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VANESSA SHIELDS

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Category: On Writing

On Writing

Prompt 2 – The Best American Noir of the Century

January 2, 2022 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Book: The Best American Noir of the Century (Short Story Anthology)Edited by: James Ellory & Otto PenzlerGenre: Short story/NoirStory Title: Like A Bone in the Throat by Lawrence BlockPage 2, Sentence 2 Chosen by The Hubby “He wore a suit and tie, and he occupied a seat toward the front of the courtroom, and his… Continue reading Prompt 2 – The Best American Noir of the Century

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2022 Writing Challenge Reveal! Prompt A Day for 365 Days

January 2, 2022 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

Happy twenty-twenty-two (that's fun to write and say!)! That's a lot of twos too. I'm excited to share my writing challenge for this year: PROMPT A DAY! Yes! For the next year, each day I will write for 15 minutes using a writing prompt. This is a timed-writing exercise that is meant to expand my… Continue reading 2022 Writing Challenge Reveal! Prompt A Day for 365 Days

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Poem 365 – The Last Poem of the Year

January 1, 2022 Vanessa Shields3 Comments

The Last Poem of the Year three hundred & sixty-five of thema thriving vineyard of poemstwisting around my ribsmy stomach swollen witha pregnant ball of discipline& devotion – a bacchanaliaof bliss hanging off my penin clumps of stanzaripe to burstingthis is a weight thatcurls & cracks over timereaping yields of high hope& if the final… Continue reading Poem 365 – The Last Poem of the Year

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