@abontikazaman he is an inspiration and a mad professor.  Larger than life ans 10x as awesome.

@amanrazz thanks for taking a moment to read through my own "unofficial" submission to the Rhapsodist contest. 

I agree with you about writing as an art.  It is the crystallization of thought , which can paint some of the most vivid pictures of places and imagination.  I will never forget how profoundly I was impacted by Edgar Allen Poe. The first piece of his writing I ever read was *The Cask of Amontillado*  and I was forever hooked.  Somerset Maugham was another deep influence.

In terms of my writing - I'm an acquired taste more than a popular mainstream novelist (or blogger), but I do appreciate the kind words. Thanks again for the support.

@ashfreqk thanks for stopping by to check out my blog post. I appreciate it.

The  phrase *high pitched crescendo* was intentional. I had to chuckle when you wrote that because Grammarly  doesn't like my word/phrase mashups. It constantly  is asking me about atypical words threaded together in phrases, but it's very much my style of fiction writing. I guess  I see words and phrases in similar way a chef sees foods  with flavor and texture. 

An interesting aside,  the feelings you express about Albert Einstein reminded me of an article I read a while back about Atheists creating a humanist bible composed of some of the greatest philosophers in human history (Rene Descartes, Jean Jacques Rousseau, Aristotle, Plato, etc.). Curious if you've heard about this? I think I may include a small piece about it with some links in a future #fivenuggets episode.

@asif4745 thanks for stopping by to check out this blog post. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

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@blazing thanks for checking out my "unofficial " entry . I appreciate it.

I mentioned in my earlier comments I think my writing is more of an acquired taste than mainstream novelist or blogger.  It has been politely suggested I should reconsider some of my word choices and vocabulary for something a bit less flowery.  Quite honestly, I write about what interests me in the most authentic way possible. 

Thanks for being a fan.

@brothermic thanks for checking out my "unofficial" entry for  the Rhapsodist Contest #4. I was inspired and I thought after encouraging others to write, I should submit something of my own as well, but make my entry ineligible for prize money.

Glad you enjoyed this piece.

@cityslicker thanks or checking this piece out. I appreciate it.

I'm glad you enjoyed this post. I generally don't write much fiction, but I was inspired for this particular contest and I hope it inspires others to give it a shot as well.

@dlina-v-metrah it was Einstein who said it was all relative after all. 

The irony of how absent minded he could be outside of his realm of expertise  was something of legend.

@faisal79 thanks for checking it out. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@ir3k thanks for checking out this piece. Great to see competitors in the current contest looking at my stuff to.

I generally stay in the realm of non-fiction, but every once and a while I dabble in the fiction realm. I guess all the exposure to classic fiction rubbed off onto my particular writing style.

@modernpastor thanks for taking some time to check out my  "unoffical" entry for the Rhapsodist Writing Contest which I sponsor and run. 

I have always been fascinated by writing since I was a child reading my first books. Ironically,  at that age it was all about mystery novels. I have always felt the word choices in a great piece of writing create layers and textures similar to great paintings or great food.  The phonetics of word choices, the meter created by the syllables of those words and the conjunctions picked can  set a mood, pull a reader into your mind and transport them to a different place - real or imagined.

After learning two foreign languages (Spanish and French), I started to enjoy colloquial phrases - saying s in one language which have no literal translation into another. Language is such a powerful medium for any artist.

I would love to encourage you to enter into the weekly Rhapsodist Writing Challenge to compete for the prize. 

Once upon a time Steemit had a very active fiction community which published chapter novels and tons of creative writing. Once HF 19 came through, all of that changed and much of the writing disappeared. I'd like to bring much of it back, and I think flash fiction is the first step.  I would appreciate any help you could provide to encourage more people to enter into this contest. As time goes on, I do plan to expand/increase the reward pool, and I have some other ideas on how to expand the Rhapsodist Writing Contest to support long form writing as well.

@nijhum thanks for stopping by to check out the post. Glad you enjoyed it.

@resteemia many thanks for supporting the contest.

@shagorshikder thanks for taking some time to stop by and read. I'm glad you liked it.

@steemphotography fiction is generally not something I do on a regular basis , I just dabble in it from time to time. I appreciate the kind words  about my writing.

In my opinion, I think my writing is more acquired taste than mainstream novelist or blogger.  Someone on Steemit politely suggested I should consider editing my writing  to a reading level of around eight grade because many on Steemit do not have English as a primary language and it reflects average reading levels here in the US. 

What can I say? It's like telling a chef he can only use 1/4 of the spices in his cabinet. As a result, I think it may limit the size of my following who actually reads my blog posts as time goes on.  I'd rather write about what interests me in the most authentic way possible. Those who enjoy it will follow, and those who don't will upvote it for curation rewards and not read a single word. I have to write for me first.

@steemwija thanks for stopping by to check out this blog post. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

@stanniksenya I have so many  half-finished pieces  siiting on my hard drive. At some point, I'm sure most will see the light of day, but I can relate  to where you are at.

@zoef thanks for checking out my "unofficial" entry blog post. I'm glad you enjoyed it.