Each day is a list to climb. Mostly mountainous. Time is full...and so is my brain and my belly and my dreams. I stop working on the computer and take a walk to get out of my head and fingertips...to engage my legs and skin in an activity with nature. I fall into bed sometimes… Continue reading ALL THE THINGS
Category: On Writing
Guest Writer Interview Part II w/ Robert Earl Stewart
Robert Earl Stewart, author of The Running-Shaped Hole A Memoir (Dundurn, 2022) And we're back on track! (Running joke.) Please enjoy part two of our ten-question interview! In case you missed the first part, here it is! VS: I can feel as I read your book, the exposition of your relationship with your body. Obviously… Continue reading Guest Writer Interview Part II w/ Robert Earl Stewart
Guest Interview w/ Robert Earl Stewart
Part 1 of 2 - The Running-Shaped Hole, a memoir Robert (Bob) Earl Stewart and his new book, The Running-Shaped Hole Welcome friends to another edition of featured guest writers on my blog! This edition welcomes Windsorite Robert Earl Stewart, and we're celebrating the publication of his new memoir, The Running-Shaped Hole (Dundurn, February 2022).… Continue reading Guest Interview w/ Robert Earl Stewart
First Poem, First Week – Life of a Poet Laureate!
Let's begin with the poem... What a week... On Monday, May 9th, 2022 at about 4:45pm, the news of my new role as Poet Laureate became official. By 5pm, my socials were on fire as was my inbox. I couldn't keep up with the incoming messages of joy and congratulations! (This is not my ego… Continue reading First Poem, First Week – Life of a Poet Laureate!
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 