I'm thinking: 'To be, or not to be, that is the question!' This famous quote from Shakespeare's Hamlet (Act II, Scene1 - see the full scene in the link!), comes to mind as I ponder whether or not attempt to swim the tumultuous waters of traditional publishing or make a raft and adventure the unpredictable… Continue reading To Agent? To Traditional Pub? To Self-Pub? Are These The Questions?
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Four Years, Solstice, Teeth, Tomorrow
Beautiful Maria Bison Today is four years since my beautiful Nonna passed away. I awoke feeling her spirit near. My mom sent me a text with the above photo included in it. This is one of our favourite photos of my Nonna. Can you see her gentleness, her curiosity, her love, her love, her love?!… Continue reading Four Years, Solstice, Teeth, Tomorrow
The Swoop, The Flayer, The Light
And just like that, It swoops in. This...Otherness....This Disconnector. I was having a great day. Spent much of the morning in head-back hysterics, writing with ease, crossing things off the To-Do list like a master. Then...around 1pm...Its entry - chest-hit...oozes into me like the Mind Flayer (Shadow Monster) in Stranger Things (I'm rewatching the show...in… Continue reading The Swoop, The Flayer, The Light
46 Self-Portrait in the Pause – Part III – Story & Suerza
The Parts/Voices are vast and consistent. Each Part/Voice is attached to a narrative that feels as true in its story. The Disconnect (w/ tears on paper) There are some days when I feel disconnected from my self. Like my brain and its Forest of Change is hovering over me, denying me my self, my ability… Continue reading 46 Self-Portrait in the Pause – Part III – Story & Suerza
VANESSA SHIELDS 