So the new year brings with it the opportunity to start a fresh project. This, of course, does not mean I won’t be writing and editing other projects, but I wanted a daily project to keep me working on a schedule.

The project is simple, really. For an entire year (January 1, 2009 – December 31, 2009), I plan to write something every day. It could be a poem, a song, a short story – anything that springs to mind. Each day, I will post my work like a journal, leaving each piece as is (as in, without the benefits of editing), good or bad, laughable or inspiring. It will be, put simply, a raw look into my writer brain.

Why am I doing this? It’s a challenge. Plus, when all is said and done, I would like to compile that year’s worth of work into something book-like. We’ll see.

 In the meantime, sit back and relax. Check back daily to catch the updates – and enjoy my first entry, found below.

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Born devoid of passion’s fire

Of napalm lust

And fury’s pyre

Birthed dead weight, an icy stone

With Freon blood

And glacial bone

Born an orphan of your grace

Your martyr’s hearth

And homeless face

Birthed in skin that fell with Eve

Your bonfire hope

My sole reprieve

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