This morning we welcomed in Spring. The season. The sounds. The animals. The changes...and I couldn't get the words 'spring chicken' out of my head. Despite making lists of sights and sounds around me that are definite indications that spring is here...my brain couldn't let go of 'spring chicken'. Spring Chicken I am no spring… Continue reading Spring chicken #morningcoffeesessions
Category: Writing Life
For me, this has been a time of…#morningcoffeesessions
living things for me this has been a time of gentle consistent denial desperate powerful pushing A W A Y of hailstorms each icy ping of virus-fact rain smacking tender parts of me the side of my neck the under of my armpit the dimples above my bum cold awakenings jolt my emotions into hyperdrive… Continue reading For me, this has been a time of…#morningcoffeesessions
Body Language #morningcoffeesessions
I'm at it again because it feels so good to put writing first. Over the weekend, I wrote, but not first thing...and I could feel the difference in my energy. Thank you Firefly Creative Writing family for offering another week of this bliss! Chris read a poem by Joy Harjo called Eagle Poem. I had… Continue reading Body Language #morningcoffeesessions
Here I Am #morningcoffeesessions Day 5
It's Friday! We made it through another week...well, nearly. I like Fridays because they still feel like Fridays, and after Fridays are Saturdays and Saturdays mean we can sleep in! This is day five of #morningcoffeesessions, and I'm happy to announce these brilliant sessions will continue into next week. If you'd like to join us,… Continue reading Here I Am #morningcoffeesessions Day 5
VANESSA SHIELDS 