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Hi friends and comrades! I’ve decided to start a series called Snippet Sunday. Every Sunday, I’m going to share a poem, short story, or a visual art piece (painting or drawing). I’m hoping to be very consistent with this, but we’ll see! Some weeks I’m not inspired at all, so this series could dry up […]
I was hailing a taxi on the corner of 8th when I saw you from a distance coming my way. I was sure you wouldn’t stop to summon the blemished ghosts of who we used to be and the passing chance that was you and me. No, you would just pass on by […]
Please Please let me apologize for what happened those 6 years ago. We walked the barren fields we exchanged looks and words and stories and we wept for our past selves we didn’t look back to see the produce of our tears. we just looked ahead. at the dead stalks jutting from […]
Let me linger here; recall the beauty of breathing. I stare out your window at the autumn aspens among the green; Old Blue creeping slowly up gravel crunching lightly under its tread. I pat Old Blue’s dash whisper, “You’re doing great, sweetie” struggling up this mountain. I internalize the compliment, turn my face so […]
Another year, another list of books that I may or may not get to. Like usual, this TBR list is tentative, and probably superfluous, since I have so many books not listed here that are already on my bookshelf and that I need to read. Besides, my TBR list is “more what you’d call guidelines […]
Can’t decide what to get your book-loving friend for Christmas? Need last-minute ideas? I got you. I’ve compiled a list of 10 gifts that your bookish loved one will enjoy. 1. Your favorite book that you know your friend hasn’t read. Gifting your favorite book to a friend is a beautiful thing; you are sharing […]
Happy International Artist Day! I’ve never lived anywhere with a prolific art scene, so I took advantage of Denver’s while I was visiting, and went to the Sante Fe Art District. I went on a Friday, which turned out to be a decent day to visit, since a lot of the galleries and studios are […]
The other day, I was watching The Thomas Crown Affair, and in a museum scene, I glimpsed a familiar statue in the corner of the screen. I realized that I had been given a bronze cast of the same statue a long time ago, and after a little research, I found out it was Edgar […]
I’m sure I have a kindred spirit or two who story craft while listening to music. The interplay of instrumentals, melody, and poetry is a rambunctious inciter when it comes to creativity. Recently, I had plots unroll in my head entirely because of lyrics and a specific sequence of songs. I thought I’d make this […]
For the longest time, I’ve dreaded the inevitable poetry unit in classes. Since that was my only exposure to poetry, I suppose I’ve dreaded reading poetry in general. But over the past two years, poetry has started to creep into my life to the point where I’m reading and writing it almost daily. Despite this […]