The Intimacy of Falling Asleep in an Airport Such decadent trusteyes closedbody limpa foot wrapped in a purse strapthen tucked under a seatsuitcase rolled under kneesSilence glides into earsrests in exhaustion’s bed But the world concerts life in the rounda child cries for an ipadteens giggle at images on instagramthe tired attendant calls for a… Continue reading #NPM22 Intimacy – The Intimacy of Falling Asleep in an Airport
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Ketchup – photos, thanks, keynote speech and more
This post proves how busy it's been in my world! I started it on February 10th! Too funny! It's what, June 12!...I can't believe it, but here it is. As least the sun is shining. I am bikini-clad, sitting at our table outside on our deck...I'm keeping an eye on the pool as my boob… Continue reading Ketchup – photos, thanks, keynote speech and more
The Secret
Sometimes I feel stupid. I feel inadequate. I feel like there’s something really wrong with me. I can’t always chalk it up to over-active-pre-menstrual hormones or a bad day. Sometimes I really feel deeply like I just don’t get ‘it’. I’m a writer. So I write. This part has always come naturally to me. I… Continue reading The Secret
VANESSA SHIELDS, writer 