Author Archives: Bruce Whealton

About Bruce Whealton -
Web Developer/Writer/Publisher

About Bruce Whealton -Bruce Whealton attended the Georgia Institute of Technology and received his Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, specializing in Computer Engineering, in 1989. Prior to the explosion of the internet Bruce Whealton worked as a co-op student employee for Digital Equipment Corporation, which was the biggest company in the area of networking before the Internet and the World Wide Web. Bruce Whealton, worked as a software engineer employed with the National Science Center, doing programming as part of the design for the network of exhibits in the museum.

After working for a while in the field of Social Work, Bruce Whealton returned to the technical field of Web Development and Web Design. Bruce Whealton also brings experience in the fields of creative and technical writing. He designed, developed and worked as a webmaster for an online/internet/web-based poetry magazine called Word Salad. Word Salad is still in publication, now in its 14th year of publication on the web at: http://WordSaladPoetryMagazine.com

Note: My business website, Future Wave Designs is here: http://FutureWaveDesigns.com

Bruce finds these skills and interests to be valuable assets in his chosen field of Web Design and Web Development. It’s really exciting the ways that technology can be combined with creativity to find innovative ideas for communication, expression, networking, learning and more.

Speechless – poem by Bruce Whealton

March 10, 2010 – 11:04 pm

Speechless
Shyness can be like writer’s block
and vice versa…
There are times like this,
right now, when I know,
I have something to say.
I can feel it…
The desire is strong
and yet, I feel speechless…
nothing comes out,
It’s almost like I lost
my capacity to use language.
And all I have
is this internal dialog.
I go to write something
and some critical voice
stops me -
“That’s [...]

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A Cold State of Being

March 10, 2010 – 11:02 pm

A Cold State of Being
Winter hangs on
in bare skeletal trees
in cold nights,
in the south,
in March.
It hangs on within me
like a state of being
and I cannot help but doubt
if there will be warmth
and life within me
ever
again.
You can find my poetry by me at: http://brucewhealton.us

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Recent Poetry/Music Event in Carrboro, Near Chapel Hill

March 3, 2010 – 2:10 pm

Well, I meant to write something about the event that we had at the Looking Glass, 601 West Main Street in Carrboro. It has taken me till now to really write something about the event… no reason, it just happened like this.
Anyway, I am interested in seeing more events in the Chapel Hill area [...]

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The event that almost never happened

March 2, 2010 – 1:30 am

It was so embarrassing. I wanted this to happen. I wanted to have a poetry event (and music event). So, I thought I’d have to make it happen. That’s crazy! I’m not a person to host events. I’m profoundly shy. Oh, I know… I’m just saying that. [...]

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Shy poet hosts event at the Looking Glass in Carrboro

March 2, 2010 – 1:16 am

Hosting a Poetry and Music Event – It seemed impossible
Shy and Terrified!
What was I thinking?  That was going through my mind Saturday the 27th of February, 2010. Hosting an event! Being MC! This is insane! To say I was nervous is quite an understatement. It was a little embarrassing. [...]

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Hunger in America – email forwarded to me

February 28, 2010 – 2:26 pm

I am on the Board of Neighbor House of Hillsborough, which serves the homeless and needy in Northern Orange County, NC. I just read some information that I wanted to post. I wonder sometimes about what is appropriate to post on this blog that is titled, “On Being a Poet and Other Existential [...]

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Just Jeff Presents his ideas at St. Andrews

February 28, 2010 – 11:50 am

This is the next in the series of articles about the poetry reading that was part of the Fortner Writers’ Forum at St. Andrews Presbyterian College. I wanted to present Jeff Wyatt in this post. I have a number of photos of Jeff that I wanted to share. As in the other [...]

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at the Fortner Writers’ Forum at St. Andrews Presbyterian College Part 2

February 28, 2010 – 11:20 am

The event began with the first poet, Joe Miller, pictured below. 

Joe began with a few poems from his collection entitled “Got Chicken?” which is also featured on the shirt he is wearing.

Bruce Whealton then shared his poetry with the audience. He is pictured below.

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Poets Joe C. Miller, Bruce Whealton and “Just Jeff” Wyatt Appear at St. Andrews Part 1

February 27, 2010 – 2:48 pm

Wilmington based poets Joe C. Miller, Bruce Whealton and “Just Jeff” Wyatt were featured at the Fortner Writers’ Forum at St. Andrews Presbyterian College Thursday night beginning at 8 p.m. This was a great honor for myself, Bruce Whealton. I really enjoyed the event and felt I had one of my best readings [...]

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A Final Solution – poem by Bruce Whealton

February 5, 2010 – 10:12 pm

A Final Solution
I sat down tonight
with my friend
Despair…
we spoke for hours and hours…
I was hypnotized
As the night drew onward
he became more passionate
He had a plan,
a solution -
a final plan,
as it were.
Yet, I couldn’t go through
with it.
I was scared,
confused,
didn’t have the stomach for it…
slowly
over time
he just faded away,
like an apparition.
I knew he’d be back
and we’d talk [...]

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