The Work of Light I sit cross-legged on the sofatuck a stick of selenite into the waistband of my polka-dot pajamasso it presses against my left lower back I close my eyeslay in a field of wildflowers &tall grasses like the man tells me The sky opensa column of white lighttornadoes over my body Heal my… Continue reading Poem 18 – The Work of Light & Book Launch Date Announced!
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The Flutter of Finishing…
...happens in the heart centre. And reverberates around the body for days. The thimbles manuscript is 100% complete. Abbey, my editor, and I have put nearly two years of time and love into this collection. Now, it's off to layout and design. We're working on the cover. Blurbs have been requested and collected. My heart… Continue reading The Flutter of Finishing…
First Day of High School, French Kisses and Thimbles
I have a fourteen-year-old son. Today he starts high school. These two sentences blow my mind into the kind of oblivion that's hard to stumble back from. I needed to go back in time, you see. I needed to remember where I was all those years ago when I started high school. Most days I… Continue reading First Day of High School, French Kisses and Thimbles
VANESSA SHIELDS 