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The Valley of Weathered Hearts

The Valley of Weathered Hearts

I left myself at the shores of frustration. In search of my true salvation. Driven by the love of elation. Shadowed by my fear and consternation. No time left for mental masturbation. Full throttled vibration. Understated, unrated, undercooked maturation. Destiny is my creation. Done with—someones else’s verbalization. Enriched by inspiration. Taking it down with perspiration....CONTINUE READING
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A Sinaloan Road Trip: Why Surfers Risk Everything for Waves

A Sinaloan Road Trip: Why Surfers Risk Everything for Waves

Everyone said I shouldn’t go. “It’s dangerous down there right now,” my friends and family told me. In fact, just a few kilometers from where we stay, two Australian surfers disappeared and lost their lives in a horrific story of injustice and brutality. According to reports, they were pulled over by assassins dressed in police...CONTINUE READING
Category:Life Lessons, Travel
Pulsating Pensivity by Derek Dodds

Pulsating Pensivity

broken raindrops of existence kindled by flames of eternity grasped by the throat of time dripping memories from my glass of wine bloodstained youth of– dreamless dreams running in circles of– meanless means twisting away on the cosmic vine
Category:Poems & Prose
Ode To Life by derek dodds

Ode To Life

ode to emotion and desireblinded by my oceanic dream-like imagination reborn to myself, in myselfre-birthing my energetic ability to march, dance, and sing ode to standing up to a new way of living yes—an ode to myself to the lion’s roarmy roar to the heartfelt understanding that life in not overthat life has just begunand...CONTINUE READING
Category:Poems & Prose
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