The Story Behind "The Garden of the Black Roses"

I've always had a fascination for black roses. Often they seem mysterious, sometimes almost in the realm of mythical. A true black rose, not a pseudo-deep red that looks black rose, is almost a rare if not non-existent flower.

It's how I view my life in general sometimes. I'm often in a fantasy world populated by mythical creatures and unusual objects. My imagination is stronger than my reality at times and my dreams can be very vivid. 

But I'm no fool. I know that in order to survive, some touch with reality needs to be present. Hence the Garden of the Black Roses was born. The Garden is my imagination is my retreat from the outside world. It is where my wildest thoughts and ideas for the subset projects that are created within congregate.

So what is the Wellspring of Roses?

Originally the Wellspring of Roses was the only project running within the Garden. The name is relatively new as I needed to differentiate it from the other two projects. 

The imagery of a wellspring or a fountain where writing flows from gave an almost tranquil quality which I often need in order to write anything. I'm easily distracted, particularly when English is being spoken around me. Times, when I am able to just sit and write without distraction, are becoming far and few between.

So where to from here?

The Wellspring is going to hopefully become more active over the coming months. I've developed a blogging calendar that encompasses all three blogs. Sometimes, the topic + content will be the exact same between all three, and sometimes the topic will be the same but the content will be tailored more to that project.

My hope is that Monday's will be regular blogging day with the rest of the week being more for random content and updates. We'll see how I go.