Tag Archives: imagination

Happy Winnie the Pooh Day!

Posted on January 18, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

Today is National Winnie the Pooh Day because it’s also A.A. Milne’s birthday.  I was thinking of what to post for it since I remember watching the Disney movie of Pooh Bear a lot as a kid.  I even had … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Telling With No Scheme

Posted on January 15, 2026 by Charles Yallowitz

(Anyone ever try to go so far off the norms that they get stuck?) I wish to tell a story For all the world to hear Using neither prose Or poem form I do not want a dialog Or meters … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Stories Never Told

Posted on November 13, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(A short poem about something I’ve wondered about for years.  Given wars, diseases, resource inequality, wealth inequality, education inequality, and a whole list of other barriers, I’m assuming this happens every minute.) How many stories have been lost? Because the … Continue reading →

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Revisit: Writer/Author/Storyteller

Posted on July 2, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

This is the first post I made that didn’t involve my books and was done on December 5th, 2012.  Heck, it was before I figured out how to put pictures in my posts too. Over the years I have heard … Continue reading →

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National Creativity Day

Posted on May 30, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

Seems like an important holiday to celebrate, especially for anyone trying to be artistic.  I don’t get to use my imagination as much as I used to, which hurts.  Maybe I’ll get back to it either one day or during … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day- Our Fiction Fascination

Posted on March 13, 2025 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is about how humans created and enjoy fiction.  It’s rather unique to our species as far as I know.  We do what we can to explore other words and leave reality behind.  Is it a species-wide form of mental … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: My Imagination Addiction

Posted on November 21, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(Damn . . . This one hurts even more now.) I sit and yearn For my younger years Not a day went by When creation Escaped my grasp   Heroes were born Artifacts were forged Waiting for villains To emerge … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Morning in Kelsbrig

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(No idea what I was thinking of here.  Probably just letting my imagination running wild.  Makes next week’s poem even more amusing.) Sun rising Above the lunder trees Mottled leaves Of blue and gray Glinting Like dull-edged daggers   The … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Lost Flights

Posted on August 22, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(A poem about missing the creativity we had as children.  Feels like adults can’t even try to fly as high as kids.  Maturity definitely comes at a price.) I remember older days When my mind would wander Taking flight in … Continue reading →

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Poetry Day: Inspiration Eating Wall

Posted on May 16, 2024 by Charles Yallowitz

(This is about ideas that grow and then are destroyed in your mind somehow.  I think.  This one was plain odd.) The idea is growing Nurtured from inception Gaining imaginary strength As it evolves from flicker To roaring bonfire Traveling … Continue reading →

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