the opportunity to discuss his life. Angels began dancing in the starlight while reflecting back on his past. — 45 years ago, the man’s life changed forever, right or wrong, he would soon know if the chess move was significant. He closed his eye and moved in blindness, stress and depression had him by its grasp, the mighty hand of sadness moved him around on life’s chessboard, controlling his every…

A poem about someone in search of something that cannot be found. He lights a candle in hope of reaching the spirits for guidance. — You stand alone in life, the now living cannot provide anymore help, with a desperate need to communicate, you light a candle in your hand. As darkness falls you walk forward, some would be scared to stumble, fear is nothing new to you, you overcame massive hardship a long time…

A poem about a woman trying to understand true beauty in life. She looks down at her reflection in the water from the setting sun. — A woman wondered about her beauty, with the doubt in her own mind, when walking next to a beach, her spirit asked the setting sun, sun rays began blending her reflection in the waves. She was beautiful, nature was there to tell her the truth, her own thoughts didn’t reflect her…

The detour around rejection has been long. This is how I got through it. — It has been quite a crazy endeavour for the last two years. It began with having your writing rejected as a new writer. I got picked apart in this viral article of mine. I saved it as proof that you can make it no matter how shitty the circumstances and…

A poem about a carpenter building a beautiful chair. The very last beauty around him. His surroundings he once knew had disappeared. — A beautiful handcrafted chair, fit for a queen and her castle, Should the last beauty in one’s life be sold? The old man sat himself down with hands on his lap. He worked day and night through a dark existence, vibrant colour, noise from loved ones, the smell from the…

You display ambition at all times when interacting with others — Any weakness can never be shown in public. One of life’s biggest lessons probably. When you live with your maxed out ambition you now beat all the competition there is. The game plan is to forget that weakness ever existed in you in the first place. Great people exist. It's…