Residue Oscar barkedand barked and barkedso that at 2:22amI was up cursing as Ilet him outside The night was sliced I curled up bed waitingfor him to summon me againhe did I let him in thenknelt before himhis mid-night servantcleaning his pawsdirty with the sandystardust in the yard Back in bed slightly deliriousgrit between my… Continue reading Poem 60 – Residue
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The Look At Her Book Launch,Tour, Life Mega Thank You!
Thank you to everyone who helped make LOOK AT HER a grand adventure! Look at you all - being fantastic! I couldn't have done it without you...those I name and those who showed up to the readings and events who I don't know but am grateful to as well! Nick Jett Miller Oscar Christopher Lawrence Menard… Continue reading The Look At Her Book Launch,Tour, Life Mega Thank You!
The last stop – Book Tour Recap The Steady
BOOK TOUR RE-CAP - LAST STOP! THE STEADY - TORONTO Friday, November 25, 2016 It was more than a month ago since my self-declared 'last stop' on my book tour event at The Steady in Toronto. It feels like it was yesterday. It feels like it was a year ago. It feels like I am… Continue reading The last stop – Book Tour Recap The Steady
I know I’m a Writer because…movie theatres, fuzziness and purpose.
This is how I know I’m a writer: everything I think is a visualized line in a poem or a paragraph. I can see black letters on white paper in the movie theatre of my brain – telling a story. Making a point. Having an opinion. Being brave. Or funny. Or not making any sense… Continue reading I know I’m a Writer because…movie theatres, fuzziness and purpose.
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 