Page 1 of Ella Camp's writing

1. Dark Night of the Soul- To Sleep perchance to Dream? From midnight until the clock chimes four when curling tendrils of dawn begin to creep through the crack left in time, the blackest hours of night possess the human soul; it is a time of absolute, hostile silence between the darkest night and the... (posted by Ella 21 hours 54 minutes ago.)

2. Once Twice Thrice upon a Time The time- this life- upon it drawn-clear plain and precise- not once, not twice, but thrice. Can ye not see it skelter ahead- must ye be covered with dirt in your bed? The wheel continually in the same rut- the likeness of pattern in the same... (posted by Ella 6 days 22 hours ago.)

3. Scaling the Mountain Lottery of Life “Life is too short for this,” a saying we hear quite frequently. Our time here on earth is too short to wake up every morning regretting our lives heretofore. The ideal is to try to resolve regrets as they appear- before they... (posted by Ella 56 days 14 hours ago.)

4. These are a Few of my Favorite Things and Why Smiles on the faces of people I meet.- People who frown are sad, mad, or troubled The shuffle and movement of four dancing feet.- Couples who dance are communicating in rhythm Books in lines and piles and stacks Books are like... (posted by Ella 80 days 15 hours ago.)

5. What Price Our Relationships in Life We come to recognize truths by over-all studies of the majority. In studies and observations of human behavior and its affects on any relationship between people, be it marriage, friendship, companionship, or lovers- working, playing, political... (posted by Ella 88 days 17 hours ago.)

6. Imitation of Life- Recreating Our World Through the Internet The advent of the computer and the internet has enabled humans to step into the looking glass of the cyberspace virtual world- to live our lives in the world of the mind, so to speak. This is thought to be an original, novel and unique experience;... (posted by Ella 94 days 18 hours ago.)

7. Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread-A Slice of Life This day it dawned tenaciously, as any other did- In contemplation of the means, her famished dreams to rid The slice that was her daily bread- She set upon a dish- Ennui gaze was met again by time-worn daily wish. Longing visions of... (posted by Ella 101 days 12 hours ago.)

8. Finding the Keys that Unlock the Human Wisdom innate within us all Using the map of our own brain-we may find these keys hidden in plain sight- and use them in our own individual customized brain fitness program which we design for ourselves. They are the controls of memory, spatial reasoning, focus, and... (posted by Ella 119 days 17 hours ago.)

9. The Self-Defense of Second-Hand Rose “Who are you?” The question startled her with its direct blatant query. She thought for a moment- collecting the data of herself and forming it into a conscious summary. The terrain unfamiliar, she began to speak slowly as the... (posted by Ella 127 days ago.)

10. How the God of Truth Battles the Devil of Illusion This battle is one in which all humans engage on a daily basis throughout their lives. Illusions appear in all colors, shapes and sizes; and once perceived as devils, the battle will be engaged. Some battles between these two adversaries are... (posted by Ella 133 days 20 hours ago.)

11. The Art of Love- AKA Monet This legendary misty land lies just beyond Picasso, the golden hills of abstract reality; its population swells in fluxuate; as thousands enter, thousands wait. The sunlight of stark Picasso must not shine on Monet without the parasol of true... (posted by Ella 142 days 16 hours ago.)

12. The Serendipitous New Year's Resolution I, being no better than the average bear at keeping New Year’s resolutions, have made them every year with perfect sincerity and faith- and quickly forgot them with the leaving of the winter winds. The resolution I made this year is not... (posted by Ella 145 days 17 hours ago.)

13. How To Celebrate or Not To Celebrate the Holiday Season- That Is the Question The metaphor of the Holiday prescription; “And all shall take this medication,” A designed proclamation from the powers that be- the euphemistic ‘they’ who say, and direct the workings of the society we live in.... (posted by Ella 162 days 17 hours ago.)

14. The Devastating Effects of Pornography On the Human Psyche As a voracious parasite- pornography gorges on the most basic of human instincts-our sexuality. Alike unto a mad scientist experimenting with the human psyche, it attempts to rewire this most primal instinct onto an unreal idea and projection;... (posted by Ella 183 days 17 hours ago.)

15. How To Be Fabulous At Doing Absolutely Nothing The word “nothing” in this case is a slight misnomer, a word which implies a vacuum of non-productiveness; a non-productiveness which fails to produce monetary viable results from some physical activity- it gives the appearance of... (posted by Ella 203 days 17 hours ago.)

16. 911 Aftermath-What It Was and Should Have Been The 1990s in this country were just a short lull before the next horrifying traumatizing event occurred. Of course, the average American couldn’t have seen it coming. Our media, being more controlled by the government than we could... (posted by Ella 260 days 17 hours ago.)

17. Zombies-The walking Dead-Is this the Fate of Humankind? “I’m walking here!” a cry of protest against any interference that may pose an obstacle on our steady focused path through life. A meandering, sometimes treacherous path, it is strewn with signposts at every bend and turn... (posted by Ella 264 days 17 hours ago.)

18. Three Wishes Tossed into the Magic Wishing Well of Life All magic bears the seemingly invisible machinations of reality beneath its glossy surface. In order to produce what looks like life’s magic; we needs must know and use the machinations (causes) of these effects. There is no real Magic-... (posted by Ella 299 days 22 hours ago.)

19. "This Is a Fine Mess I've Got Myself Into." Mother Was Right Again “An idle mind is trouble’s workshop,” a truism you may say that I learned the hard way at the tender and blissfully ignorant age of twelve years. The instrument of my hard-learned lesson came in the form of one Becca Kindred... (posted by Ella 308 days 18 hours ago.)

20. Excerpts from a Dark place- Out of Darkness and into the Light "I wish somebody would save me from myself." She whispered into the darkness in a voice strained with incredulity. "I keep falling into the same traps over and over again" "It's beginning to eat away at my soul; continuously pulling myself... (posted by Ella 320 days 19 hours ago.)

21. "Pride Goeth Before the Fall" Does This axiom engender fear of our natural pride? Upon thinking about the things I'm proud of- I've found that I'm virtuously filled with pride. This pride is, to me, tantamount to counting my blessings- for things for which I'm grateful and proud. I consider this pride, if you will, a... (posted by Ella 331 days 23 hours ago.)

22. In Defense of the Rectitude of Semi-Colon Prose; A Man's Internal Struggle Once upon a time there was a man; replete, he was, in appealing, enticing physical beauty; a beauty enhanced by the fascinating charm of cerebral erudition; the combination of which, did engage the conceit that lies dormant within the being that... (posted by Ella 1 year 104 days ago.)

23. Nightmare On Retibution Blvd. Self Flagellation Can Be Worse Punishment Than Society's Bars February 4 th - 2003 The hours between 3 and 7 am, are the usual hours when Man's old nemesis, the nightmare, prefers to ride. It was then that this hauntingly familiar specter rode again, in break-neck speed through the terrain of his restless... (posted by Ella 1 year 116 days ago.)

24. The Golden Years of Life- Saving up for our individual Grand Finale- Metaphors of Life and Aging Don't go! We cry out to our youth, in anxious fright; and in the wake of its retreating shadow, grasp at remnants which have fallen away, in its mad rush to escape. As we cling to the fondly remembered gems, glittering in the bed of our dimly... (posted by Ella 1 year 127 days ago.)

25. Surviving a Serendipitous Childhood-Growing Up In the Throes of Fear-Ridden Angst Overhearing a conversation recently between a couple of teenagers, about their home life; which had lit the fires of nostalgia in my mind, I found myself dwelling on those past carefree days when there was only my mother, myself, my numerous... (posted by Ella 1 year 136 days ago.)