Travel Memory In a minivan on the interstate driving to Maine.My boyfriend drives, my mother sits in the passenger seat.Me and my sister take the middle seats, and the cousin visiting from Italy sits in the back. I was seventeen…eager and horny, angry when my momwouldn’t let me and the boyfriend sleep in the same bed.At… Continue reading POEM A DAY – March 12
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Poem 240 & 241 – Well, It Happened & Early Morning on the 401
Well, It Happened… After a pretty sound sleep & rising before the sun,it hits me like a dropped book on the hardwood floor –I forgot to write a poem yesterday!And I blame Harry, Hagrid, Hermione & Hogwarts.I blame the big comfy chair, buttery popcorn, sleepy time tea& polka dot jammies.After 239 poems written240 slipped into… Continue reading Poem 240 & 241 – Well, It Happened & Early Morning on the 401
LCP The Writing Parent Blog – The Truth About Travel
I'm over at the League of Canadian Poets today blogging about being a parent who is also a writer who needs to have some alone travel time. Hot off my trip to Toronto for the Canadian Writers' Summit, I had much to say about traveling, writing, conferencing, and of course, can you guess it? Missing my… Continue reading LCP The Writing Parent Blog – The Truth About Travel
TWUC OnWords Writers Conference & AGM
OnWords AGM Writers Conference - The Writers Union of Canada (aka 'Twuck' rhymes with...luck.) May 29-June 1 St. John’s, Newfoundland I left Windsor on Thursday morning more than ready to get on a plane and venture east. My only worry was how my ears would feel. See, they pop and pressure worse than popcorn at… Continue reading TWUC OnWords Writers Conference & AGM
VANESSA SHIELDS 