About
Yves aka Mindlovemisery
“I live in Sweden with my husband and my daughter. Mindlovemisery reflects the subjects most extensively explored in my poetry. Mind- philosophy, psychology, mental illness, society Love- loss, unrequited, infatuations and obsessions, sex, true love, new love, relationships of all sorts both dysfunctional and sublime Misery- childhood trauma, Depression, living with PTSD, the search for meaning, loneliness, spiritual dilemmas grief, social ineptitude etc. I started Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie in order to expand the weekly prompt I was hosting at my personal blog. I love inspiring others!”
Yves cohosts the Writing Prompt on Sunday and hosts The Wordle on Monday
Oloriel
“Oloriel is a poet and artist hailing from Belgrade, Serbia, where she toils away writing poetry, stories, doing digital art, photography, cooking, collecting stamps, among many other things. She enjoys inspiring people to write raw and write honest, and is a vehement fighter against anything classified as “rules”. You can always find her at her blog olorielmoonshadow.wordpress.com, and write to her about anything”
Oloriel cohosts the Writing Prompt on Sunday
NEKNEERAJ
He lives in Mumbai and works as a Business Analyst/Developer in the fields of Automation and Machine Learning with an IT giant. He is passionate about both coding and writing. He has been blogging since 2012 and has also self-published a novel – “Together Never” in 2017. He is long due to start working on his next novel – “The Idea of You” but is really tied down with his real-life aspirations. Yet he hopes to bounce back soon.
NEKNEERAJ hosts the Photo Prompt on Tuesdays.
Kristjaan
“Hi all,
This is Kristjaan I am a haiku poet living in The Netherlands. I am married and father of four and granddad of seven. I write haiku since the late eighties and in 2005 I wrote my first English haiku. Since then I became a wellknown haiku poet around the globe and in 2011 ten haiku were included in a worldwide anthology.
In 2012 I started Carpe Diem Haiku Kai a daily haiku meme. And now 2015 I will become part of Mindlove misery’s menagerie and be your host for a weekly prompt on Fridays.
I am looking forward to a great time and I hope to inspire you all.”
Kristjaan hosts The Haiku Prompt on Wednesday
Michael
Michael was once a teacher and is now a man of retired means. He loves to create words and story, dabbles a bit in poetry and runs his blog at Morpethroad. He likes to entertain anyone who wanders past his blog. He has been blogging since June 2013. He believes story is a bunch of words thrown together in such an order as to make sense.
Lorraine
“All who wander are not lost” JRR Tolkien. I’ve been wandering, searching for my tao. I discovered the cyberverse in the fall of 2009. I’m a walker, talker (to myself), and writer. I love creativity, whimsy, and serendipity. I believe in fairies, parallel universes and the power of one. I’ve been a lot of things: teacher, editor, public relations, and care-giver.”
Michael and Lorraine host Tale Weavers on Thursday
Jim Adams
Jim Adams is a retired electrical engineer who specialized in control systems and instrumentation. Jim is the creator of A Unique Title For Me aka Newepicauthor here on WordPress and he participates in many prompt challenges. He is the current host of a popular music challenge called Song Lyric Sunday and here on Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie he is the host of the MM Music challenge which he does every other Friday.
Sarah
I am a teacher with a passion for writing! I started blogging over five years ago and since then have enjoyed pursuing a range of poetry forms and short stories. I am fascinated with language and the nuances in using it… my prompts reflect this.
Sarah (aka Weejars) hosts the Saturday Mix on Saturdays
Dylan
Maybe I’m presumptuous having only attended the past few prompts, but why don’t you have a ‘badge’ type thing participants can put in their sidebars? It’s the first place I look when I’m sniffing around for new prompt-sites on other people’s blogs, and I’d love for others to find these amazing prompts!
That is a great idea but I am not savvy enough with the computer to produce one haha I will ask Oloriel though she has incredible design skills XD
Ah! I had no idea how to contact you, hence posting here. Januz Miralles – I love his work! Maybe you can use his photographs as a photo prompt 🙂 Just a suggestion!
You can delete this comment btw.
I will look him up XD
Hi all,
These are great prompts. I post weekly found poetry prompts at foundpoetryreview.com, and am always looking for new ideas. Let me know if you’d like to guest post! beth.ayer@foundpoetryreview.com.
http://www.foundpoetryreview.com/category/poetry-prompts/ will give you a sense of the types of things I post.
Cheers,
Beth
Hi this is Yves =)
Thank you for your wonderful offer and your encouragements. We have several authors here at MLMM was there someone in particular you were interested in? Or a specific prompt that appealed to you?
Hey, I’m Paris Carter owner and operator of The Bibliomaniacs, a writing/book review site. We’re launching our new magazine in the Fall. And I was wondering if you were interested in submitting a short story, essay, or poem. Please contact me if you’re interested!
Hi thank you so much for contacting me and for your generous offer =) My mom is coming from overseas to visit and I am about to go pick her up from the airport. She will be staying for a week, after that I will look through my poetry and send something =) Are there any restrictions/requirements?
We’re looking for short stories, poetry, and essays. We have a 8,000 word count for the short stories and essays, but for the poetry we’re a more lenient as long as it excessive of over 45 lines. The name of our magazine is Catharsis Literary Magazine. As the name suggests, we’re looking for emotional heavy works dramas, realistic fiction, or experimental fiction. Even though we lean more towards realistic work, we still love to hear works of other genres science fiction, romance, dystopian as long as they have a focus on character and emotion. Same goes for poetry. Emotionally charged poetry.
I wasn’t sure how to submit
Title: Cradle
Author: Yves K. Morrow
I snatch your angels
From the waves
Of a treacherous silence,
A box apart from
The residual graves.
As simple as a moon
Fashioned of clay
My self recriminations
Spring up helter-skelter
In moments overcast.
–
How could I have lost you
When I held on with all my might?
What can fix perfection
And if not you
Then what can I alter
Without covering up
These essential lies,
These transparencies
Which distinguish
One void from the next.
–
We were quite the pair
Miscreants starved for reason,
Two perfects eggs
In a cycling bath.
My courage no longer raw
I cling to a barren science.
Your kisses thieving worms,
Your eyes retracted halos
How can I die in the cradle
Of such a gorgeous silhouette?
Perhaps it is one too many things, but we of Team Netherworld were hoping you might consider adding a Haibun prompt on occasion. We really like them! I created this one recently and am hoping it might inspire you to bring back the Haibun! I don’t know if you ever did Haibun prompts on this blog, but I am remembering the Haibun Thinking blog that you used to have.
http://peppersfetch.blogspot.com/2015/10/astriferous-artifact.html
I have never done a Haibun or hosted a Haibun prompt though some of the members at MLMM do have experience with the Haibun. I had actually thought to add it with the haiku prompt as an option because it is a great form.
Kristjaan Panneman hosts the haiku prompt I will mention it to him and see what he thinks XD
Just discovered your blog and am looking forward to reading you poetry and enjoying the images you choose to augment the writing. Best wishes from Western Australia. TJ Paris
We’re so glad you’re here 🙂
All the best to you
Paloma, on behalf of everyone at MLMM
Thanks so very much! Hope you have a lovely weekend! TJ
You too, TJ
Awww thank you so much! I look forward to getting to know each other
Thanks! Tj
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Hey it’s a pleasure to meet you and know more of you and your talents. Keep up the great blog and writing. ~Jackie
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You have such wonderful prompts. I came here through the recommendation of Oloriel from http://olorielmoonshadow.wordpress.com/ . I write poetry, though only recently became confident to publish it. I look forward to reading more of your blog, if you’ll have me :).
Welcome, and feel free to jump right in and create! Trust me, once you get inspired, there is no stopping! 🙂
🙂 I will, feeling inspired already. It’s like a recent creativity door that’s been locked for some years, has opened and creativity has started pouring out of me. I hope it never ends :).!!
How exciting!
I am 43 year old Indian moved in recently to america with my husband . i have been reading your poetries long since i’ve known Jingle poetry entries. I would love to attempt the word prompt when ever i have leisure time.. i love improving on my poetic skills. please let me know how and where do i find the poetic prompts.
Oh wow has it been so long since we have been reading each other’s blogs? How wonderful! I have a prompt site which you can find here.
https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/
This is another prompt site that I visit but I am not the host there
https://sundaywhirl.wordpress.com/
Thanks a lot for your prompt reply..lots of love and hugs! I shall definitely try them 🙂
I look forward to it! (hugs in return)
Hi!I have started something to let people know each other.Click here to know more https://sasha1010blog.wordpress.com/2016/12/05/lets-know-each-other-4/
Why do I always find these wonderful places in the middle of the night when my brain is on empty? Be back tomorrow.
Are you guys on Twitter?
As individuals some of us do have a Twitter accounts/Facebook accounts but the group doesn’t formerly have one. I look very forward to seeing you at group!
I’ve been trying to post a comment (with and without a link) on this writing challenge page but they keep disappearing. Can you have a look in your spam filter? Thanks: https://mindlovemiserysmenagerie.wordpress.com/2018/01/12/music-challenge-20-way-down-we-go-by-kaleo-amwriting-musicchallenge-mlmm/
Well, I am intrigued with your group. I came via my friend Susan,The Abject Muse, and love to write 100 word flash. Looking forward to a prompt that starts my fingers clicking on the keys. (I guess in the old days I would have said ‘starts my pen flowing) Still thinking about the spider-web one I saw.
Welcome =) We are thrilled and honored to have you with us! I used to write poems myself with a pencil, awful handwriting I could never read them once I’d written them alas lol
I just gave you all a shout out on my blog, since one of the stories I wrote in response to a collage prompt was accepted into an anthology: https://poweredbyrobots.com/publications/
That is fantastic James! Congrats =)
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