“Breaking Free” #haiku #poems

  Haiku for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge–a fun activity and contest that is open for everyone to participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: River & Stone. © 2016 E. E. Rawls and Rawls E. Fantasy Want special excerpts, news and exclusives from my Novels-in-progress? Subscribe to my e-reader list! How to read …

“Tough Life” & “Growing Up” #poems

I took this prompt from a previous week. 🙂 Haiku for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge–a fun activity and contest that is open for everyone to participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: Time & Grow. “Tough Life” The wheels of time turn You must learn and grow, or fail, —The life …

“War’s End” & “Trapped” #haiku #poems

I took this prompt from a previous week. 🙂 Haiku for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge–a fun activity and contest that is open for everyone to participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: Flag & Fallen. “War’s End” The red banner waved, Fallen towers littering A scorched land’s expanse. ~ “Trapped” Winds tore …

“Quest” & “That Treat You Want” #Haiku

Haiku for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge–a fun activity and contest that is open for everyone to participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: Rein & Quest. “Quest” Energy reined in She prepares for the grim quest, Skull Island ahead. ~ “That Treat You Want” Such a cruel quest He bought lettuce, …

“Magic Touch” & “Night” #Haiku

It's a magical theme this week! My haikus for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge–a fun activity and contest that is open for everyone to participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: Magic & Glimmer. “Magic Touch” “A touch of magic To light up the dark,” he said, “A glimmer of hope.” ~ …

“Storm’s Wonder” & “Battle’s Tide” #Haiku

My haikus for RonovanWrites Weekly Haiku Challenge–a fun activity and contest that is open for everyone to participate, and helps keep our creative writer’s mind active! This week’s words are: Lightning & Rain. “Storm’s Wonder” Lightning grazes down A kiss upon the bare earth Rain promises life. ~ “Battle’s Tide” His sword like lightning Enemies flee his …

Legends and Legendary Creatures, the A-Z List!

April's #AtoZChallenge explored many legends and legendary creatures from around the world. I learned a ton doing this: about creatures I'd never heard of or only vaguely knew of, about many interesting folklore tales and how they came to be, and about fossils of monstrous creatures that once lived. Many of you really enjoyed the posts, …

Zlatorog Goldenhorns and the Hunter Tale #AtoZChallenge

This is part of the A-to-Z blog challenge for April. My theme is legends and legendary creatures (both real and fiction). I hope you enjoy following along! Zlatorog and the Hunter The Mountains of Triglav were guarded by white goats, who often chased away intruders by stone avalanches, and their leader was the great Goldhorn. His golden horns …

Yong the Wise of Korean Legend #AtoZChallenge

This is part of the A-to-Z blog challenge for April. My theme is legends and legendary creatures (both real and fiction). I hope you enjoy following along! Yong Yong are a different kind of dragon in Korean mythology and folklore. Most dragons in European mythology are linked to the elements of fire and destruction, but dragons …

Xana the Mysterious Beauty #AtoZChallenge

This is part of the A-to-Z blog challenge for April. My theme is legends and legendary creatures (both real and fiction). I hope you enjoy following along! Xana The xana is found in Spain's Asturian mythology. She is a creature of extraordinary beauty, believed to live in fountains, rivers, waterfalls or forested regions with pure water. She …