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Category: On Writing

On Writing

Three Life Changes, a Letter

October 27, 2022 Vanessa Shields7 Comments

Dear friends, I have begun an extraordinary career and life shift.  I have made three critical choices: I am no longer Poet Laureate. I resigned in mid-September. There was no grand announcement, no press release. In an effort to maintain my creative integrity and explore this very different, very exhilarating new career path, I chose… Continue reading Three Life Changes, a Letter

On Writing

What if…

September 7, 2022 Vanessa Shields4 Comments

I've decided to step away from Facebook. I've also deleted my Twitter accounts. I have kept my Instagram accounts (personal and Gertrude's Writing Room), but I don't know for how long. I've been toiling about getting off social media for years, but with the recent experiences I've been having, I've made myself think more deeply… Continue reading What if…

On Writing

In this state of mind…

September 5, 2022 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

Today's truths... The magic is everywhere…the clock gives me 34s and 11:11s, each song on the radio is a message from an angel…the title of the song, the lyrics…the birds swoop above me, reminding me how to fly…family and friends storm me with love…in voice, in texts, in emails…I'm a grateful and could not breathe… Continue reading In this state of mind…

On Writing

Ten Truths & Summer Recap

September 2, 2022 Vanessa Shields10 Comments

Ten Truths TRUTH #1: I have started writing this blog over and over and over. Today, I commit to writing and finishing it.  TRUTH #2: Since I began my post as Poet Laureate, I have retreated. I have felt fears I haven't felt since I was a child. I have felt small, humiliated, weak, ugly,… Continue reading Ten Truths & Summer Recap

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