WRITING

And so I write…
When the world sleeps
whether actually or in my mind
where only quiet exists so that I can finally hear the sound of the knock of the ones who deliver the words from worlds I only know when I am still.

And so I write…
To free…

POETRY

from CRAVE 2: Forbidden Secrets

I remember your smell from before I knew you.
The taste of our first kiss was something I recalled, like a distant memory.
When you touch me it’s as if I’m awake for the first time
free to live all the dreams I have collected,
like finding a…

POETRY

I haven’t slept for days…

My thoughts are soft swirls of purple haze.
In the middle, a minotaur, minding a maze.
Within a labyrinth of many ways,
I rage at the mirror that reflects my gaze.

Tired torpedoes fall silently still
As attacks become naps of necessity’s thrill. …

BOOKS

Because Print is Better Than Digital

I’ve never been a bookworm. No one would have ever accused me of that. Prolific in other arenas, perhaps, but not in the realm of reading. I always preferred writing and I liked my own stories because they were immersive. I did read, of…

POETRY

RAINY DAYS

And I know how it feels inside
To be unseen, when you’re wide-eyed.
Days and nights just pass you by
When everything will make you cry.

Can you die without life?
Hit the gas and take a dive. …

FULL MOON RITUAL | FORGIVENESS

Hello, and happy full moon to you!

Tonight’s full moon (January 17th, 2022) is our first full moon of the year (known as the “Wolf Moon”) and it brings with it a host of energies that often find us in heightened emotional states. You know the old saying people sometimes…

ABOUT ME

Hello! I am Anthony O’Dugan, writer, editor, poet, author, and so much more! I’ve been writing on Medium for just over a year now and I am also an editor for iPoetry as well as the managing editor for Pollinate Magazine. I’ve amassed a diverse collection of works in my…