David Brydges – Gathering & Sharing Poetry

August 18, 2017 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

I've always believed that being a writer, a poet - being an artist of any kind - means that our art expands from our souls to the page to the canvas or brick wall - into the world where others can experience it. In doing so, in the sharing of our art, we can connect with… Continue reading David Brydges – Gathering & Sharing Poetry

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Happy Hiatus! On the Ebb and Flow of Change

August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 Vanessa Shields6 Comments

HAPPY HIATUS!! Um, do I have anything in my teeth? Bahaaaaaa!! For years, I've been taking photos of myself with chunks of chocolate in my teeth. A friend suggested that I make a coffee table book. Ha! That's actually a really great idea! I think this photo does a wonderful job of summing up this… Continue reading Happy Hiatus! On the Ebb and Flow of Change

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Poem

June 28, 2017June 28, 2017 Vanessa Shields6 Comments

I wrote this as an introductory poem in my new collection of poetry. I wrote it months ago. Before I felt a need for hiatus. Before I got so tired. Before I was more in pieces than together. I'm proud of myself for writing it. I have to work on this - feeling good about… Continue reading Poem

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Hiatus

June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 Vanessa Shields6 Comments

HIATUS Because... I need some time. Alone. To stop. To reflect. To write. To finish things I've started. To release things I cannot finish. To welcome new dreams. To figure out...how to rise from this place of 'I Don't Know'. My mantra...one of many, but this one speaks so loudly: I look to my past… Continue reading Hiatus