Jamesvansteel

A short piece regarding the trap of minimum wage jobs. America the beautiful

The fall of man in reverse, a little hard to follow

An idea for an interesting conceit that came across me after some inspiration.

Spontaneous writing exercise conducted in a Bigbys

An excerpt from a short story I'm working on about the goings on of a hyperactive mind on a lazy day.

A brainstorming kind of poetic stream of consciousness. I've never seen other writers use this form so I thought I'd put it out there for the world to judge.

Quiet summer evening campfires out in the grand outdoors.

An early morning poem after some time reading T.S. Elliot

A hybrid with a wide range of inspirations, some religious.

Dylan Thomas is one of my writing inspirations. Look him up if you're unfamiliar with his work.

Some words in a notebook. I drew some mental parallels between French and American society at different points. Social inequalities get under my skin.

A poem I wrote after a few months of research following a viewing of the documentary "The Quantum Activist".

I wrote this bit of free from after reading my second Kerouac novel, The Dharma Bums, after previously enjoying On the Road a great deal. I've always had a great appreciation for his free-from prose and self-expression without revision. It's about college students at Michigan State Un...

On the wonders of music and the human mind. leave feedback if you feel like it.

Short poem I entered in a school creative writing publication. It was untitled and shorter then.