The Seven Sins Personified: Pride
The Seven Sins Personified: Pride – Written by William Schafstall I was always the one to take up the challenge, […]
The Revenant
The Revenant – Written by William Schafstall The vicious cycle of torment and despair had me locked away, trapped inside […]
Photographic Melodie’s Best Rhymes, Reviews, and Interesting Tidbits of 2016
Article & photos by Melodie Yvonne INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (January 1, 2017) – 2017 is here, and 2016 is becoming merely […]
The Seven Sins Personified: Lust
The Seven Sins Personified: Lust – Written by William Schafstall On all fours, I crawled across the marble flooring wincing […]
The Seven Sins Personified: Greed
The Seven Sins Personified: Greed – Written by William Schafstall When it comes down to owning something, it is my […]
The Seven Sins Personified: Gluttony
The Seven Sins Personified: Gluttony – Written by William Schafstall The delectable morsel quickly slipped down my gullet, as I […]
Alexander X. Laymen Joins Forces With melodieyvonne.com!
Alexander X. Laymen is an author of erotica and horror fiction, and is now one of the newest contributors and […]
It’s Never Too Late To Teach An Old Human New Tricks: Learning Through Loss
Article, photos, & videos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey It’s Never Too Late To Teach An Old Human New Tricks: Learning […]
Tones of Home to Celebrate the life and Music of Shannon Hoon
Article & photos by Melodie Yvonne LAFAYETTE, IN – When hearing the name Shannon Hoon people all over the world remember […]
7 Tips For A Successful Photographic Affair With Mother Nature
Article and photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey I was approached recently by one of my beautiful cousins wanting to use me […]
Beware of Darkness Creates Dope Fanatics — Through The Lens
Originally published August 12, 2016 in Through the Lens Magazine: Beware of Darkness Creates Dope Fanatics — Through The Lens By […]
An In Depth Look at “Your Moonshines” by Bridget K Roberts
By Bridget K Roberts with an introduction by Melodie Yvonne I got so very tickled recently when I received a message from […]
Hunger, Heartache, & the Pursuit of Nacho Cheese
Hunger, Heartache, & the Pursuit of Nacho Cheese by Melodie Yvonne Ramey So I decided to go to the grocery […]
Dear Guys On Tinder, 10 Professional Tips For A Sexier Profile Picture Now
Believe it or not this post actually does have to do with photography… Not too long ago I had a […]
East Entices Indy and Returns in June
Article and photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey INDIANAPOLIS, IN – My whole life I’ve been fantastically blessed because somehow I’ve always had […]
The People Fight Cancer and Win One More Battle
The People Fight Cancer and Win One More Battle Article and photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey LAFAYETTE, IN – The […]
Shawn Hagood is Keeping the Blues Alive
It’s phenomenal to me how much music can really unify people, and bring out the pure and good in us […]
Johnny Rivers’ Golden Hits from a Golden Age
Classic music for many people is often the songs that made up the soundtrack to childhood. These might be tracks […]
Canadian Metal Band Days Alone gets Eight Tentacles Up!
Originally written for Drunk Octopus Magazine on February 25, 2016 Article by Melodie Yvonne Ramey We received a reader submission recently […]
SpaceWords Make Love Letters to the Universe
Originally published in Through the Lens Magazine on February 9, 2016 Article and photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey LAFAYETTE, IN […]
How to Tell if Your Kid is an Artist in Grade 2
Article & Photos by Melodie Yvonne LAFAYETTE, IN (February 5, 2016) – I’ve had many conversations about art with many […]
Photographic Melodie’s Best Creative Time, Concert Reviews, and Interesting Tidbits of 2015
Article & photos by Melodie Yvonne INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA (January 3, 2016) – It’s 2016, and 2015 held so many changes […]
Sonny Boy Thorn’s Tantalizing Teaser
Sonny Boy Thorn’s Tantalizing Teaser Originally published in Through the Lens Magazine on December 27, 2015 Article and photos by […]
Invigorating Lafayette One Legend at a Time
Originally published in Through the Lens Magazine on November 23, 2015 Article and photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey LAFAYETTE, IN […]
Westbound and Down Part Deux
Captain’s Log Star-date 05/22/2015 It’s hard for me to believe the view outside my tent this beautiful morning in California. […]
West Bound and Down
It was sometime last year that I decided to make the journey westward. I don’t remember why I caught the […]
From Afar – Racking the Lens
I often get complacent with my photography because I have this easy factory gig paying my bills. Unfortunately this complacency […]
Home Is Where My Art Is
I don’t often know what I’m doing ahead of time. I swear I have to be the queen of last […]
Behind the Art – For Christina
I thought I’d go back a little bit today, and share the story that first spurred me to begin the […]
Visual Snow, the Film Grain Over the Universe
Visual Snow, the Film Grain Over the Universe by Melodie Yvonne Ramey Today I’d like to talk about a topic […]
The Litterbug Chronicles
The Litterbug Chronicles by Melodie Yvonne Ramey I have lived in my house just a smidge under a decade now, […]
Hoosier Heavens
By Melodie Yvonne I can’t believe I’m finally finished and I wanted to share it here before anywhere else. May […]
A Technological Tale for the Young at Heart
It seems that it’s becoming harder and harder to hide ones age nowadays. As technology blasts forward like a bullet […]
Cameron Schuyler Creates at California Roots
Article by Melodie Yvonne Ramey Images courtesy of Cameron Schuyler MONTEREY, CA – I’ll have to admit that until recently I […]
Behind the Art – Powder Coated Death
So… Powder Coated Death… When I decided to explain this photo I already had a sort of idea of what […]
Behind the Art – Chewin’ Chocolate
I thought I’d tone it down a little from the horror photos today, and tell a story about a little […]
Behind the Art – Vanilla Plastic
I feel like I should start this off by saying, “DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME!” I am telling this […]
Behind the Art – Lost in Me
I’m drawing a blank on super interesting today, so I’m afraid I’m going to cheat a little. My pre-WordPress blog was […]
Photo Gallery – Southport Halloween Parade 2014
Southport Halloween Parade 2014 Southport, Indiana October 25, 2014 Photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey Check out more Southport event photos […]
Photo Gallery – Southport July 4th Parade 2014
Southport July 4th Parade 2014 Southport, Indiana July 4, 2014 Photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey Check out more Southport event […]
Photo Gallery – SoArts Summer Classes 2012 @ Southport Park
SoArts Summer Classes 2012 Southport Artistry Committee Southport Community Center Southport Park Southport, Indiana Photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey Check […]
Photo Gallery – SoArt Summer Classes 2011 @ Southport Park
Art Classes Summer 2011 Southport Artistry Committee Southport Community Center Southport Park Southport, Indiana Photos by Melodie Yvonne Ramey Check […]
Pork Chop Run 2001 Photos A Beautiful Blast From the Past
Article & Photos by Melodie Yvonne SOUTHERN INDIANA (Late Summer 2001) – Motorcycles stretched across southern Indiana during a glorious […]
Run Away Home – IDHOTTL #1
This piece is number 1 in the collection I Do Heroin on the Train Line So You Don’t Have To: […]
Outside the Walls
Outside the Walls by Melodie Yvonne Ramey (Originally written for Creative Writing at JCHS in October 1993) As I walk […]