Okay, so this is a blog post swaddled in manifestation. I just submitted a chapbook of poetry to the Rattle Chapbook Prize. *The deadline is tonight at midnight! Rattle is my favourite literary magazine. I've submitted to different contests and calls over the years, but this year I finally got my shi* together enough to… Continue reading I Won!
Tag: Poetry
The In-and-Out
If your first thought when you read this title had something to do with sex, welcome to the gutter, dear friend. It's nice and warm and orgasmic in here! Alas, even though I do enjoy writing about sex, this post is not about that kind of in-and-out. I'm talking about the in-and-out of submissions. I'm… Continue reading The In-and-Out
All I Want To Do Is Write – A Map
There's a part of me who's always writing. She's paying attention to Everything. She's reading words around her and they are zipping into her brain and calling out, pulling up, herding and weaving these words into collections...or sentences. If I read anything, I immediately start writing a response in my mind. Could be a question.… Continue reading All I Want To Do Is Write – A Map
VANESSA SHIELDS 