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What IS the Glory Be Project?
At the end of 2012 original founders, FuzzyHoser & vespera, were just so gosh-darn-tootin'-excited that they had survived past 2012 (and the world ending, obviously) that they decided to celebrate by writing every day. So excited, in fact, they invited the internets to celebrate with them in some good ol' daily writing. 
Now, obviously, 365 days in a row is a bit much to ask, but you can do... 320 at least, right?  We just know you can.  

What are we talking about?
First off, we are not talking about writing a brilliant poem every day. That would be terribly exhausting (but if you are able to, we salute you!) But certainly you can write a haiku (however serious or not serious), write a twitter poem, put down a fragment idea (also, we'd like to point out, fragments ARE PUBLISHABLE to the group), a six word story, etc.   

Why do this?
Well, for starters, each of us that's serious about writing, whether it be with the goal of publication or not, should be making a point of writing every day. At the end of the year, you and us (and you and you and you) will each have a little mini manuscript of daily thoughts, observations, abstract commentary, jokes, snapshots, etc of a year in your life. Glory Be! And then we will trade using our Swap Meet! (Though, to clarify this, there is no obligation to trade with any of us or the whole group or anybody in particular. Whichever deviant wants to trade with whichever deviant does this, can.)

How the Group Functions
If you sit down to write a Glory Be! entry and it becomes a whole poem - AWESOME - if not, that's okay, too. You sat down and you wrote. Mission accomplished. We will salute you for this, too.  

BUT if you do come up with a poem/fragment/etc. once or twice a week that you want to share with the group, please feel free to submit it here!  The current years' folder is open for SUBMISSIONS up to two a week.  All we ask is that you help motivate others by putting a note in your commentary back to the group!  

Questions?
Do you still have questions or something else you'd like explained? Get in touch with our current Founder Lady-Yume or our Co-Founders LionesseRampant and younghabitat via a note, who'll be sure to set your mind at ease :heart:
Group
Founded 11 Years ago
Dec 20, 2012

Location
Global

Group Focus
Art Creation

Media Type
Literature

244 Members
227 Watchers
38,579 Pageviews

Daily Inspiration

:bulletgreen: Hundred Themes Challenge; a brilliant helper if your own muses are letting you down. Many can be found, like here at The-Poetry-Cafe or 100ThemeWriters, the latter a group especially dedicated to the immense lists, with users uploading many of their own variations.

:bulletgreen: Six Word Stories are both fun and challenging; try to convey something in so little words - and if you're really keen, become a member of SixWordStories and take part in their many original prompts.

:bulletgreen: Haiku and Eastern Poetry is a wonderful area of writing to explore; and if you're really serious about it, we'd absolutely recommend keeping an eye on the-haiku-club & Haiku-Writers

:bulletgreen: Join, or create, your own Word War!

What is a Word War you may ask?
It's a friendly competition to see who can write the most in a set period of time. This can be over the course of a month with daily interval updates, or over the course of a few minutes with instant results. In a chatroom setting the game is fast paced fun with the timer set to a few minutes and participants compete in several rounds. Speed writing is key!

To discover more, and take a look at the instructions of the how-to, read thorns journal by clicking here

:bulletgreen: Creative Writing Now A great external link (which was featured on Oprah, no joke) of prompts.

:bulletgreen: Try your hand on (traditional) Forms and Structures; head over to the groups ProjectDFC and formfindsfunction for more information and slowly get your feet wet.

:bulletgreen: One Word.com; a great website which prompts you with a word and gives you 60 seconds to write about it.

"If you want to write, if you want to create, you must be the most sublime fool that God ever turned out and sent rambling. You must write every single day of your life. You must read dreadful dumb books and glorious books, and let them wrestle in beautiful fights inside your head, vulgar one moment, brilliant the next. You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes and wear books like hats upon your crazy heads. I wish you a wrestling match with your Creative Muse that will last a lifetime. I wish craziness and foolishness and madness upon you. May you live with hysteria, and out of it make fine stories — science fiction or otherwise. Which finally means, may you be in love every day for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world." ― Ray Bradbury

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Welcome to another volume of Over the Moon, a growing collection of art from talented deviants! I encourage you to Added to my devWatch! and Favourite Star these pieces and authors and take a look through their galleries! 

Over the Moon: Literature (Volume #57)


tetheredthe tethers are breaking
frayed strands
snapping
and i am drifting
farther off the shore
into a blue wild
i don't know
who i am.
i don't know
how to rebind the tether
holding me
to reality
to
life.
yesterday someone told me
that i am strong
capable
and brave
and i wish i could
tether myself
to whatever
mirage
she sees
i wish
a lot of things
alone
in the night
when everyone else
sleeps
and i am floating
watching the strands
break
and slipping a little farther
every moment
where will the waves
take me
when the tether
is gone?
Shadow of a MemoryI fear I’m living lies, I’m far from the truth
But if I question them, I fear everything I’ll lose
But I see a shadow of a memory
I can’t remember the faces
But I know they’re always there
Beside me in different spaces
I dream into the nighttime
But the pieces don’t make sense
And no one seems to understand
Or let me give them a chance
They say push it away dear
Those dreams they aren’t real
They’re just magical illusions
So forget how they make you feel
Because chasing shadows in the night
Will not keep us safe
So move along you silly child
those fantasies you must erase
Yet still I sing about them
And write them in a song
I paint them in pretty colors
I plan to prove them wrong
A shadow of a memory
Has more to it than that
And I will learn about it
And I state that as a fact
Try to stop me if you can
I bet you never will
Learn to control this girl again
So take that bitter pill
Because this precious heart you cannot kill
A cerulean birdA cerulean bird gave me its dying song,A subtle aria taken from its small heart,A sweet secret it kept in its flesh for so long,The musical design of a beautiful chart.I saw my mind burning, my eyes flying insideUnder the influence of this sad melody;I touched the carnal soul, the unlimited hideOf this majestic beast which had eaten the sea.The time broke its clockwork, I lost my mortal selfUnder the canopy of this angelic flowwhich took me from my skin to change me in some elfWith a lute in his chest and a celestial glow.I was dressed in music, a rainbow complexionWhich protected my world in its isolation.
NightthingYou give form to the shadows shifting in the night Give voice to the whispers You put knives in the hands of lunatics Let silence have sound, all saliva and gums Confuse giants who gibber and titter and topple You madden children till they're chaotic Draw ink on your face with ill intent And with a creeping smile I know deep deep down Down down I'll be next... The organizationThey had this way, of “showing up”, and it was always in “places”“Outside the law, judiciary”, “above and beyond any government”"subverting, re-directing", that and those not given "approval"They dressed as if the belonged to “the organization”but you wouldn’t get any more namesworthy than that “operators on the arrest”, ones at all timesnever seeming to restinfinite in location and number….I knew that many of them began looking like “those who went missing”but “came back eventually”as I track their trails but un-earth nothing….…what is this grip that now binds me….?Where is this….….where…oh god….where am I?Why am I so bound? Shackled, unable to move?Gloved palms stretching my mouth placing, putting something in an agent for an agents making I am beginning to lose my reasoning….I believe…it shall not belong….…before you begin seeing me around….….as one of them….….”showing up”so to speak….So help you…if you cross our collective path….... Way of the World“Your Highness?” The king jolted out of his thoughts as he glanced at the knights to the side and his advisor waiting with troubled eyes. “Yes? Sorry, was lost in my thoughts. What is it?” he asked. The advisor fidgeted uncomfortably before he spoke.
“The magician is…” Alarm shot through him and he straightened his slouching posture.
“If he’s here, send him in. If he’s ill, tend to him.” The advisor bowed as the king stood up. Waving his hand in front of him, he could see that the magician was once more rushed to the room that would take care of him. With a growl, he dispersed the image as he teleported to the area. The magician shrugged off everyone and did a wobbly bow.
“My liege,” he rasped as he grinned cheekily.
“You already know my name and I gave you permission to use it.”
“Of course, Lord Edmay. Still, why the- ooo….” He collapsed once more and everyone, including Edmay,


Check out the March 2020 Lit DD Roundup! 

Happy Writing,

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Lady-Yume Featured By Owner Jul 26, 2015   Writer
Yaaaay! for that (: We try to put up as much motivation as we can, and to know the songs inspire you is a wonderfully compliment for us all here to get :la:
Keep creating, keep uploading - I, for one, try to read all the entries that get published to the group :heart:
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EphemeralEloquence Featured By Owner Jul 6, 2015  Hobbyist Writer
Hey, I'm so sorry, I keep accidentally submitting poems as journal prompts. :( Hopefully it can be fixed, but if not, I'll just be more diligent and focused when submitting works. So sorry! 
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Lady-Yume Featured By Owner Jul 7, 2015   Writer
It's been fixed, lovely - no worries :heart:
Luckily I can just move them from folder to folder like you can in your own gallery, so it was no trouble at all (:

ps. Still glad you mentioned it, 'cause I had not noticed it yet!
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EphemeralEloquence Featured By Owner Jul 7, 2015  Hobbyist Writer
Oh yay! (:
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Lady-Yume Featured By Owner Jul 8, 2015   Writer
:hug:
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themaninroomfive Featured By Owner Jan 18, 2015  Hobbyist Writer
This is a great group for me, to write every day this year is my new year's resolution!
& so far so good, either a poem, or adding to my novel, I've put words on paper :)
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LionesseRampant Featured By Owner Jan 31, 2015  Hobbyist Writer
Best of luck, and great job so far!
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themaninroomfive Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2015  Hobbyist Writer
Thank you :) still writing every day!
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LionesseRampant Featured By Owner Feb 1, 2015  Hobbyist Writer
You're welcome, and congrats!
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