Jon Roggie : Writing

How can I tell a story?

How can I tell a story?

A Story by Jon Roggie


One look,and you stop listening.This is when I take a pause.I am looking at you.Well,maybe the person next to you.Might have caught your attention.Tel..
Hagrid?

Hagrid?

A Story by Jon Roggie


To J. K. Rowling. Do you realize how long it takes to grow this kind of a beard?
I am still off

I am still off

A Story by Jon Roggie


Self-editing.I have said before,I write on a thirty second mark.I also have a ten second edit.This is the easiest way to say I don't like my own stuff..
I have a bad habit

I have a bad habit

A Story by Jon Roggie


I will be honest.Most of my words have a thirty second lead.I catch slips on the side.Putting it simply, I write.The thing is it feels right.The probl..
Who made you?

Who made you?

A Story by Jon Roggie


Yes,I just wrote a line by ACDC.Leave it. Damn it.There is no way I can credit everybody. By the way Leave It was a song by Yes.How am I supposed to m..
Give me twenty years

Give me twenty years

A Story by Jon Roggie


Have you ever started something, and you know there is a good chance you won't finish?I have the luxury of drifting under the lights.I have time.Lost ..
I pause

I pause

A Story by Jon Roggie


I just wanted to tell stories.The last one had grown too jaded.Lost the way.So, here I am.Just a story.Too long.
Ashes

Ashes

A Story by Jon Roggie


Walk out of the wreck. Look back, and I shake my head.Why did they want me to come here?I worry.There is a reason I live in the wastelands.It limits ..
Finding your voice

Finding your voice

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I can hear a voice,but it does not represent what I want to say.I am irritated,not by the voice, but by everyday happenstance.Now,this means I could g..
If you set me free

If you set me free

A Poem by Jon Roggie


I don't know if I would understand.Probably feel rejected.Flying back,and trying to settle in my cage.Finding it locked.