E.K. Daniels

Joined March 2021

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Writer, watercolorist, and regular at the restaurant at the end of the universe. Twitter @inkladen

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Aunt Flo
Class is over now. I stand up, and so does Flo. I need a sweater.
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Poets
New Phone, Who ‘Dis?
Wrong recipient, Text confessions to my boss. "New phone, who is this?"
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Poets
Name Game
Forgotten name game, Students giggle, cheeks redden, Teacher isn't "Mom".
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Poets
What Is Senryu?. Top Story - November 2023.
In the spirit of the ‘Snafu Senryu’ challenge, I did a little digging into the art of Japanese poetry to understand a bit of the history of Senryu, in hopes that it would inspire a few gems (spoiler alert—it did!) Senryu is a form of Japanese poetry that shares a common structure with traditional haiku but serves a different purpose. Like haiku, senryu consists of three lines with a syllable pattern of 5-7-5. Unlike haiku, however, the form is more focused on human nature, rather than the natural world. Senryu often delves into the humorous, satirical, or ironic aspects of daily life and the human experience.
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Writers
Falling for You
Tripped on first date's feet, Falling for you, quite literally. Off to a great start.
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Poets
Lunch on the Fifth Floor
The lift doors close tight, I drop my sandwich, fate sealed. "Lunch on the fifth floor".
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Poets
Intestinal Symphony
In library's hush, Minds awake but mouths slumber, Stomach growls loudly.
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Poets
Angling
I went to kiss you, Angling for both your cheeks, Missed, I caught your mouth.
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Poets
Passed
I said he had passed, You laughed. “You pass gas, gallstones! No, He feckin’ died!”
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Poets
Whispers of the Mórrígan
On eel’s slither and cow’s teat, In the howl of the wolf, In crow’s caw we meet. On this liminal night, In your cave of darkness,
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Fiction
From Ink to Light
In a corner where the walls whispered secrets of disdain, Sat a girl, withdrawn and young, whose life was edged with pain.
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Writers
Earth 101
On a world that thought it was alone--how absurd! Earth received distant guests, have you heard? From a galaxy far and not at all too akin,
By E.K. Daniels2 years ago in Poets