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Tag: Novel

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POEM A DAY – MARCH 27

March 27, 2026 Vanessa ShieldsLeave a comment

Why The Sun Shines So Brightly Today I’m certain that todaythe spirits are holding up the sun. That death is sitting on a benchsipping a strong orange pekoe  in Washington Square Park – the black fenced in yard  where the dogs play. I’m certainthat all the tears shedding today are made of starlight so the spirits holding… Continue reading POEM A DAY – MARCH 27

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POEM A DAY – February 26

February 26, 2026 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

Writing The Novel, Year Three You realize that all the characters in the novel you’ve been writing are parts of You. You realize that healing is spectral magic sifting through the fractures you’ve suffered into as you breathe, breathe, breathe through this living we mash up with the hammers of time. You realize the air… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 26

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LIFE UPDATE!

December 18, 2025 Vanessa Shields2 Comments

Friends, it's been a minute since I wrote a post about my life's happenings. Currently, I'm sprawled out on the sofa in our living room, laptop on my lap, fireplace crackling on Netflix (I'm loving all the fireplace options!), glancing at the blustering snowstorm outside between writing sentences. I have to venture out there soon… Continue reading LIFE UPDATE!

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Interview with Anne Baldo

November 5, 2025 Vanessa Shields1 Comment

This is writer Anne Baldo! Anne and I had a zoom call earlier this fall, and goddess was it a fun discussion! Anne is widely-published poet, fiction (short story/novel) writer who lives and writers in Windsor. She's an ECE by day, and a writer by the in-between, raising three kids and a golden retriever! We… Continue reading Interview with Anne Baldo

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