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VANESSA SHIELDS, writer

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    • Thimbles
      • Thimbles Press
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    • Community Poetry Anthology Words Gathered Vol. 3
    • LOVE Words Gathered Vol. 2
    • Words Gathered Vol. 1
    • From A To Ziffery Zanks
    • Because We Have All Lived Here
    • Look At Her
    • I Am That Woman
    • Whisky Sour City
    • Laughing Through A Second Pregnancy
    • Poetry On Demand Volume 1
    • Poetry On Demand Volume 2
    • Poetry On Demand Volume 3
    • Poetry On Demand Tall Ships Edition
    • Poetry On Demand – The Chimcsuk Museum Edition
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On Writing

Sabbatical 2023

Featured Vanessa Shields13 Comments

"If I could sit here for three months alone, saying the same things, doing the same things, day by day -- then perhaps a few pages would be solidly written in the end.... what one wants for writing is habit." Virginia Woolf (Thanks Charis!) *Settle in. It's a long post, dear friends! A new year… Continue reading Sabbatical 2023

On Writing

What if…

September 7, 2022 Vanessa Shields4 Comments

I've decided to step away from Facebook. I've also deleted my Twitter accounts. I have kept my Instagram accounts (personal and Gertrude's Writing Room), but I don't know for how long. I've been toiling about getting off social media for years, but with the recent experiences I've been having, I've made myself think more deeply… Continue reading What if…

On Writing

Ten Truths & Summer Recap

September 2, 2022 Vanessa Shields10 Comments

Ten Truths TRUTH #1: I have started writing this blog over and over and over. Today, I commit to writing and finishing it.  TRUTH #2: Since I began my post as Poet Laureate, I have retreated. I have felt fears I haven't felt since I was a child. I have felt small, humiliated, weak, ugly,… Continue reading Ten Truths & Summer Recap

On Writing

ALL THE THINGS

June 1, 2022 Vanessa Shields3 Comments

Each day is a list to climb. Mostly mountainous. Time is full...and so is my brain and my belly and my dreams. I stop working on the computer and take a walk to get out of my head and fingertips...to engage my legs and skin in an activity with nature. I fall into bed sometimes… Continue reading ALL THE THINGS

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  • Sabbatical 2023 January 4, 2023
  • Three Life Changes, a Letter October 27, 2022
  • What if… September 7, 2022

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