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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POEM A DAY – February 23
Confessional Oscillation I felt jealous three times in two days.I swore at my laptop.I didn’t recycle a take-out container.I cursed winter.I gave a dirty look to a womanwho wouldn’t stop talking during a funeral eulogy.I didn’t put the spoon in the dishwasher.The woman in the drive-through was rudeand it pissed me off. Meeting myself in… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 23
POEM A DAY – February 21 & FORUM UPDATE
Like, if me then youFor C, from No, Thank You when I was little, like, four, I heardyou can be whatever you like and I believed it. but, like, when I wasnine, I knew I wouldn’t be a broadway child starthat my sun would come out tomorrow shining onthe sliver-giving picnic table (my stage) in… Continue reading POEM A DAY – February 21 & FORUM UPDATE
POEM A DAY – February 19
I give you permission. This permission is repeatable for eternity. You're welcome. Use This Poem When Every Answer to Everything Everywhere Is: No, thank you.
VANESSA SHIELDS 