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Darling, Whenever I Think of You
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Darling,whenever I think of you,I start writinginvisible love lettersto your heart.– Alexandra Vasiliu My heart, my entire body is tortured.Not touching you,Not having you; It gnaws,It aches.I adore you most ardently.I covet you most earnestly.– Natalie Jensen
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Love Letters for My Muse
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The last two days have been . . . not good. I woke up having had terrible dreams. My day got worse the later it got. I had big plans for writing and got nowhere but doom scrolling. I added a reminder to my phone not to doom scroll. Let’s…
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All of Me – A Poem by Shannon O’Connor
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I’m writing a poem. It’s called “An Ode to His Hands.” I started “writing” it via voice notes, last night. But I’m visiting my mom and after being busy all day, my brain is fried. My night has consisted of wine, PBS shows, and lounging. While scrolling on Pinterest, I…
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Maybe it’s a Miracle. Maybe it’s Maybelline.
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Maybe it’s my new haircut. Maybe it’s buying prepared food from Clean Eatz and Wegman’s (so I don’t have to cook after work). Maybe it’s my Muse. Maybe it’s my new bras. Or possibly my playlist. Maybe it’s the limerence. Or maybe it’s that I don’t live in a suburban…
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Nurturing My Writing – Creating a New Writing Space
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Yesterday evening, I sat in my new writing corner and wrote more than 2,000 words on my novel in progress, Land of Canaan. I’ve only been writing 100-ish words (here or there) on the poor thing for quite a while now. As I was writing I realized how long it…
Stories From a Wild Heart
“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.” ~ Toni Morrison