The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 15, 2012, 7:39 pm
Ahoy Wandering Cyber Explorer, You have stepped aboard a ghost ship...be careful where you walk, Sailor. There are things unleashed and they do bite. Don’t be afraid. You’ve come this far... If you dare, please feel free and welcome to browse our hallowed decks fu...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - May 8, 2011, 1:51 pm
Ahoy Wandering Cyber Soul, You have stepped aboard a ghost ship. he, he, he.... Be careful where you walk, Sailor. There are things unleashed and they do bite. Don’t be afraid. You’ve come this far... Touch down on SHIP’S IMAGE to go forward. You’ll find your fate on the INFERNO- A Writer�...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Apr 23, 2011, 9:20 pm
Argh!  The Inferno is MOVING to a NEW SITE!! We invite you, artists and literary shipmates alike, to come visit and help us break her in here. Then join us with our first May theme, The Florists ** Our apologies, we have decided to cancel the theme, April Love, due to many cases of Sprin...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Apr 7, 2011, 11:25 pm
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. It was originally the second month of the Roman calendar, before January and February were added by King Numa Pompilius about 700 BC. The derivation of the name (Latin Aprilis) is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the Latin ...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Apr 2, 2011, 6:52 pm
The Writers of THE INFERNO present: Gallery 34 'The Joke' April 2, 2011 Attention Readers: To use any of the work you see in this gallery in another publication, contact the writer at their website link listed with their work. The work in The Inferno is created for a mature audience. Some pieces m...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Apr 2, 2011, 6:51 pm
Doppelgangers of Comedy My Fellow PassengersPlease Wait...Loading In Progress...Dimension: DaykaCurrent Location: Rikayana "You have arrived at your alter world successfully..."Alter world?Are you serious?A boat trip turned intotraveling across dimensions?No way... "Would you mind take a photo for u...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Apr 2, 2011, 6:50 pm
My Dear Mother To My Dear Mother, We have always been so close and I have tried to be a good and loyal son. I want to take the opportunity to tell you, and pray you will understand, that I have certain needs that you cannot supply. I love you dearly but I must cut the cord between us now. I hope you...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Apr 2, 2011, 5:49 pm
Hoodwinked With his Magic Elixir He goes, From town to town, From door to door. He has a lightness of step, A wink in his eye, And a slight tip of his hat. “Hello, lovely Ma’am, kind Sir.” He charms his way in, And they are his to finesse. “Have you ever wished to be Cured of all your ails...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 23, 2011, 3:01 pm
joke –noun 1. something said or done to provoke laughter or cause amusement, as a witticism, a short and amusing anecdote, or a prankish act:. 2. something that is amusing or ridiculous, especially because of being ludicrously inadequate or a sham; a thing, situation, or person laughed at rather t...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 19, 2011, 8:54 pm
The Writers of THE INFERNO present: Gallery 33 'Tender is the Night' March 19, 2011 Attention Readers: To use any of the work you see in this gallery in another publication, contact the writer at their website link listed with their work. The work in The Inferno is created for a mature audience. ...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 19, 2011, 8:53 pm
What Darkness Reveals O Day! My judge, my examiner, you shrieking Harpy; go now to the opposite side of this blighted orb! Tarry you there and scrutinize with impish delight the malformations and fumblings of the wretched souls farthest from me. Long enough for this time have you bowed my head and b...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 19, 2011, 8:22 pm
NYX Born of ChaosShadow and DarknessThe lineage of doom and deathspread across her worldRetribution and Deceptionnever fade acrossher past and presentThe beginning ofthe first bornmesmerizes the realmby her chantingandwhen the dreamy nightcame and feltwithin the darkened soulshouldNyxtheGoddess of t...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 19, 2011, 8:21 pm
"Cease Upon the Midnight" original drawing by Rusty Harden The Darkling Sky Drinking in the midnight air The stars above with twinkling glare Euphoria and endless pain Reconciling thoughts in vain The reflection pool is quite deep The serpents come, in wake or sleep Hope grows pale but never dies Ha...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 19, 2011, 8:20 pm
The Tender Night Happy Therapist Patient- “ Doctor, how long will I have to stay here?” Doctor- “We’ll see. Running nude down a public street during the middle of the night and waving a flag that says ‘Be Happy!’ - is not an example of someone who has a handle on reality.” Patient- “...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 19, 2011, 8:20 pm
Intoxicating Moon Under the moon where we find ourselves suddenly, With the night darkness wrapping around all of us, Hypnotizing, we’re captured, held by her bright glow. Lightheaded, dizzy, thereby uninhibited. Waxing and waning, we are intoxicated. Watching from above over all cast by her s...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 19, 2011, 8:19 pm
We Are Stardust We Are Golden We are stardust we are golden This I found out in my youth The knee bone’s connected to the thighbone This I also decided had truth It’s all just one big jukebox As we flip from track to track We put in our coin and make a selection And know there’s no turning bac...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 10, 2011, 3:14 pm
"He knew that there was passion there, but there was no shadow of it in her eyes or on her mouth; there was a faint spray of champagne on her breath. She clung nearer desperately and once more he kissed her and was chilled by the innocence of her kiss, by the glance that at the moment of contact loo...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 5, 2011, 10:55 pm
"There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm." ~Willa Cather (1873-1947, author) The Writers of THE INFERNO present: Gallery 32 'Calm Before the Storm' March 5, 2011 Attention Readers: To use any of the work you see in this gallery in another publication, contact the writer a...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 5, 2011, 10:54 pm
Song for John I can tell of my life How things have gone My darkest of skies My brightest of suns I can speak of the past Or the day that I’m in Of my hopes and my dreams My good deeds my sins All that is old All that is new The longest of days The needs that are few I can tell you it all I can te...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 5, 2011, 10:50 pm
To My Wife As you lay in your bed in your last hours of life I still thought you’d go on forever So solid and stable, dependable, able I knew you would always endeavour To hang onto the world, the world that you loved For you’d given it all that you had And as life slipped away I knew that the d...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 5, 2011, 10:36 pm
Turbulence Destruction was on a new journey. To a small town, to a quiet town, To those with big dreams and little means. To those who hold tight to one another. And in their firm bones they could feel it. And with their skilled eyes they could see it. The dense gray sky as she came alive. Brewing, ...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Mar 5, 2011, 10:36 pm
Widow Murphy's Peppers Widow Murphy had quite the garden. She grew the most flavorful vegetables anyone could ever hope to taste. When she came down the street with a basket to share, you could be assured you were in for a real treat. Although, as these things go, there was a problem. Widow Murphy�...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Feb 25, 2011, 11:31 am
"There are some things you learn best in calm, and some in storm." ~Willa Cather (1873-1947, author) 'Calm Before The Storm' is our FREE theme challenge for March Your choice of interpretation isWIDE OPEN, fellow literary pirate *If you are so moved,include a relevant image and a few words about...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Feb 19, 2011, 7:50 pm
"Dreaming is an act of pure imagination, attesting in all men a creative power, which if it were available in waking, would make every man a Dante or Shakespeare." ~H.F. Hedge The Writers of THE INFERNO present: Gallery 31 'What Dreams May Come' February 19, 2011 Attention Readers: To use any o...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Feb 19, 2011, 7:50 pm
LIVING THE DREAM? We're living the dream, we've followed the path To live in the sun and have the last laugh To leave all the rain, the miserable weather To start a new life for enjoyment together We don't read the papers from our native UK It just brings depression to read what they say So we sit i...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Feb 19, 2011, 7:50 pm
Envisage I'm on a journey, never reaching the end I see all the people, never finding a friend Truth is still hiding, just as it did before Beauty keeps changing, I can't see anymore I have waking moments, trying to understand The dream overtakes me, now I journey again Rusty Harden A Brush With Rus...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Feb 19, 2011, 7:49 pm
As to what happened, I still don’t know. It may have been a dream. I’ll leave that for you to decide. The house I was looking at had been repossessed by the bank and had set empty for a couple years. It was in my price range and I knew I could fix it up. Even the day I went to see the house with...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Feb 19, 2011, 7:49 pm
The Merging of Dreams A masterpiece thatwill never becompleted without youA dream thatnever fadesbecause of youA sanctuary that heldeverything we believe in togetherVisiting it every single dayin my own worldMy happiness is neverto be known until you cameThe miracle ofour dreams clashestogether iswh...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Feb 19, 2011, 7:48 pm
The Lives of Dreams They declare themselvesAs nightmares to enchantments,Living richly, hiding within,Borrowing bits of reality, To carry us into another world. Sarah DonnellanArtistic Rhythms Inspiration: The lives of dreams become visible to us ranging in extremes or blending together lying in w...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Feb 10, 2011, 11:16 pm
The original movie, “What Dreams May Come”, won critical acclaim and the Oscar for Best Visual Effects in 1998.  Let your imagination flow along with the beautiful images from this movie. (Synopsis and trailer can be found here at IMDb.com) As always, your interpretation is completelyWIDE OPE...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 29, 2011, 7:57 pm
The Writers of THE INFERNO present: Gallery 30 'Valentine' January 29, 2011 Attention Readers: To use any of the work you see in this gallery in another publication, contact the writer at their website link listed with their work. The work in The Inferno is created for a mature audience. Some pi...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 29, 2011, 7:54 pm
Open Heart torn open blood offering love becoming the mother spaced between a daughters heart she is what you are Annie Welch LOVELY: Life on the Inside poetic form: Shadorma 3/5/3/3/7/5
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 29, 2011, 7:52 pm
The Keeper of Hearts Flower Shop or One True Love ..Guided by an Angel mild; witless woe was ne’er beguiled... by William Blake. Mary walked by the fountain in her flower shop. At the top was a beautiful enamel plaque of two embracing cherubs. At the bottom the words, “One true love.” She ha...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 29, 2011, 7:50 pm
Bloody Valentine A desire that he hadalways wantedThe soft touch on her skinthat warm his heartThe heart that lies withinthat never once believe in godThe cursed handsthat stained their own kindA rose that will reveal her soul of emotionsShe long for someone to understandSomeone thatbring herto the...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 29, 2011, 7:49 pm
A Gathering We are born To begin the gathering A collection of pieces For the heart Love will wait For us to open ourselves In giving and receiving A piece owned Varied shapes The pieces that will transform Always fitting together Love sustains At the end, the heart is whole. Sarah Donnellan Artis...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 24, 2011, 9:36 pm
"This is one of the miracles of love: It gives a power of seeing through its own enchantments and yet not being disenchanted." C. S. Lewis, author (1898-1963) Love comes in many forms, who are your miracles? Have a good idea for a Valentine tale, poem or sonnet? Send it to us, you wild and wacky ...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 23, 2011, 7:32 pm
  Tapestry swirling mass below me dark water threatening to suck me downwards right now but I'm not going down now not yet started out chasing the breeze so charming now there's a demon chasing me I'm frightened but I'm not going down now not yet one foot in front of the other be patient taking on...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 23, 2011, 7:32 pm
The Writers of The Inferno   Welcome you to our 4th Project of our Coxswain Mid-Themes with written interpretations of  The Artist Challenge's Mary Sonya Conti's painting,                                'Tapestry' Attention Readers: To use any of the work you se...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 23, 2011, 7:31 pm
Tapestry of Life Of mind and matter in the tapestry of life It is possible that a person can see what he wants to see;       hear what he wants to hear or color what he sees or hears with his own belief and convictions. As man thinks, so is he. We may limit ourselves by our own unbelief. Submi...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 23, 2011, 7:31 pm
Wrapped within a painting The clouds melted with the ocean, as a glint of hope flew over the horizon. A sea bird with my weary heart crossed continents. Daylight broke free from the seduction of the sun. While miracles formed cotton clouds, painting fantasies in the sky. There may still be a chance,...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 23, 2011, 7:31 pm
Tapestry What lays before her is a liquid rolling rich ocean of canvas; threaded deep the satin cotton of the minds' eye . The embroidery design of peaks and valleys, slipped, blind, and knotted stitches have developed the grand original that was, is and has been her life. Who See's the overall plan...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 23, 2011, 7:31 pm
Stay the Course Fly above the tumultuous sea Stay the course you have set for thee Picture thy goal steady clear Keep thy courage, never the fear Rusty Harden A Brush With Rusty, A Brush With LifeFalling Amber Rain
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 23, 2011, 7:30 pm
My Canvas Rolling round, repeated Catching, curving, coiling With my waves I cover the Earth Flowing freely, fast Surging, soaring, swooping With my waves I alter the Earth Surrounding shield, sustained Caressing, cleansing, composing With my waves I love the Earth Sarah Donnellan  Artistic Rhyth...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 17, 2011, 5:14 pm
Welcome to The Coxswain and the 4th project of our free mid-themes! We are fortunate, me hearties, to be inspired this time by The Artist Challenge's own Mary Sonya Conti's painting 'Tapestry' Please feel free to write in any style that you wish and with the interpretation your muse ...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 15, 2011, 9:41 pm
Great News has arrived on board our sturdy literary ship! Our Best of 2010 has now been published! To preview, order ($10) or download ($7.50)  The Best of 2010 The Inferno, A Writer's Challenge, please visit HERE Thank you for allowing me to care for your precious words in this way, it was an...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 8, 2011, 6:54 pm
Of Body Aches and Sunburns What started out as whispers, spoke of gestures with soft warm stares, two pairs of eyes met, in a hurtful midday of desire. Hidden in obscene corners, where no vulgar words deterred, mouthfuls of lustful gulps, swallowed avidity in a bottomless hunger. United rhythm of a ...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 8, 2011, 6:54 pm
The Writers of THE INFERNO presents: Gallery 29 'Solar Explosion' January 8, 2011 Attention Readers: To use any of the work you see in this gallery in another publication, contact the writer at their website link listed with their work. The work in The Inferno is created for a mature audience. Som...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 8, 2011, 6:53 pm
The Sun How bright your offerings at early riseBut the rays that promise warmth are liesFalse hopes that end in tribulations-You'll fool me no more with your machinations.Remove your mask of light and shineReveal to all your insidious twisted design. Rusty HardenA Brush With Rusty, A Brush With Life...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 8, 2011, 6:53 pm
The ExplosionUniversalyetindefiniteinmanyformsReadyto burst outanytime at anywhereYour mind will be like sunso full of warmth, excitement and energyReality is no longer an existence for you who truly wonderwhat is real or fake that is about toburn deep withinyourinner mind ofdreamsWhentheexplosionof...
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The Inferno posted an article on The Inferno - Jan 8, 2011, 6:51 pm
Otis and The Sunshine Cafe Otis was a very good man. Every morning he went for walk because he just loved to feel the sun on his face. This particular morning when he started his walk, he noticed the sun was almost blinding. Suddenly he heard the screech of car tires. A beautiful little dog was hi...
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