BlogHide Resteemsresteemedjrhughes (57)in fiction • 7 years agoUrban Legend Flash Fiction Contest - $45 SBD Prize Pool!Are you pumped?! Calling all Minnows (and everyone else too)! I love fiction of almost every genre, but my favorite may well be the Urban Legend. Maybe because of the organic nature of these…michaeladamparis (61)in urbanlegendflash30 • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Have You Checked the Children? (Urban Legend Flash Fiction Contest)The cell phone rings. Veronica picks it up from the coffee table and looks at the screen. Unknown. She shrugs, placing it down on the couch. Don't interrupt my Adult Swim, she scoffs in…michaeladamparis (61)in poetwisdom • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.Poetwisdom #1: A Universal MysteryA Universal Mystery If I died in my sleep Would I know it at all? Would I feel myself rise Or seemingly fall? Would the intricate lattice Begin to collapse? Would the strings of my lotus…michaeladamparis (61)in drawing • 7 years agoTIL Graphite Pencil Sketching at an Art Tutorial Workshop!I consider myself to be a proficient writer. But drawing was always something that I couldn't seem to grasp. Today I thought I would step outside of my writing bubble and word clouds and take an art…resteemedhelpingothers (39)in poetry • 7 years agoHelpingOther’s Guide / Writing Better Poetry (For Beginners)Writing Better Poetry ! HEY Guys , lately I’ve been writing poetry and I’ve absolutely loved it, but i’d like to touch on a topic that might help beginners for writing better poems, (Btw I am…michaeladamparis (61)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.ChangeA poem inspired by "The Girl and the Pendulum," describing Cattrell's thoughts of his first wife during a late-night stakeout. Change Cities change People change The wind, the clouds The…michaeladamparis (61)in poetry • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The AnniversaryA poem inspired by "The Girl and the Pendulum," describing Cattrell's thoughts of his second wife as he stares into the empty water fountain before his visit to Cassandra. The Anniversary…michaeladamparis (61)in steemit • 7 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.I GOT SPAMMED BY LOVE and offered STEEMIT in return!A few days ago, I started to receive some strange mobile phone text messages from random people. I have no idea who the heck these folks were. The messages were not any advertising, but…michaeladamparis (61)in poetry • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch."My Body Harmonic" (An original poem inspired by “The Girl and the Pendulum”)A poem describing Cassandra's thoughts as she stares at the swinging pendulum during her wait for Cattrell to visit. My Body Harmonic Sound, it plays my body rhythmic -- Tones reveal my…michaeladamparis (61)in hf19 • 8 years agoHF19 + Busy.org + Extra time = Creative success and rewards!Like many of users on Steemit, I was a bit concerned about what would happen when hard fork 19 dropped. Would the new linear reward curve increase my small 7-cent voting reward, or would it get…michaeladamparis (61)in steem • 8 years agoWhat's the best way to get help from a faulty Poloniex transfer to the Steemit wallet? Three days ago I created a transfer of STEEM from Poloniex to the Steemit wallet and it resulted in an error. Here's what the Poloniex Withdrawal history claims: Complete STEEM…michaeladamparis (61)in fiction • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 18) - The Final ChapterPart Eighteen - The Final Chapter The store sign turns to “OPEN” and Cattrell sets his camera on the passenger seat. He won’t need it today. Leaving the sedan, he dons a gray fedora and crosses…michaeladamparis (61)in fiction • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 17) - The Penultimate ChapterPart Seventeen - The Penultimate Chapter Cattrell’s phone rang. Unknown number. “Cattrell.” “It’s Mickie at New Dynamics.” She laughed. “I’m beating you to your weekly call to us.” The…michaeladamparis (61)in fiction • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 16)Part Sixteen “Boone speaking.” “It’s Cattrell.” “You found it.” “Not it. Her.” Pause. “Her?” “Yes.” “A woman stole 101?” “Yes. I confronted her, and she escaped.” A moment passes.…michaeladamparis (61)in fiction • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 15)Part Fifteen She walked him through her home, through each room. Cattrell inspected the bedrooms, pulled away furniture from the walls. A small bottle of Chanel No. 5 slipped from a small table…michaeladamparis (61)in cryptocurrency • 8 years agoAlt coin bloodbath in May! Today the Poloniex rivers are running red! Most alts are in the red, with steep dives. If you notice, many of the coins that have dropped 15-25% have dipped to the 50% Fibonacci line.…michaeladamparis (61)in hardfork • 8 years agoAm I getting addicted to Busy? My second post in one evening... and how STEEMIT changed for the better!This is my second post on Busy tonight, and not having to worry about formatting and shortcodes allows for my more creative side to explore. With the work required on Steemit.com to build a page of…michaeladamparis (61)in busy • 8 years agoMy first Busy post, and the fiction I've written so far!Today I decided to try out the Busy.org site, which posts to Steemit.com! First, I took a look around! Nice! The colors and fonts are soft and familiar, as a social media site should be. It is…michaeladamparis (61)in fiction • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 14)Part Fourteen Cattrell’s lead foot pushed the sedan through a fall of branches blocking the on-ramp of Highway 280. He looked at his watch, realizing that it was only 24 hours ago that he…michaeladamparis (61)in fiction • 8 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.The Girl and the Pendulum (An Original Story – Part 13)Part Thirteen Cattrell slowly made his way back to Boone’s house, driving his sedan along narrow side streets. His mind moved sluggishly as well, clogged by the strange conversation with…