Mourners - it's here! The official We the Mourners book trailer! Video created by Jett Shields. Filming, editing and *ORIGINAL SCORE* created by Jett Shields! Yes, my son (with the help of Teagan - thank you!), has created this for me...for us! I'm so grateful and, as usual, in awe of his creative work! For… Continue reading BOOK TRAILER! WE THE MOURNERS
POEM A DAY – September 2 & Creativity Cavern Fall Forum!
Parachute that’s what the gym teacher called it. (remember gym teachers?)that huge, round, multi-coloured wind-breaker material-edcircle that was stuffed into the bottom of the floor hockey stickcylinder in the equipment room (remember equipment rooms?).we were instructed to get in a circle as the teacher carriedthe lump of flimsy colours to the centre, then dropped it.(a… Continue reading POEM A DAY – September 2 & Creativity Cavern Fall Forum!
POEM A DAY – September 1
Feeling Haiku ripe anger canyonhummingbird wings weak in windsfeeder out of reach Tender Freedoms It's September first and I'm having some feelings about it! Parts of me are flabbergasted - how could this be happening already? Where did August go? I'm. Not. Ready. For. Socks. And yet, other parts of me are makings lists: Fall… Continue reading POEM A DAY – September 1
POEM A DAY – August 31
I held her book to my chest closed my eyes and sighed.I want to write like her, I saidmy voice meek on a smallwave of breath. the wordsdaggered between my ribsand guilt bled out in crimsonrivulets. why is it so difficultto want to write like me? whydoes it feel like only in deathwill come the… Continue reading POEM A DAY – August 31
VANESSA SHIELDS 