Creative Space - Damien Kane

Creative Space
Damien Kane

I see so much on my train ride home
In this diverse culture of ours.
From people who kiss and caress each other
To the ones who are silent for hours.
But do you look upon their faces
As they sit down near to you?
They look different and interesting
Like me, they're just passing through.

They are the personality of my novels
With their funny airs and graces,
The drinker's tattoo, the old hag's hair
The young girl with twisted braces.
How can I not love to write
With so many people to write about
They each have many stories:
I just ask and they come out.

For me, I love the silence
So I can write up my next story
About a blade, a man and a monster or two:
Yes. Something that has to be gory.
I use the people around me;
My characters are born from the train
I don't understand these people
And tomorrow, I'll see them again.

I love to write on the train:
It's my personal writing room.
I can write anything I desire:
From romance to impending doom.

Damien Kane

Damien Kane lives in Brisbane Australia with his wife and three kids, a dog, two budgies, four fish and two snails. He met his wife on the internet about 10 years ago when living in England. He currently suffers from chronic fatigue syndrome, sleeps a lot, and gets on the wife's nerves. He's written hundreds of short stories and poems and has around 12 novels in first draft and another four on the way.

http://www.damienkane.com

Tuesday's Ten Minute Tale - the setup!

You all know the drill by now. The first three people to post with a word, phrase, topic, theme, name, or whatever, dictate the direction of the story. I'll endeavour to incorporate all three suggestions, and write it within ten minutes of receiving the third post, work allowing. Then I'll post the result.

EDIT - okay, I'm doing the story now, with only two suggestions. I can't wait for a third one, otherwise I have too much time to think about the first two, which is cheating. :)

Tuesday's Ten Minute Tale - the result!

Okay, only two suggestions this week, but it'll do. Thanks to capnoblivious for "depressing sheep", and benpeek for "pathetic fallacy". You can just tell it's going to be a happy story this week, can't you? :)

( One Giant Leap )