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CREATIVE BLOG

my many multi-faceted ramblings and inner most thoughts

My Blog consists of different topics, ranging from poetry, to current events, to self help topics, to my favorite recipes… the content will be anything that my mind comes up with that I want to share with you… or… to get off of my chest. This is James… my thoughts, my ideas, my personal day-to-day journey…

Enjoy.

Verbal Banter
Poetry Corner
Food & Travel
Full Disclosure

VERBAL BANTER

This section features my random thoughts and feelings… Writing gives me a way to express how I am feeling that no other avenue can achieve. I am going to stay somewhat inhibited in this section… My more provocative posts are further below.
  • How and why I started writing...
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
    It was the Spring of 2000, and I was an ambitious sophomore at Georgia Southern...
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  • Tips to Creating a Household Budget... a must read!
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
    Lets face it,  no one is born with money management skills, and all of us...
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  • Self-Care... It is a vital part of life!
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
    Self-Care… It is a vital part of life and it is not selfish! I don’t know...
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  • Your Future Goals on a Vision Board!
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
      I have heard a lot of talk about creating vision boards, and how they are...
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  • Growth
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
    We all have had those moments and instances when BS happens, and you are used...
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  • It's That Time of Year Again...
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
    …And that particular time of the year that I am referring to is the Thanksgiving...
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  • Progressing into 2022
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
    With there being just a few days left until we transition into the new year,...
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  • How To: Do-It-Yourself Backyard Fire Pit
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
    If you are looking for a simple, easy do-it-yourself backyard project, I am suggesting this...
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  • 2023 - Making This Revolution Around The Sun The Absolute...
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
    It’s 2023!  Happy New Year! With a new year comes a new beginning… a fresh new...
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  • Dealing With Hurt
    Verbal Banter
    anemptytextlline
    When you have been hurt by the person that you loved the most, how do...
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POETRY CORNER

This section features my spoken words, my more abstract thinking process. Here, I am giving you a glimpse of my more intimate feelings and emotions. Sometimes writing can be a healing process, for the writer and, often times, for the reader. More poetry to come.
  • Untitled
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    Sultry sighs etched upon perspiring skin… My eyes caress each mounting emotion deep within. The candle on...
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  • Gazing into each other's eyes...
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    What is and what has always been A meager measurement that we move, Just to glimpse each...
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  • Sighing
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    Sighing… Dreamy nights black lightning Emotions overflowing, passions steadily growing, Forever close, Forever dear. Your voice, a sweet symphony...
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  • Suspended in Motion
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    In the blink of an eye… my eye, time magnifies one second to infinity… Suspended in motion,...
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  • Ambient Kisses
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    Ambient Kisses touch my face… to arise to a new morning… as you sleep, peacefully… sound… deep slumber… you dream...
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  • Untitled
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    Observance of my eyes bestowed a visual like crystal… Inclined for a soulful man with permanent...
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  • Tears
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    They say that real men can’t shed tears… But the tears commenced to movement while gasping for...
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  • Words
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    Sometimes I become aroused… stimulated, by my passionate play with words… and sensual thoughts meander my mind. I...
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  • Untitled
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    We were just two bodies passing each other’s line of sight. Unfamiliar, yet so similar… kindred souls reunite. I...
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  • She
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    She exists in flawless glory is the story of grandeur attraction so devastating that the world over remains speechless from the...
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  • Fire and Desire
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    A desire to feel an emotion like none I have ever felt… My eyes caressing your...
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  • Black Sweetness
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    I’ve always heard that the blacker the berry the sweeter the fruit… you see, we were cultivated...
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  • Yin Yang
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    Romance sets in… I know that there is pure passion for me within… You… The Yin to my...
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  • Love Found Me
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    Love found me in the heat of the night, where there was the warmth of passion, dreams…...
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  • When We Dream
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    Sultry currents sashay through open windows And permeate the midnight air, Soothing saturated skin & parched lungs… Detecting...
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  • Untitled
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    I was beckoning the brink of disaster before You came along… cold hearted and reclusive…  everything...
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  • Inner Beauty
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    I have often heard that The most beautiful thing on Earth is gazing into the eyes of someone...
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  • Be Kind
    The Poetry Corner
    anemptytextlline
    “Watch the fuck where you’re going you stupid motherfucker!”  Those were the words that she said...
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FOOD AND TRAVEL

Come with me on my vacations and travels, and experience the world through my senses. Here I am sharing the highlights from my annual, and sometimes random vacations & travels. I am also sharing my love affair with cuisine… the foods & drinks that I LOVE, and recipes for you to try for yourself.
  • Mother Africa
    Travels - Domestic & International
    anemptytextlline
    Never in my WILDEST dreams would I have thought I would get the chance to...
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  • 16 of my FAVORITE ways to prepare CHICKEN!
    Travels - Domestic & International
    anemptytextlline
    There are about a trillion and one recipes out there claiming that they have the...
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  • Greece - Another Trip of a Lifetime
    Travels - Domestic & International
    anemptytextlline
    So the task of researching and exploring the internet for must see “bucket list” places...
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  • My Favorite Wines! What we are drinking in the...
    Travels - Domestic & International
    anemptytextlline
    Let me tell you, I have had my share of stiff drinks, especially during my...
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  • Weekend Trip to New York City
    Travels - Domestic & International
    anemptytextlline
    I have been to New York many times in the past, and each time I...
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  • Hawaii - Paradise on Earth
    Travels - Domestic & International
    anemptytextlline
    If you follow me on social media, (mainly Facebook), or if I consider you a...
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  • My Favorite Holiday Beverage
    Travels - Domestic & International
    anemptytextlline
    First of all, we are thankful and blessed to see another holiday season!  We are...
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  • Birthday Weekend 2023
    Travels - Domestic & International
    anemptytextlline
    Every year husbae does something above and beyond for our birthday, and of course, this...
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  • Italy Trip 2023
    Travels - Domestic & International
    anemptytextlline
    This year, I was blessed to travel to and experience two and a half incredible...
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FULL DISCLOSURE

Here, I share my most provocative thoughts and feelings. I am giving you my deepest and most heartfelt sentiments, a uninhibited glimpse of my sensitivity, compassion, and occasional discord. I stand firm and live in my truth, and I am not afraid.
  • Sometimes You Just Have To Vent...
    Full Disclosure
    anemptytextlline
    With the current political climate and unrest in America, and with the most recent abominable,...
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  • Don't Judge a Book By Its Cover
    Full Disclosure
    anemptytextlline
    “He/She is not my type.” “He/She is too fat/Skinny.” “He/She is too old for me.” “I don’t date...
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  • What is your "Love Language"?
    Full Disclosure
    anemptytextlline
    Lately, I have been thinking a lot about the most important skill/goal in a love...
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  • What Life Lesson Did You Learn The Hard Way?
    Full Disclosure
    anemptytextlline
    I have often been told that every experience in life is one in which you...
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  • IF YOU HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET A MESSAGE THROUGH...
    Full Disclosure
    anemptytextlline
    First of all, it would be an honor and a pleasure for me to use...
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  • A Letter To My Younger Self
    Full Disclosure
    anemptytextlline
    Dear Younger Me, There are so many things that I want you to know, and it...
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  • What Would You Fit Into a Backpack If You Had...
    Full Disclosure
    anemptytextlline
    Good morning world!  Wow!  It’s already June!  For some, the weeks may have passed by...
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