I've been gathering photos for you. Photos of things I've done...gathered...achieved...done to my skin. I've been accumulating things to tell you. Why has it taken so long to share these things with you? I don't know. Hesitation turned to later turned to tomorrow turned to now-it's-too-late. Why do I do that to myself? Why do… Continue reading Accumulation
Category: Writing Life
Talking and Listening
The dishes are calling but I'm not listening. Cuss them. Today. Today I did a lot of talking. Like, a lot. Never underestimate the power of talking. Of having a conversation. Never underestimate the power of listening. Of being an integral part of a human-to-human exchange. Writers write and writers read, this is true. Absolutely. But… Continue reading Talking and Listening
At the Library with Julia Roberts
This morning after I woke up but realized I didn't have to actually get up yet, I fell back asleep and dreamt that Julia Roberts and I were best friends. We met at a library and started talking about books. Through our love of words and storytelling, we became fast friends. The dream consisted of… Continue reading At the Library with Julia Roberts
VANESSA SHIELDS 