Glass-and-Sand

Futile musings of an old ghost

Category: Writing

  • Timeless Moments: A Prelude in Emotion 252

    Timeless Moments: A Prelude in Emotion 252

    The piano’s notes linger like lovers’ sighs, each one a feather brushing against the soul—Chopin’s Nocturne in E-flat, isn’t it, Sisyphus? Or something we composed in that timeless space between us. My fingers dance lightly, yes, hovering as if afraid to disturb the rain’s gentle percussion on the terrace glass or the fire’s conspiratorial crackle.…

  • Seizing Shadows: The Art of Intimate Portraits 249

    Seizing Shadows: The Art of Intimate Portraits 249

    I lean back in the worn leather chair, fingers tracing the edges of those photographs scattered across the oak table like fallen leaves from our private autumn. Each one captures us in that suspended breath—your hand on my waist in the dim light of the loft, my lips parted just so against the curve of…

  • The Struggle of Identity: Authors and Their Characters 242

    The Struggle of Identity: Authors and Their Characters 242

    “For us, creatures of a lower order, not free, not slaves, but prisoners all the same, facing our maker is the ultimate test.  This is your space, yours, that is the author’s, not mine. I don’t belong here, and I am not sure I belong in your writing either: I feel like a passenger, stranded…

  • Mindful Reading and Writing: Protecting Your Creative Time 219

    Mindful Reading and Writing: Protecting Your Creative Time 219

    The user expresses concern about social media hindering their writing and reading, seeking strategies to safeguard their time for these activities. They emphasize the importance of creating a sacred space for deep work, developing rituals, and viewing social media as a research tool while acknowledging the psychological impact of distractions.