Good Friends Always. (A Poem)

April 10, 2015 Ronovan Writing

#Ireland from #Paddy to #Ennis this country has it all.

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015 Ronovan A to Z Challenge-Comic Creators Around the World A to Z Blogging Challenge, Atomic Diner Comics, AtoZ Challenge, Garth Ennis, General Jumbo, Hitman, Malachy Coney, Maura McHugh, Paddy Brennan, Preacher, Robert Curley, Rusty, The Beano, The Dandy, The League of Volunteers

Not a whole lot of I countries in the world, and today, thanks to the folks at A to Z Challenge¹, I decided to go with Ireland. Sorry, no Gaelic here today, folks. Perhaps some southern dialect. As in my use of y’all at times, but that’s about it.

I could not include Ireland in this series due to one specific writer that I’ll discuss later.

Except for the Paddy Brennan images, if you click an image you will be taken either to the publishers site or the creators site or Amazon Author Page. Although I only use images found in the public domain, I will be going to the policy if linking to the people who deserve the credit and perhaps you will find something you like from some great talent.

First let’s begin a little more back in the day.

Paddy Brennan²

He was born in Ireland in 193o. When did he die? No one knows, or even if he has. He was a very private man and didn’t give interviews. He wanted to work and that was it. I can’t blame him there. Imagine being able to create and not deal with the headaches to go with it of publicity.

His first published work was Jeff Collins-Crime Reporter for Magno Comics³ in 1946.

Marsman Comics⁴ came in 1948.

Then his big break. In 1949 when he joined up with D. C. Thomson & Company, Limited⁵ to which he may or may not owe to his sister sending in samples of his work, depending on if the legends are true. He did Sir Walter Scott’s The Lady in the Lake for People’s Journal, Sir Solomon Snoozer, and Rusty in The Dandy⁶.

Brennan was also the first artist to draw General Jumbo⁷ for The Beano⁸. General Jumbo originally appeared in 1953 and has periodically shown up ever since, even after the end of its series run. The book was basically about a boy who controlled a mechanized army created by a scientist. Why do I go into detail for this one? The influence of the book has been greater than one would have expected. One name in particular should be recognizable, Alan Moore⁹ of Watchmen and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen fame. Click for Comic Book Creators of England and Alan Moore

Now for new school but with an old idea, sort of.

Rob Curley¹⁰

A Dublin man with a busy life, Robert Curley not only is a creator but a comic book shop owner and comic book publisher with Atomic Diner¹¹ as well. That’s a dream right there. I wanted to mention him for a number of reasons. One of course is is writing and creations such as Freakshow, The League of Volunteers¹² and The Black Scorpion¹³, both set in 1940s WWII, as well as many others. All with different genres within comics.

Let me speak about The League of Volunteers for a moment. America has Irish superheroes. They are called stereotypes, and sad ones at that. Rob Curley was tired of it all14. He draws inspiration for the characters from Irish mythology and history. Right up my alley. But why do I mention Curley? Through Atomic Diner he has brought the world great talents.

Part of the way he does this is he gives a plot for a book and hands it off to others to actually write the scripts for. When you have a growing company with success, you need all the talent you can get. Maura McHugh¹⁵, writer, and Malachy Coney¹⁶ writer and cartoonist are two such writers. Coney has worked on a book called The Darkness¹⁷ from Tow Cow/Image Comics¹⁸. McHugh works on Róisín Dubh¹⁹, another historical comic but with a twist.

How many of you reading this right now that know me can tell I would be subscribing to every book this company has right now if I could? I am truly getting my History teach and comic collector geek on.

I could stop here but I can’t. Why? Because of the next man.

Garth Ennis²⁰

Garth Ennis is a writer from Northern Ireland who began his career in the British anthology Crisis²¹ by Fleetway²², which is now Egmont²³. Crisis was a series that gave the UK audience more of a mature book to read with less of the need to appeal to the younger audience. This is not to ay mature as in sex, but as in intelligent and political.

Ennis wrote Troubled Souls, set in Northern Ireland, for Crisis which led to For a Few Troubles More, and True Faith. True Faith , a religious satire, was pulled from publishing but later found a home in America for Vertigo²⁴.

Ennis’ success led to his being handed the flagship title of Judge Dredd²⁵. Ennis then made the jump to American comics with Hellbazer²⁶, the John Constantine²⁷ book for DC Comics²⁸. Some of you may know this character from the movie with Keanu Reeves called Constantine.

At DC Ennis’ creativity took off as he created Preacher²⁹ and Hitman³⁰. Then came another jump. This one to the competition, Marvel Comics³¹ and Punisher³². You will notice with Ennis’ title selections to work on, he isn’t much into the traditional superhero vein. He prefers the more realistic and gritty forms of characters. I can see the attraction in finding success through telling stories without gimmicks of powers. Although gimmicks of powers are great as well.

This is one of those that could have gone on for much longer, not only Garth Ennis, but Ireland as well. Surprising? A little. But when you look at the literary history of this country, can we really be surprised?

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References
1 http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/a-to-z-challenge-sign-uplist-2015.html

Return to Brennan
2 http://ukcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Paddy_Brennan
3 http://ukcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Magno_Comic
4 http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Marsman_Comics
5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._C._Thomson_%26_Co.
6 http://ukcomics.wikia.com/wiki/The_Dandy
7 http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/General_Jumbo
8 http://ukcomics.wikia.com/wiki/The_Beano
9 http://ukcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Alan_Moore

Return to Curley
10 http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Rob_Curley
11 http://www.atomicdiner.com/about/
12 http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/The_League_of_Volunteers
13 http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/The_Black_Scorpion
14 http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Just_in_time_-_a_new_breed_of_Irish_superhero
15 http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Maura_McHugh
16 http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/Malachy_Coney
17 http://thedarkness.wikia.com/wiki/The_Darkness_%28Comic%29
18 http://www.topcow.com/
19 http://irishcomics.wikia.com/wiki/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn_Dubh

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To your whim. (A Poem)

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Depression, Desire, Happiness, Hiaku, Hope, Loss, Love, Poetry, Relationship

Desire falls to whim

In a heart’s beat symphony

I am all with you.

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Make some noise with a Thunderclap. For me and @PSBartlett

April 9, 2015April 11, 2015 Ronovan Odds and Ends Amazon, book, Demons & Pearls, Indie Author, Pre-order, Promotion, PS Bartlett, Thunderclap

Want to help Author PS Bartlett make some noise?

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For Free?

Do you know who my upcoming novel that will be released is co-authored with?

Go to the link below and click to help on the social media sites you want to help on. The more that sign up the better, the more people that are reached. That’s all there is to it. You don’t do anything. On the day of the message to go out, it does it for you. No responsibility on you. Just click it and forget it.

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While you are at it also go and pre-order. Trust me on this one, you get a peak at what might be coming from me. I’ve read this one. I even helped with some character traits.

Is that a teaser? You betcha’!

By helping PS Bartlett today you are helping my co-authored book to be published in the maybe not too distant future.

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Hong Kong from Oriental Heroes to Mcdull. Comics abound. #AtoZChallenge

April 9, 2015April 9, 2015 Ronovan A to Z Challenge-Comic Creators Around the World Alice Mak, Art, AtoZ Challenge, Batman: Hong Kong, Brian Tse, Comic Books, Dragon Tiger Gate, Hong Kong, manhua, Mcdull, Oriental Heroes, Tony Wong, Wong Yuk-long, Writing

Today’s article is brought to you by the letter H by way of the A to Z Challenge¹ challenge. You can visit them with a list of almost 1800 bloggers from around the world participating in the challenge this month. Click the little 1 and it will take you down to the link.

Now with that out of the way, let’s get to the serious business of comic book creators. Many people don’t understand what comic books or graphic novels are. I am not speaking of Archie or Bugs Bunny. Those may come up at some point but I am looking for books in the form of images and text balloons.

Some of the first exposure to long words can be found in my early days of reading the Fantastic Four with the scientific jargon used. No, not POW! BiFF! BAM!

We’re headed to a land where the comics are called manhua or impromptu sketches. The third largest comic book market in the world, Hong Kong². I had five countries or regions that operate as separate entities and are recognized as such. I didn’t go to the Holy See, as you can, well as you can see.

Having said that I am not into, for the purpose of these article, Bugs Bunny type comics, let’s begin by talking about a pig.

Alice Mak³ & Brian Tse⁴

This artist and writing, respectively, duo brings us Mcmug⁵, a pig’s tale. Those last three words are mine. As well as Mcdull⁶. Mcmug is one of the most popular characters in Hong Kong and isn’t really a child’s figure. The comic speaks about social concerns in a way that likely can only be gotten away with through this particular style. The series has been running since 1991.

“Drawing is a language to me,” said Ms Mak. “If I don’t know how to say something to you, I will draw it instead.”

Alice Mak and Brian Tse are actually married.⁷ The formal training Ms. Mak received was from the former Hong Kong Polytechnic Institute⁸ where she took a design course. Otherwise she watched her elder brother while he took his drawing classes and sought at foreign illustrators for critiques.

Mr. Tse’s influence in regards to his writing is Raymond Briggs⁹, an illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author from England. Tse became influenced while studying at the University of Sydney. He and Mak met when he asked her to draw the images for his writings.

Let’s go a little more old school now, and really more where I belong.

Wong Jan-lung¹⁰

You might know him better as Wong Yuk-long or Tony Wong, Mr. Hong Kong comics himself. He brought us what was originally titled Little Rascals but is now called Oriental Heroes¹¹. Why, mentioned? This was apparently the first based on action and fighting. The graphic nature of the early editions lead to the Indecent Publication Law in 1975¹². The book involves the story of members of a Kungfu school Dragon Tiger Gate. They fight against injustice.

Perhaps the longevity of the series can be attributed to Wong’s willingness and his recognition in regards to changing art style and writing style. As times have changed, so has he. The two covers above are the same series decades apart, both by Wong.

I am happy to notice DC Comics took note of who they called “superstar artist” for their Batman: Hong Kong¹³ hardcover graphic novel.

I wanted to do something on Theresa Lee Wai-chun of Miss 13 Dot but I couldn’t find information enough to do anything with. Great art out there though.

I would have also included Old Master Q but the creator, Alfonso Wong was not born in Hong Kong.

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Greece from Arkas to Papadatos.

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References

1 http://www.a-to-zchallenge.com/p/a-to-z-challenge-sign-uplist-2015.html
2 http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1559058/hong-kongs-comics-artists-find-new-perspective

Return to Alice Mak & Brian Tse
3 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alice_Mak_%28cartoonist%29
4 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Tse
5 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McMug
6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDull
7 http://english.cntv.cn/program/cultureexpress/20120620/108374.shtml
8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Polytechnic_University
9 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_Briggs

Return to Wong Yuk-long
10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wong_Yuk-long

11 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oriental_Heroes

12 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Hong_Kong

13 http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-hong-kong

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Ripple Effect

April 8, 2015April 9, 2015 Ronovan Writing

Go watch. Don’t just skip over this because it’s a reblog. Go watch.

Battered Wife Seeking Better Life

This is my first #BeWoW blog post. This stands for Be Wonderful on Wednesday. It was created by the one and only Ronovan of RonovanWrites. I’m convinced he somehow has a 36 hour day compared to the rest of us with a measly 24 hours. There are so many different aspects of his blog he’s got to either be parked at the computer all day or (if possible) part of the computer itself.

Moving right along…

I’ve been wanting to participate in #BeWoW since it began but I find that Wednesday, being mid week and all, is one of my busy work days. So I’m either too busy with work or I can’t find that just right inspiration to post about. Luckily, I just watched a video that fits the #BeWoW bill. A wonderful message told via a beautiful video.

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Heart’s Desire

April 8, 2015 Ronovan Writing

Alyssa is first this week. Go check her out. Yes, I know it’s late for me, but here I am.

Battered Wife Seeking Better Life

Another Monday, another Ronovan Writes Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge. It’s hard to believe we’re up to week #39. I started this Haiku Challenge at week #8. Hook, line and sinker…I’ve been in every week since. This week’s words to use are Vie & Reach.

Usually, my haiku have a little twist of the knife 🙂 but it’s a bright and sunny morning and finally, spring has sprung. I guess that has me feeling a little lighthearted.

Heart’s Desire
A far reach for love,
To vie for one’s attention,
Countless ways to end.

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Lips intoxicate (A Poem)

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 Ronovan Poetry Dreams, Future, Love, Peace, Poetry, Rhymes

The wind, finds me at my end.
Whether I survive and thrive, it’s up the tides I ride.
Sounds of chimes softly dampen my rhymes.
My mind is content to no longer vent, the energy spent.

Soft ocean waves beat away the fray on display.
Birds cry out in joy, like a bike gifted boy.
I cannot deny or lie that I spy beauty walk by.
Why delay or be afraid to speak of the vision my mind’s way?

Dreams are what I have in sleep or awake.
I keep moving forward each day for attainment’s sake.
Do you think this drifting of my thoughts is a sign?
I’ve never been a drunk, but her lips intoxicate like sweet red wine.

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#Greece from #Arkas to Papadatos. #AtoZChallenge in #Comics

April 8, 2015April 8, 2015 Ronovan A to Z Challenge-Comic Creators Around the World Alecos Papadatos, Annie Di Donna, Apostolos Doxiadis, Arkas, AtoZ Challenge, Bertrand Russell, Byron Aptosoglou, Christos Papadimitriou, Greece, Little Hero, Logicomix, Rooster, Stelios Anemodouras

Greece. Not a place I would have thought to go for comic book creators. A place becomes fixed in your mind to represent something. Greece is mythology, philosophy, play writes, and epic poets. Why would I think of Greece as a source for material to create great comics? Just a touch of sarcasm there. We can be blinded by how many boxes we have stacked in our minds.

Looking at a list of countries for comic book creators, Greece is not even included. However, I have a list of countries instead, and with Greenland not having something to offer me, perhaps due to a language barrier in searching, Greece, such an easy language for we Americans, became my choice. Do you get I am in a sarcastic mood as I begin this article? I’ve been translating articles for days now in attempts to create good articles. Love learning, hate I don’t know languages.

Normally in the series I have been saving the tip of the iceberg for last, but not today. Or maybe I am, we don’t know yet. I am starting with the one that I have found the most awe about across the internet. And there is reason for that awe. No, not aw, although the sparrows are cute.

Arkas

Arkas¹ is a mystery. First publishing Rooster in 1981, Arkas has stayed out of the public eye. Byt this I mean, Arkas is not the artist’s real name, as far as we know. I imagine an agent or lawyer knows, the person handling the contracts for publishing for pay. Other than that, great speculation has been the norm for decades.

“His characteristic style of speech and image was so mature and well-designed right from his first publication that the general public had the impression that this was not a new young artist but an acclaimed master who was publishing under a pseudonym!” ²

One reason Arkas is so popular is, the author stays away from being overtly political. There is normally a moral to the stories written. I am using “he” as that is the considered gender by the internet articles I’ve read. I would not be surprised if Arkas is a woman. In a way I believe signs would point to it. The secrecy being part of my reasoning.

Characters in Arkas’ work are people and animals, both of whom talk. I greatly enjoyed the one called Flying Starts about a father sparrow and his son. Sarcastic and self deprecating a times but very telling of society. And. It. Is. Funny. I don’t believe anything is lost in the translation to English, which I noticed someone commented that only a little was lost. I can’t see how any could be lost. Arkas is popular because the work can be in any country or society and be relevant.

Byron Aptosoglou

Byron Aptosoglou³ a comic book artist who in 1953 created a comic book, or album as they are known in Europe, titled Little Hero⁴. The co-creator was Stelios Anemodouras⁵. The book revolved around three Greek children who fought against the occupation of their country by Bulgarians, Germans, and Italians. The book ended in 1968 with Anemodouras returing to full time artist. The book continued in reprints and theatrical productions.

Alecos Papadatos

Alecos Papadatos⁶ is a writer and illustrator with training in animation at the University of Sorbonne I⁷, in Paris. What propelled Papadatos to fame in the comic book community is a book called Logicomix⁸ he created along with Apostolos Doxiadis⁹, Christos Papadimitriou¹⁰ and Annie Di Donna¹¹. The insanity of the success of this graphic novel is the fact Bertrand Russell¹² is used as the narrator as you are told his story. I find that amazing and give a credit deal of credit to the minds who came up with the idea and the people who supported the effort and made it such a success. Truly amazing. Oddly you also have the story of how the creators of the book debate over the meaning of the story itself. A brilliant idea.
The book made it to #1 on the New York Times Best Seller Graphic Novels List.

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France Creators from Zig et Puce to Mœbius.

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References
Return To Arkas
1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arkas
2 http://www.arkas.gr/index.php/gr/1/lang/en0.htm The official site.

Return To Aptosoglou
3 https://www.lambiek.net/artists/a/aptosoglou_byron.htm
4 Wikipedia Google Translate Little Hero
5 Wikipedia Google Translate For Stelios Anemodouras

Return To Papdatos
6 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alecos_Papadatos
7 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Paris
8 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logicomix
9 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apostolos_Doxiadis
10 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christos_Papadimitriou
11 I couldn’t find any real links to information about this artist. She was the colorist on the Logicomix. Actually a very important part of the process. A colorist makes or breaks the artwork.
12 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bertrand_Russell
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Success will follow happiness. #BeWoW

April 8, 2015April 7, 2015 Ronovan #BeWoW, Blogging, Writing #BeWow, #YesAllWomen, Blogging, Positivity, Success, Tips, Writing

Being positive is a difficult thing to do at times. Even with a lot of practice, you still have to practice some more. A week or so ago I was in the hospital and I will be honest, blogging wasn’t on my mind. Now, I’ve added a blog.

Writing is my life. I can’t sit around feeling sorry for myself even when dealing with Fibromyalgia or a white cell count double the normal. While in the hospital I was thinking of how to do a new beginning to my novel. I wasn’t happy the previous 3 or 4 versions.

Sitting and dwelling in misery only increases the misery. Now I have been back a week and am busier than before. Three websites, four if you count one I don’t post on unless I am moved to do so. It’s that kind of site. I don’t force it. I am also posting daily, Monday-Friday, writing tips on my Facebook page.

Why? I have lots of reasons.

The more I write the better I get.
Leaving a paper trail of memories.
Supporting authors.
Making friends.
Supporting bloggers.
Inspiring people to try new writing styles.
Hosting a Challenge where people have met and become friends.
Writing to leave something for my son to be proud of some day.

I noticed as I finished I never mentioned wanting to be famous. Even as an author I don’t really want the fame associated with the success. I just want to be a success as a writer, an author.

I look at writing the way I look at blogging. Do your best, ignore statistics. Get the job done. Be happy doing it. Success will follow.
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I ain’t lazy, maybe a little crazy. (A Poem.)

April 7, 2015 Ronovan Poetry Authors, Creativity, Hard Work, Indie Authors, Poetry, Rhyme, Supporting Authors

They call me insane for my constant author campaigns.
But who is to say someone else will come up with my way?
Look to the left and then to the right, then you might say who might be a might.
Set up the way for a better day to display what authors have to say.

Yes, I am crazy, but you can’t call me lazy.
I might be a bit touched, but who isn’t by much?
Would you rather not gather and foam at the mouth in a lather,
As you sit, and don’t hit, while your book don’t sell spit?

It’s not all on me, as you will see, you gotta make it be.
You will be a part, as I start, and leave a remark.
Don’t know what I’m talking about?
Listen up and you’ll hear people shout.

A new author support site I insanely created.
https://authorssupportingauthors.wordpress.com/

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Come be a part of #Author @PSBartlett #BookLaunch

April 7, 2015 Ronovan Writing

PS Bartlett on the road of an Indie Author life with her latest book, Time to get the support groups ready.

Authors Supporting Authors

Award Winning Author P.S. Bartlett needs us.

She’s now gone Indie and has a book launch coming up and she needs you.April 14th see the release of the prequel to her Award Winning The Blue Diamond: The Razor’s Edge. Contact her

“My life has turned upside down lately with the new addition to my household of one grown daughter and three granddaughters but I can’t allow anything to slow me down. After all, I do this not only because I’d go crazy if I didn’t but also because I’ll never make writing my full time job if I don’t dedicate myself to it whole-heartedly.

So without going on and on because to be honest, I’m bloody exhausted, If you’d be interested in hosting my new book on your blog, please email me at SuzyM45@aol.com or simply respond in the comments below and I will contact you ASAP.”

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Breaking out of your comfort zone. Be fearless to find your writing voice.

April 7, 2015April 6, 2015 Ronovan Writing Experimental Writing, Outside your comfort zone, Writing, Writing Tips

Do you ever get in a rut with your writing and creativity? That’s what I’ve felt with my poetry of late. My long form has been pretty much the same old same old. Even when it’s lyric poetry it gets a little old to me.

Every now and then I like to experiment. Some of you may have noticed my experimenting the past few days. With this being National Poetry Month, I decided to change things up. Yes, I am doing the A to Z Blogging Challenge this month but I am also writing a poem each day. Some may not be as experimental in the rhyming scheme that I am currently working with, but you’ll see something each day.

I believe different styles of poetry can bring out different emotions and attitude. For creatives, as I call them, there is never just one creative aspect. We may focus on one but there are usually many facets. As one facet’s edges become worn and dull, turn your creativity and work on a different one. As you work that one, the other facet’s edges become sharper.

The more you write the more you discover what you can do and then use that new experience with what came before. Never be afraid to try something new. Even if it is for your eyes only, you will learn something from it. It’s like Haiku. I can’t tell you how many people tell me they never tried it before, were afraid of it, thought it was too hard, but now are addicted to it.

My writing tip today is to experiment. Get out of that comfort zone and find out something you never knew you could do before. That’s how I found my writer’s voice for a novel I am working on. I wrote and wrote and wrote, anything and everything and then one day, there it was.

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France Creators from Zig et Puce to Mœbius. #AtoZChallenge

April 7, 2015April 6, 2015 Ronovan A to Z Challenge-Comic Creators Around the World Airtight Garage, Alain Saint-Ogan, Arzach, Barbarella, Blueberry, France Comic Book, Jacques Martin, Jean Henri Gaston Giraud, Jean-Claude Forest, Mœbius, Stan Lee, The Adventures of Alix, Zig et Puce

France. The list today could go on forever, but it won’t. What I will do is give you a few that jump out at me. If I miss a favorite of yours, my apologies. Many of the sites are in French and at the moment, I haven’t the strength of concentration to delve into translating. Normally I would, and I may very well do a new version in the future, but today I give you the following.

One thing I found interesting is how countries where American comics were popular handled WWII and the restriction and banning of Western comics in those countries while under Nazi or Fascist control.

France was no exception to this situation.

Alain Saint-Ogan

Saint-Ogan¹ was born August 7, 1895, in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine. We have to begin here when speaking of French comics. An author and artist, Saint-Ogan brought to French comic works it had not seen before, and thus gives him the distinction of being a pioneer of sorts in the field. With Zig et Puce² or Zig and Flea we have for the first time the Western text balloons within the image rather than underneath.

Saint-Olgan was a true early comic creator in nation torn in many ways through war. Meaning, politics showed in many of his productions. One thing that made Zig et Puce popular was the third character, not mentioned in the title, Alfred, their pet penguin. Yes. A penguin.

He passed away in 1974.

Jacques Martin

Jacques Martin³, a writer and artist born in Strasbourg, France in 1921, began earnestly a career in comics in 1942 and then took a jump in the right direction by finding his way to Georges Remi, the man known simply as Hergé⁴.
Learning the ligne claire⁵ style, Martin created his most famous work, Alix⁶, also called The Adventures of Alix. The book is about Alix, during the time of Julius Caesar and his adventures, with great historic detail, throughout the Roman Empire and World. The book began in 1948 and continues today, although Martin had to pass the artist duties over due to failing eyesight starting in 1998. He passed away in 2010.

Jean-Claude Forest

Jean-Claude Forest⁷, writer and artist born in Le Perreux-sur-Marne, a Paris suburb in 1930. Trained at the Paris School of Design, Forest began work quickly and eventually went on to create one very famous character. He is the first of the list today to be into the science fiction part of the comic book world. Which is reflected in his creation, Barbarella⁸. Barbarella was known as the first adult comic in that it contained some eroticism. Many may remember the movie⁹ based on the books that stared Jane Fonda.

He passed away in 1988.

Jean Henri Gaston Giraud

“Mœbius”¹⁰ as the man is known, an artist born in 1938 in Nogent-sur-Marne, France. Yes, I waited until the end to give this one to you. Why? He is probably the most influential man on the list.

In western/cowboy comics he gave us Blueberry¹¹, along with writer Jean-Michael Charlier¹². Some say this is his most famous among those in France. His science-fiction work of note was with the books Arzach¹³ and Airtight Garage¹⁴. He even worked with Stan Lee¹⁵ on a Marvel¹⁶ two issue story of Silver Surfer¹⁷ called Parable¹⁸ which won an Eisner Award¹⁹.

Giraud passed away in 2012. Perhaps one of the greatest influences Giraud had and maybe still has is through his graphic short story The Long Tomorrow²⁰. The visuals of the story were an impact on movies such as Blade Runner²¹, and even the probe droid in the opening of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back²². He also was a storyboard artist on movies such as Alien²³.

Watch the man himself at work.

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Observe the curves without reserves. (A Poem)

April 6, 2015April 9, 2016 Ronovan Poetry Admiration, Affection, Attraction, Fantasize, Fantasy, Love, Lust, National Poetry Month, Poetry, Rhymes, Unashamed, Women

Lyrically challenged in a pop centric world.
I keep my thoughts of girls in a jar like a pearl.
Never to be known or set on a velvet throne.
I keep to myself with, starving with a bone.

Dreams are made of these, no, I don’t disagree.
Who can say what is right or wrong, when it comes to the use of the leather or the song?
Needing, pleading, feeding, my misdeeding, I beg for a leg of a born again Meg.
Do you know, what I want to show, on a meandering row full of dough?

Pleasure for pain, is it right or insane, do you think I’m plain if I don’t refrain?
Is that a comment on society or just someones notoriety?
Today is the day to end all the dismay, with what in the world I have to say.
Nothing like the form of the warm and torn and silkily worn.

I play with the words you heard, but hurt from the blurred absurd.
With these I mean no harm, unlike the dogs from the stud farm.
I merely want to observe without reserve the curves with a curve.
No, I know I’m not normal, but who ever said my rhymes had to be formal?

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge #39 Vie&Reach

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Daily Post, Haiku, Haiku Challenge, Haiku Prompt, Poetry, Poetry Challenge, Poetry Prompt, Prompt, The Daily Post, Weekly, Weekly Challenge, wordpress challenge

All links on this page will open in this window. If you see or hear the words click here that means the word here has a link in it you may click or select and go to another page with information. If you do this, then simply click the back arrow in your browser to return to this post page.

Challenge 39

Welcome to Haikutown.

I don’t know I keep trying to come up with different Haikuties each week to say–Oops, I did it again! I have no credibility left do I?

Want to know How to write a Haiku Poem in English Form? Click here for the article.

Welcome everyone to the Weekly Haiku Prompt Challenge. You may have found your way here through The Daily Post pages, the WordPress Reader, Twitter, Google+, or however you found us, we’re glad you came. I’m not just saying that. After you have been with us for a time you will realize we aren’t just a place to share a three line poem. We are a community of friends here. That doesn’t mean you have to talk to us. Just visit the various Haiku and click Like if you actually like something.

I created this challenge to have a place for people to share and gain a little exposure to other readers they might not have otherwise AND of course to enjoy Haiku. We all have different people who visit our blogs.

Provide your Twitter Handle IF you have one. I usually can get it from sharing your Haiku through your Twitter sharing button. If you have a Twitter and don’t have it linked to your account don’t worry you can still have the share option work with the handle. Click here to find out how to have your Twitter Handle show up in your share option. You know. I have a how-to article for just about everything. If not? Ask and I’ll write one. Also it is helpful if you have Google+ to follow me there by clicking here so I can include you on the Weekly Review when I post it there.

Ill & Rest

No need to guess the inspiration for the words this week.

My Example

Reach deep with your words

For her lovely heart my friend,

I will vie as well.

Reach deep with your words, for her lovely heart my friend.

For her lovely heart, my friend, I will vie as well.

You do not have to include the sentences within your post, but it does help others understand how Haiku works if you do.

But Haiku traditionally deals with nature in some way. Perhaps the above could be seen as the nature of a person. But let me see if I can do something with the words I came up with for nature itself.

A sound doth reach here,

In nights of far ranging man,

Life vies to be heard.

A sound doth reach here, in nights of far ranging man.

In nights of far ranging man, life vies to be heard.

So you’ve written the Haiku and you’ve created the post. Now what?

You can put a the link of this post in your post and it should, I say should, do a ping back to this post and I and others should see it.
I recommend as well for you to copy the link of your post once it has been published in the comments of this post. That’s a guarantee for it to be seen and I will be certain to include it in the Weekly Review.
Visit other people’s Haiku.
The deadline is Sunday by Noon EST. That’s New York City time.
Shortly after Noon EST the Weekly Review with the names of each blogger, their site names, the name of their Haiku and a link to that Haiku will be published, along with my thoughts, and the Twitter Handle of each person.
The Weekly Review is then Tweeted. The ‘Choices’ are tweeted with the first Tweet. I then continue to tweet the post until every person’s twitter handle has been mentioned.
I also Post the Weekly Review on Google+ with the Twitter Handles and if I am your friend on Google+ I include you there as well.

What’s a Ping Back?

A ping back is when you place the URL from the address bar of this post into the post you write your Haiku on. It will look something like this,

https://ronovanwrites.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/ronovanwrites-weekly-haiku-poetry-prompt-challenge-39-vie-reach

You also have to make certain the link is actually in there by clicking on the add link button which is next to the right alignment button for WordPress. To me the add link button kind of looks like a diagonal paper clip. It’s the fifth from the right in the WordPress post editor. Click here to find out how.

For a full refresher or How to write Haiku in English click here. But you can use whatever Haiku style you want to. As long as you, do a Haiku.

For Tips and Guidelines refreshers click here.

DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

There are TWO “CHOICE!” recipients each week. One for Humor and one for something more Serious. The Haiku are quite good each week and I am having to turn to the structure guidelines of a Haiku at times to help determine my selection.

Really each Haiku is a choice of mine, and I’m not just saying that, so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right? And it does make it kind of fun.

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England Comics Creators at home and their US invasion. #AtoZChallenge

April 6, 2015April 9, 2015 Ronovan A to Z Challenge-Comic Creators Around the World 2000AD, Alan Moore, AtoZ Challenge, Dan Dare, Frank Hampson, Killing Joke, Marcus Morris, Peter Milligan, The League of Extraordinary Gentelmen, Watchmen, X-Force

I attempted to do a few other countries, saving this one for another letter. I knew I couldn’t get away with a series on comic book creators without England. It was going to be under Great Britain. Due to the political nature and sensitivity of another country I attempted, but learned a great deal about, I decided the U.K. could be separated into the actual countries, if that be the right term to use.

What I will attempt here, is to keep the creators mentioned to those born in what would be called England proper, my term.

Before some of you howl for The Beano¹, or The Dandy²,those may make an appearance later in the alphabet where they provide an outlet for many creators.

One thing to keep in mind about comics from England is they were not a focus nor had as much an impact as they did in the United States during the early years of development. Why? Something called WWII and a focus on staying alive, holding onto a country, and putting paper and ink to better uses.

I’ll begin in an odd place today, with:

Marcus Morris

Reverend John Marcus Harston Morris OBE³ was a Publisher born in 1915 in Preston, Lancashire. His venture into comics began as a result of his belief the church was not doing enough in the way of putting out anything to combat the influences of the more violent American comics. He thought British youth needed something more wholesome and I suppose role model like.

He began a publishing career with The Anvil, including articles by C.S. Lewis⁴ and went on to titles such as the Eagle, Girls, Robin, and Swift. Each for a target age group.

The Eagle⁵ featured Dan Dare⁶ created by artist and writer Frank Hampson. One thing would come back to haunt specifically Hampson in later years that Morris did in order to get Eagle published. Watch the video below about Frank Hampson to find out.

Frank Hampson

Frank Hampson⁷ was born in Audenshaw, Lancashire in 1918. He was hired by Morris as illustrator on The Anvil and went onto fame with Dan Dare which he created. Over time Hampson eventually met with legal troubles over breach of contract with his working on strip ideas while under contract with Longacre Press⁸. This resulted in his basically leaving the comics industry. During his days on Dan Dare, Hampson used models and research to have everything just right for his space missions. The photos here side by side show who Dan Dare was based on. Yes, that’s a younger Hampson on the right. He even had as a consultant a young science fiction writer named Arthur C. Clarke⁹.

I know you’ve been waiting for him.

Alan Moore

Alan Moore¹⁰ is a writer born in Northampton, England in 1953. Genius. I could stop there but I am certain you want more. His big start into the world of comic books came after being rejected for 2000AD¹¹, famously known for the character of Judge Dredd¹². Instead he wrote short stories for other publications at the encouragement of their editor. If you are lucky you also have copies of Moore’s work in Doctor Who Weekly¹³ from this time, which would be the early to mid 1980s.

He did eventually find his footing in 2000AD and he refers to his best work as The Ballad of Halo Jones¹⁴. The story of which ended sooner than expected due to intellectual property rights. But Moore had other outlets.

Marvel UK¹⁵ came calling with Doctor Who Weekly and primarily Captain Britain¹⁶. I admit Captain Britain is one of my favorite characters in the mainstream comic book atmosphere, from as far back as his appearance in Marvel Team-Up #65 with Spider-Man, which I have #66¹⁷, the second part.

Moore then entered into a venture that would bring him into more of the writer we know today. Warrior¹⁸ came calling. An anthology book that gave creators more freedom. With Marvelman¹⁹ and V for Vendetta²⁰, Moore had made it, but then-America came calling.

DC²¹ and Swamp Thing²², John Constantine²³ of the Hellblazer²⁴ comic. Batman: The Killing Joke²⁵, and I will leave you with two others or we will be here all day. Watchmen²⁶, see as the mini series of all time and The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen²⁷.

I strongly urge you to go to Wikipedia and read all you can and follow the links to his various work. He is an inspiration in many ways. Not only in his writing and creativity but in his commitment to the rights of the creator of characters.

The video has some spoilers if you haven’t read Watchmen and might be interested in doings so. I suggest you do. I have them and I can tell you they are not like any other comics you’ve read. Moore puts the superhero in a whole different light and reality. He makes them more real than when Marvel made buildings have plumbing when they were lifted up, while DC had Superman picking them up and putting them down with no problem. This is bigger than that. You do get to hear Moore read from Rorschach’s journal. I found it cool to hear how the writer thought it sounded in his head.

Peter Milligan²⁸, born of England, currently London, best I can tell, links to Alan Moore in that he wrote Hellblazer. But his beginning was with a familiar book called 2000AD where he had his own ongoing strip called Bad Company²⁹. Milligan found his way into American and DC and as the ongoing writer for Batman³⁰ in Detective Comics³¹.

Milligan is responsible for the character of Azrael³², who became Batman for a time after Bruce Wayne’s³³back, who was in fighting as Batman, was broken by Bane³⁴. He also did work for Marvel³⁵ by launching Elektra³⁶. Wrote on X-Force³⁷, which was cancelled and replaced with X-Statix³⁸ also cancelled. Basically the same and with Milligan writing.

There are many more creators that could be mentioned. But if I did, as with Alan Moore, we would be here all day. Some have been mentioned previously, and some will be mentioned in future countries as partners of other creators. But for now, that’s it from England.

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RonovanWrites Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt Challenge 38 Review

April 6, 2015April 6, 2015 Ronovan Haiku Prompt Challenge Challenge, Haiku, Heart, Humor, List, Love, Lust, National Poetry Month, Poetry, Review, Romance, Sensual, The Daily Post, The Daily Post Challenge, wordpress challenge

It’s been a great week for the Haiku Challenge. I remember when some had never written a Haiku before but now are amazing me. There is something about telling a story, or feelings, or a memory in just a few short lines and syllables that brings out something inside of you. We are missing some of our regulars this week. That nasty thing called Spring Break here in the US might have a little something to do with that. I did go and check a few places to make certain I didn’t miss a few regulars, just in case.

I want to thank all of the well wishers this past week. No, I don’t mean the one Lassie is trying to get help for Timmy with. Several Haiku were aimed at my becoming healthier. I am still several weeks away from recovery but I can prop up in bed with a laptop. That means the Challenge keeps on keeping on. Much Love to all of you.

Be aware all links and images if clicked will open in a new window. Links are in blue and usually underlined. I believe they look cleaner and nicer this way rather than having a URL showing on the page.

39 Poets this week. With 5 New Poets Joining in. And 50 Haiku.

Very sad to see some were absent this week. Hope all is well.

New This Week

stu06bloc9 of actually two blogs. The Haiku is on Pitter Patter Poetry but there is also Snailzpace Daily: “My blog here is a personal journal / work-book type blog, sometimes the home to writing done in response to challenge prompts, reflection and often rambling.”~From the About page. Now the Haiku: Paired. Yes, that means two. Haiku about time, nature, man, rest. A lot of natural elements included. Very nice. @6bloc9

Blair King of People, Things, and Life: “As a senior in college, I realized I may be headed down the wrong career path. I’m just discovering what I love, one post at a time.”~From the About on Facebook. The Haiku: Ill Thoughts. I like the message of this one. It reminds me of my own thoughts at times. @theauthoresss

clickerwriter of Captured by Aishwarya: “Only a photographer knows the joy of clicking 100 shots of the same flower to finally get the right picture. Only a writer knows how bittersweet it is to tear pages after pages and crumble each one of them just to get one story right.”~From the About page. The Haiku: Long Time Coming. At least that’s the title I’m giving it. For CW’s first go at our challenge this was nice. Nature. Two sentence structure. Opposing views. Check it out.

BRH of Haiku300: “I’d need to find a short form of poem. My time is precious and I’m lazy, so it’s got to be easy to do. I know – haikus! I’ll write a haiku every day! Hang on a minute, it’s already the 6th of January so maybe I should go for a smaller, more achievable number…”~From the About page. Yeah, I think you get the name of the blog now. The Haiku: To ill or be illed. A bit of the fruit of God, eh? Well that would probably work.

Stacy of Visual Venturing: “Obsessively visual person passionate about creating visually pleasing projects. I lead. I follow. I volunteer. I thrive on detail and organization. I have a zest for writing. I love my laptop and my camera. I’m crazy about theatre. And I’m obsessively visual. So what’s all this add up to?”~About Stacy. The Haiku: For Peter. Being a photography blog you know the image used is good. The Haiku itself is excellent. A Haiku about a person and seasonal weather can read as simply about nature, earth. Very nice. Two sentence structure. And the sentences have opposite meanings, at least to me. Sometimes I wonder if some do and I am just reading them that way. But I am the reader, and that’s what counts. @stacypfischer

First to Enter this Week:

Edwina of Edwina’s Episodes: Nymphomaniac. A cautionary tale? Based on the emotional level, perhaps the human Nature aspect of the world. Nature being a basis for Haiku. Good one. @Edwinasepisodes

Mira of They, You And Me and To Wear and Rainbow blogs: in your arms…. Two offerings of what you want them to be. Could be love, lust, illness for one, loss. Good form with two sentence structure. Looking to the emotional as oppose to the actions. Good. @BediMona

Elizabeth of Tea & Paper: Plague. Considering my recent health battle and hospitalization, I at first thought this was a pointed jab at me. Of course Elizabeth wouldn’t do that. It wasn’t the plague I had, close but not quite. She speaks of a Lady in this one. And that lady’s name is . . . Read and find out. @TeandPaper

Ritu of But I Smile Anyway…: Ritu returns for her second week with two Haiku. Sinister Thoughts and Indulgence. And the titles do tell the tale the needed to be told. Or tales. I mean there are two of them. That first one has me worried a little bit. Remind me to keep being nice to her. @PhantomGiggler

Ruth of Mad Meandering Me: Sweet Suicide… She’s cool, y’all. No need to worry. Just letting the words flow is all. Believe me, I was concerned a touch when I saw the title as well. Not specifically about her but about the thoughts that go through minds at times. But that’s what we get for being creatives.

Sacha Black of Sacha Black: Black is back for a second week. Gotta love it, right? I call this one No Rest. I somewhat think I disagree with that last sentence formed. I don’t think they will rest even then. But that’s a matter of point of view. Maniacal laugh. Maniacal laugh. Remember when you visit Sacha does several writing challenges at once. Enjoy those as you meander down to the Haiku. Actually we are only second on the list this week. @sacha_black

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Intrusion. Hmm, very nature oriented. Opposite meanings. Good imagery. Mhmm. Mhmm. Sue is one of our resident Authors. Click here for her Amazon Author Page and all those books she’s written. @SCVincent

Rajani Radhakrishnan of THOTPURGE: Silver Lace. Again we have some nature elements showing up. Nice imagery. Clever use of the imagery as well for the title. Let your imagination go for just a moment and you see it. Very nice. I think this and Intrusion by Sue would be great companion Haiku. @TP_Poetry

Claudette of to search and to find happiness in every day: Taking the Cure. Nature is abundant. I like it. Claudette speaks of a healing element that is greatly overlooked. This one thing does so much good.

Alka Girdhar of Magnanimous Word: Rewards of Goodwill. I like the message this week. Reading the story to go with it, the explanation, as I enjoy with Alka’s entries, I look at her Haiku instead of the material plane of existence and more toward the spiritual plane. A very good think piece this week. One well worth your time to check out. Peaceful Sunday. Well, just say Amen, why don’t we? @girally

Sandra of Wild Daffodil: Time to get wild with Sandra. I’m already talking crazy and not even halfway finished? Yep, trouble ahead. Gold Granny. No, not exactly her title, but I’m going with it. I loved the story behind the Haiku and the images, especially the smaller one.

Faith Unlocked: Our Friend Suffers. I think this one is about me. But we all have so many friends this could be for. A Haiku prayer. Well, apparently it’s been a week for our friend. We also have Give Me Silence. A definite one I can relate to. Apparently a lot of people can. Definitely need to check it out. @FaithUnlocked

WritersDream9: Rest. Okay, giving me flashbacks here. Evil. EVIL! 🙂 Okay, not so evil but still. Maybe tiny evil.

Greg of Potholes in the Road of Life: Two of a Kind. A great message this week. Greg tells something a lot of people forget, especially on Sundays. @greg_wolford

Felicity of The Dark Night Chronicles: Traveller. Nice two sentence structure. Funny, the discussion in the comments were about syllable counts. The things a Haiku makes people talk about. Felicity is also one of our Authors. You can get her book Erotic Passages at Amazon by clicking here. @FelicityJohns1

Rachael Ritchey of Writing Rachael Ritchey: Greed. Interesting. I think of masks. Remember to check out her book The Beauty Thief is available o.n Amazon with great reviews. @RachaelRitchey

Nato of Chasing Life and Finding Dreams: Weak from Life. Another great message for today. Visit Michelle’s photography page Michelle Lunato Photography. @MichelleLunato

SW ysobel of Spunky Wayfarer: Okay, I think our friend is trying to make it a challenge for me to come up with titles. Blinged Nest. @SpunkyWayfarer

Geoff Le Pard of TanGental: Peekaboo. Two this week. Bit of comical play with the first with a touch of nonsensical and the second a life lesson for a few. Go to Amazon to get Dead Flies and Sherry Trifle. I don’t know who Sherry is but I mean what’s she doing with the dead flies? But yeah, click here for Amazon UK and here for the US. @geofflepard

Marigold of Versus Blurb: Shake it Off. I know. She’s not Swifty or as the Rock called her on Lip Sync Battle Tay Tay. But I think this is Marigold’s goal this season. Go purchase Marigold Deidre Dicer’s book The Black Swan Inheritance from Smashwords, Kobo, Barnes and Noble or the iBooks store or purchase it from Amazon on Kindle by clicking here. @MarigoldDicer

Marjorie of Kyrosmagica: We have two this week. A Bitter Ill and The Tornado’s Fist. Two very good ones where nature can or is involved and I love the image used for the second one. @Marjorie_Mallon

Vashti Quiroz-Vega: Hatred. I see the message of this one as something prevalent in the world today, even among fellow writers. Get Vashti’s The Basement on Amazon by clicking here. @VashtiQV

Florence of Rambling On Blog: Get over yourself, Ron. Well, I have to have fun somewhere along the way. @FTThum

Prakash of It’s PH: For Real. Not sure if this is aimed at me but let me tell you. He nailed it. Wait, did he just call me crazy? @itsPhTweet

E. Rawls of E. Rawls: Author creating stories and art: Knights’ Death War, huh, yeah. What is it good for? Absolutely nothing, oh hoh, oh. I think the best would be to her book page on her weebly site, http://erawls.weebly.com/ @VChronicles_

Hugh of Hugh’s Views & News: Easter Delight. He’s an evil man. But then I wondering how the chicken and the bunny got busy and . . . well never mind. You’ll just have to go see. And see Hugh. He’s got to be sick right now. @RobertHughes05

Dr. KO of KO Rural Mad As Hell Blog: Glad Heart. The doctor has spoken. Mhmm. I should have expected this.

Melissa M of This, right now: oops. Well, it is that time of year, but um, I would have that the other guy would be the one oopsing. Is anyone else proud of me for not breaking out into the Britney song?

Alyssa of Battered Wife Seeking Better Life: Karma’s Wrath. Nice. Great photo go to with it. Two sentence structure. A go see for sure. (Some may wonder why her name changes each week. Well she said I could use different ones. This is a throw back to the days of when I was younger and a show called Who’s the Boss was on. Who am I kidding? This is for today and Alyssa Milano being Alyssa Milano.) @BWseekingBL

Canaf of Faithful Devotionals: Chronic Pain. I’m feeling you on this one. The past few days have been bad.

Khor Hui Min of Project Prose: Rest Well A message for me. 🙂 No, really, it’s for me. @MinKhor

Meredith and Martha of Meredith’s Musings Best Wishes and Anger from Martha then Nick and Anger from Meredith. Um, there is a reason I love these ladies so much. I think I would be taken care of very well there. I mean, you should see what they do for Nick. @Meredithlbl

Evolving Ruminations: Life and Death as well as Love Affair. Two Haiku this week. I found the second one very interesting. Very nature centric. Very interesting thoughts to come up for that second one for sure.

Sue Vincent from Daily Echo: Intrusion. I’m going with Sue for message, structure, and basic true to Haiku theme of nature. It was the only way I could pick. I had a list and had to whittle it down by specifics. This was probably the toughest yet. Sue is one of our resident Authors. Click here for her Amazon Author Page and all those books she’s written. @SCVincent

Hugh of Hugh’s Views & News: Easter Delight. A week of Serious Haiku brought us a shining star of Humor. Some might not find it surprising Hugh would be that star but he usually brings more Serious Haiku. Humor is, at times more difficult to tap into. @RobertHughes05

I did a couple of Haiku this week, in addition to the two examples in the Challenge Post. Her will out. and It came to pass.

And the Closing Haiku:

She was ill at ease,

Letting others hold her back,

Gave her spine some rest.

Inspiration for the Challenge Words.

Um, I was ill and in the hospital and I need to rest?

“I’ll go curl up in a ball now and quietly read Haiku in my dreams.” I know it’s the same from last week, but that happens reading all these Haiku for the Review. Not saying it’s a bad thing.

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Someday (Letter Three)

April 5, 2015April 5, 2015 Ronovan Life, Writing Diary, Feminism, Happiness, Health, Journaling, Life

This is a Becky Meyer of the blog Humyn that I just connected with on Twitter today through Suzie’s #SundayBlogShare. Writing a letter to herself? I read it and I think it is a great idea. I think in a way we all do it in different forms, but I really like this. I see a bloghop out of this she could start #LetterToMyself. I really enjoyed this and other things I read. Follow her on her blog and Twitter. @electricfire89

Humyn

Someday, this will be just a memory. Someday, you’ll be okay.

This is my third letter to myself. I know, I write letters to myself a lot. But writing in itself is cathartic, and this letter-writing technique has proven to be just what I needed.

Letter One

Letter Two

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Dear Me,

Maybe one day I’ll stop writing you letters. Right now, I haven’t yet said enough. It’s crucial to communicate with you.

Today is one of those beautiful “good” days. Your thoughts are clear, and you feel in control.

I cannot, however, explain why your negative thoughts surrounded you a couple of days ago. They swarmed like bees, stinging you again and again. They made their way into your mouth, down your throat, and suffocated you. You collapsed, succumbing to these thoughts instead of controlling them. That day, your negativity controlled you.

At this point in time, I still…

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Testify (A Poem)

April 5, 2015 Ronovan Poetry Christianity, Easter, God, Jesus, National Poetry Month, Poem, Poetry, Salvation

I have no shame, to have my name as a follower of the man of greatest fame.
He didn’t have to do it. He could’ve left us. But no way, uh uh, the Man upstairs chose not to throw off.
We’re complete sinners, turn out to be winners, I count myself among the great final enders.
Do you suppose, He knows, I chose to give my woes up over His foes?

He knows all, He’s seen it happen, gives us a shot, but we keep back slappin’.
It’s not what we’ve done, it’s because of His Son, the soul of a sinner is won.
I stood up, I stepped out, I walked the aisle, saw what its’ all about.
Can I get a witness? Can I get an Amen? Can I, Can I, come on, come on, testify.

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Challenge 39

Welcome to Haikutown.

Ill & Rest

No need to guess the inspiration for the words this week.

Reach deep with your words

For her lovely heart my friend,

I will vie as well.

A sound doth reach here,

In nights of far ranging man,

Life vies to be heard.

So you’ve written the Haiku and you’ve created the post. Now what?

What’s a Ping Back?

DEADLINE: Noon on Sunday New York Time.

There are TWO “CHOICE!” recipients each week. One for Humor and one for something more Serious. The Haiku are quite good each week and I am having to turn to the structure guidelines of a Haiku at times to help determine my selection.

Really each Haiku is a choice of mine, and I’m not just saying that, so I feel a bit odd even having something called A RONOVAN’S CHOICE, but hey, it’s a thing, right? And it does make it kind of fun.

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39 Poets this week. With 5 New Poets Joining in. And 50 Haiku.

New This Week

First to Enter this Week:

Edwina of Edwina’s Episodes: Nymphomaniac. A cautionary tale? Based on the emotional level, perhaps the human Nature aspect of the world. Nature being a basis for Haiku. Good one. @Edwinasepisodes

And the Closing Haiku:

She was ill at ease,

Letting others hold her back,

Gave her spine some rest.

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