“Faith is a knowledge within…” Photo by Joanna Kosinska on Unsplash Faith is a knowledge within the heart, beyond the reach of proof. — Khalil Gibran We are left here alone to create, to edit, to choose the choices our characters decide to take. Someone has to trust in us. Someone has to believe we are going toContinue reading “Dear Writers, Keep the Faith”
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Give Yourself Some Direction
“The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score.” — Bill Copeland When writers write a book, they have a goal for the characters in mind. Even if it’s not a concrete goal, even if it changes over time, they startContinue reading “Give Yourself Some Direction”
My Fears as a Writer
I’m afraid of becoming an egotistical asshole if I sell too many books. Even though I very much want to sell my books. I also don’t want to feel like I have something to prove financially. I would be proud to be independent. To be a writer making enough to pay the bills. I justContinue reading “My Fears as a Writer”
Weary Girl
It may seem I’m falling away I am My stomach aches My mind hurts from my own roaming eyes From the shards slipped between each fold I can promise you I don’t want to fall away But this shift is making me uncomfortable This unreliability scares me so Deep deep in my bones so IContinue reading “Weary Girl”
I’m Going to Love You
I’m not going to write you love letters I’m going to show you I’ll always be here I’m going to be completely And unapologetically me I’m going to get mad I’m going to be selfish with you I’m going to ask you to do things you don’t wanna do But my mad comes with acceptanceContinue reading “I’m Going to Love You”
Here, I Am Here
My reality is a dream I sit in everyday I ran from it and now I grasp it as tight as I can I don’t want to let it go I don’t want to be anywhere else Here with my loves Among their blooms Among their thorns Is where I wish to be -Saschia
Matters Of Love
The gates of her garden are left open to wanderers They say she’s too friendly and she shouldn’t be so trusting that matters of love are a waste of time But that isn’t her The roses died and bloomed and dried out They’ve been over watered, pruned too early, and forgotten, But come spring theyContinue reading “Matters Of Love”
Stitched Together
From time to time I think of you From minute to minute you cross my mind From hour to hour I’m lost in our fantasies If I stopped I might lose you So I leave myself little reminders Moons and doors and stars as big as your eyes The truth is I don’t need remindersContinue reading “Stitched Together”
8 Ways To Fall Forward
1. Allow yourself to fall. Cry, scream, nap, do self care. 2. Get healthy. Healthy diet and exercise help with a healthy mind. 3. Talk it out. Find someone who is in a healthy place emotionally to talk it out. 4. Set goals to focus on for the next year. Not so focused they becomeContinue reading “8 Ways To Fall Forward”
Kiss Me
While the world wastes away on a monotonous routine step outside of it all and kiss me hard. Don’t kiss me hard only after everything is falling apart Kiss me hard when everything is going right There’s no point in waiting This is what life is: connections, honesty, bravery Show up, kiss me. It’s notContinue reading “Kiss Me”
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