(Attention: Curse words and jokes-you'll-only-get-if-you-were-at-the-reading - including talk of poop -, forthcoming.) Dear David, You mother cusser! That's the worst of my road-rage language when I'm driving with my kids in the car. They're 9 and 11 years old, and can appreciate a good swear, but I'm trying to lead by example, so instead of… Continue reading An Open Letter To David Sedaris
Category: Readings
Harvest Poetry Reading This Wednesday!
Please join us for a Harvest Poetry reading at Riverside Pie Cafe in Riverside Windsor! Featuring Peter Hrastovec, Deb Okun Hill, Phillip Crymble and me! We will gather in the warmth of the pie cafe - fill your belly with delicious food and your soul with delicious poetry! This is a free event. Parking is… Continue reading Harvest Poetry Reading This Wednesday!
Less than a week away – TEDX-CK!
Do you ever do this? See a 'best-before' date on food and think about what you'll be doing on that date? You do?! So I was making the kid's lunches this morning and I noticed that the best-before date on the pita bread do-hickey was the date of my TedX-CK talk. My stomach immediately lurched into… Continue reading Less than a week away – TEDX-CK!
VANESSA SHIELDS 