“A well-composed book is a magic carpet on which we are wafted to a world that we cannot enter in any other way.” – Caroline Gordon Writing is everything for me. To be honest, writing is everything for me, but that’s too vague to write about. Writing keeps me present, but it’s also a healthyContinue reading “Magic Carpet”
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Our Place
*Our Place* On the edge with fish that nip and monsters that drag you so deep you can’t see the light of day.Inside black books never banned because they’re only read by a select few.Beneath the drums that lift and expose you all at once.Teeth, it’s always between themtruth,not hidden but not recognized either.Our placeContinue reading “Our Place”
Today’s a Good Day for Poetry
“A bird doesn’t sing because it has an answer; it sings because it has a song.” – Maya Angelou You Are Worthy You’re a moutha sound that moves mefrom silence You’re a foota step that moves meForward You’re a bodya space that reminds meto stand -Saschia
Write it Out
I must write it all out, at any cost. Writing is thinking. It is more than living, for it is being conscious of living.” – Anne Morrow Lindbergh I want to feel all the feels and be fully aware of all of my emotions. I want to learn from my mistakes and do better in theContinue reading “Write it Out”
Connecting with my Girls
I spent tonight teaching my youngest how to weave with a loom. She picked it right up. Those little creative projects are perfect for bonding with my girls. Connecting with my daughters always feels rewarding. Getting back into the workplace has been a huge change but the hardest part is missing my girls. If IContinue reading “Connecting with my Girls”
Tech Update
I think I’ve reached a point in my rewrite stage where I’m going to need another monitor, but what really fueled this whole idea is that I also want to try some PC gaming. I like Zelda, but I also want to try some other action-adventure games. Learning to use two screens at work hasContinue reading “Tech Update”
Types of Writers
“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid.” -Albert Einstein There are several different types of writers. When someone says, “I’m a writer.” The first question should be, “Oh that’s awesome, there’s so many ways toContinue reading “Types of Writers”
Novel Update
Book Three of my novel has been scrapped. I’m currently rewriting it. I’m not sure how my main character is getting to the end but I know what I want for an ending. So send me hope and snacks. I don’t feel very close to finished at all. Writing is rewriting. Mastering the art ofContinue reading “Novel Update”
Sharing
Feeling a little under the weather today. Tired achy headache blahh. Taking it easy this evening. I’m sure I’ll feel better tomorrow. Even though I’m taking it easy, I feel like it’s important to share something. I decided it might be fun to share my Creative Writing professor, Antoinette Brim-Bell’s work. I’m happy/excited to beContinue reading “Sharing”
Who is James Baldwin?
James Baldwin according to The Poetry Foundation is a “novelist and essayist of considerable renown, [who] bore witness to the unhappy consequences of American racial strife.” James Baldwin wrote “Go Tell It on the Mountain, The Amen Corner, Notes of a Native Son, Nobody Knows My Name, The Fire Next Time, No Name in the Street, and TheContinue reading “Who is James Baldwin?”
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