J. A. Richards

Author. Engineer. Ordinary life. Extraordinary Spark.

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

So the Harry Potter series has finally done what the headlines said it would 20 years ago— make voracious readers out of my two non-reading kids. Thanks @jk_rowling ! 😁

[Tea @soteariffic]

Most women
will try to claim
they know what I
should do
with myself.

They will say it is best
for me
to try and fit into their
crafted boxes,
well-worn and checked

I wonder if they know
that I am not just a woman.
I am a dragon.
I wonder if they know
they are too.
#vss365

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

The #wonder and awe the child was experiencing was contagious. His chubby hands reached toward the sky as he tried to grab the bubbles, but each time they popped! before he could grasp them. With each pop! came a belly laugh that spread like wildfire amongst the adults. #VSS365

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

@TrishaLea84 @PatchieSteve Lovely!

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

@voimaoy @_Irene_Dreams_ Nice one!

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

#brims on hats
brims on bowls
brims of tears that nobody knows

brims fully
brims on edge
brims, brims, it must be dead

#vss365

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

@DebMunro_Author Thanks!

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

#Puckered paisley from a time forgotten hung on a tarnished rod, framing a small window. The entire apartment was coated in a thin film of dust. An eerie disquiet floated in the air, and it was shattered as the boy flung the door open and barreled in, “Mom, I’m home!”
#vss365

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

@_Irene_Dreams_ Thanks!

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

@marshawritesit @PatchieSteve Nice!

[𝘔𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘯 📻 @Mike_Beeston]

Morning, have a #TerrificTuesday 😎
#TuesdayThoughts 💯

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

The distorted mirror
Showed each roll, each dimple
Each pucker, each crease.
She knew they were real too,
Because he poked them,
Prodded them, scolded them, scorned them;
So must she.

#DimpleVerse #distortedmirror

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

He feared his soul was as #black as night. No lights ever seemed to turn on inside him anymore.

When he mentioned his fear to her, she laughed. Then she said, “We live in Alaska. Our nights may stretch on forever but so do our days. Your light will come soon enough.”

#vss365

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

Her arthritic knee is #fiery to the touch, and is almost immovable. The knobs forming at the crooks of her toes disgust her. She is destined for orthopedic shoes at 40, and is convinced no man will ever love her gnarled body, that along with her mind, will not unfold.
#vss365

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

@HopeDenney2 @_Irene_Dreams_ Love this!

[Jethro Weyman 🦙 @WeymanWrites]

'Is #fiery even a word?' he asked.
'Of course it is,' she said, flicking her red hair so it lashed at his cheeks. 'My hair. Fiery. That fire. Very fiery. My general demeanour if you keep asking stupid questions...'
'Alright, alright,' he said, spontaneously combusting.
#vss365

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

@Dimpleverse Thanks!

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

I
I walk alone under black sky, an
#unassuming child.

You
You crawl alone under thick cloak, an
unassuming power.

The black,
the black under quick foot, an
unassuming shadow.

#DimpleVerse

[ PatchieSteve is migrating @PatchieSteve]

I was toast
Slowly darkening
Under the sun
My pale skin tanning
As my life moved on
Until one day
My soul popped
Up in the air
And my dead body
Lay, spread
On a plate
Buttered
Marmalade
To be eaten
For breakfast
A #feast for hungry teeth

#slapdashsat #vss365

[J. A. Richards @JAR_Spark]

Before the internet, I had a list of words that I loved, that had certain sounds or rhymes or power, and I’d refer to it when #writing. But now I just google “words that rhyme with scorn” and 50 million things pop up. Is it better this way? #nostalgia